Mallet Making

One of the things I did today was make a heavy woodworking mallet.

First I cut a short section of a beech wood log (air dried for a year) for the mallet head. Next, I drilled a one inch hole into the end of the small log to fit a handle into.


Then I used the sculptor's adze to chop down one end of a maple branch to serve as a handle. I got the handle insert close enough for a trial fit. I figured why not give it a couple whacks and see if it sticks. And it did. Go figure.


I'll use the small push knife to peel off the bark later. I'll use this mallet for driving large wood chisels.