Mallet for battoning/small froe
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Not at all sure about ash to be honest, its not one of the woods i associate with mallet heads. Handles, yes.
If the chap I know gets a chance to fell what he needs to I'll be hock deep in beech (excellent when seasoned for mallet heads and battons) and sycamore that Im looking forward to turning into vast amounts of treen.
With the rawhide, what the best way to fix the ends?
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Tom
If the chap I know gets a chance to fell what he needs to I'll be hock deep in beech (excellent when seasoned for mallet heads and battons) and sycamore that Im looking forward to turning into vast amounts of treen.
With the rawhide, what the best way to fix the ends?
ATB
Tom
If you wind the rawhide on starting at the end opposite the handle, just use the first wrap to trap itself; when you get all the way up do the handle as well and then whip it with any hard-wearing cheap twine or nylon line.
I used the ubiquitous IPK stuff for a lot of these semi-throwaway jobs, and a little dab of glue to finish if you can't be chuffed to whip properly.
I used the ubiquitous IPK stuff for a lot of these semi-throwaway jobs, and a little dab of glue to finish if you can't be chuffed to whip properly.
Mallets for froe work are disposable. Get another piece of log and keep going. About to cut down #3 handle part. When they are well and truely thrashed, I toss them over my side fence for the neighbor to burn in his fire pit. Hope to remember to get a pic of #2 to post, it really is beat to Hello.
Oh aye, it won't last long but being wood poor I have to extend the life the best I can without putting in too much effort. Also I really need the practice turning so its no chore over engineering these things. The only downer is the extra sharpening which is something else I need to practice.
i may add a lanyard hole as the one I wouldn't like to drop this sucker on my foot!
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Tom
i may add a lanyard hole as the one I wouldn't like to drop this sucker on my foot!
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Tom
Got all the blackthorn you might want, but you can chop it down yourself!
Put a few bits back to season just cos they were straight!
WP_20150402_013 by British Red, on Flickr
Put a few bits back to season just cos they were straight!
WP_20150402_013 by British Red, on Flickr
When that lots dried out it will make some corking cudgel walking sticks.
The chap who's clearing his huge garden has marked off a four foot section of a great big hawthorn that he will save for me rather than cut up into fire wood lengths. I guess it will take at least 5 years to season.
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Tom
The chap who's clearing his huge garden has marked off a four foot section of a great big hawthorn that he will save for me rather than cut up into fire wood lengths. I guess it will take at least 5 years to season.
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Tom
Ok its taken me two years but I finally put the froe handle on the lathe and skimmed a mill or so off it so it now fits easily into the slot in the leather case. The hot wax had shrunk it and Id made it too tight a fit anyway.
Ive used up my last freebie sycamore blank from about the same time I got the froe and turned a little six inch bowl for myself. Im a bit rusty but its OK for a user rather than something to give someone.
I need to scrounge some more wood but i cant get my Freegle or Freecycle to work, I may have to rejoin them.
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Tom
Ive used up my last freebie sycamore blank from about the same time I got the froe and turned a little six inch bowl for myself. Im a bit rusty but its OK for a user rather than something to give someone.
I need to scrounge some more wood but i cant get my Freegle or Freecycle to work, I may have to rejoin them.
ATb
Tom
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