Made myself a little wooden mallet today . Intended for the gentle persuasion of hot steel when I am learning on my forge . It's a guess that I'll need one eventually for the more delicate stuff . 
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Simple wooden mallet I made today
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I thought , A wide flat area with both rounded and straight edge on one side .
And a rounded dome on the reverse , shoe lace grip with and lets not forget the stubby flat handle end .
would cover most of the jobs I've thought up / drawn down & planned to attempt soon that need a tickle instead of a wack .
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I thought , A wide flat area with both rounded and straight edge on one side .
And a rounded dome on the reverse , shoe lace grip with and lets not forget the stubby flat handle end .
would cover most of the jobs I've thought up / drawn down & planned to attempt soon that need a tickle instead of a wack .
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very nice 
Of course, as soon as you start using it at the forge, none of those fancy striking surfaces will be anything but a chewed, charred flat end 
What sort of wood did you use for the head?
as a tip to look out for at carboots (or buy new if feeling flush) are Thor mallets. They have cast iron heads with rawhide inserts. Ihave replaced the rawhide with the new faces sold for them, but I also stick wooden faces in too. A number 2 or 3 is good for forgework.
Of course, as soon as you start using it at the forge, none of those fancy striking surfaces will be anything but a chewed, charred flat end What sort of wood did you use for the head?as a tip to look out for at carboots (or buy new if feeling flush) are Thor mallets. They have cast iron heads with rawhide inserts. Ihave replaced the rawhide with the new faces sold for them, but I also stick wooden faces in too. A number 2 or 3 is good for forgework.
Dreadhead
Bushcrafter through and through
nice work bud
nice tips there Dave. I was given a rawhide thors mallet for my leatherwork its a real sturdy beast
nice tips there Dave. I was given a rawhide thors mallet for my leatherwork its a real sturdy beast
Cheers lads .
Dave it's Leyland Cyprus ,The tree that brought me to this site . http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93748 .
Before you say it I know it's resin is going to nigh on blind me by watering eyes when hot .
But it will smell amazing .
quick spun in the lathe and used a old cut off medium sander belt to finish .
I know its gonna get beat up that's why I joke about it's fantastic features .
I will look out for a Thor mallet though thanks Dave .
Dave it's Leyland Cyprus ,The tree that brought me to this site . http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93748 .
Before you say it I know it's resin is going to nigh on blind me by watering eyes when hot .
But it will smell amazing .
quick spun in the lathe and used a old cut off medium sander belt to finish .
I know its gonna get beat up that's why I joke about it's fantastic features .
I will look out for a Thor mallet though thanks Dave .
Perrari
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
There are a quite a few on ebay, new & used here are a few examples. Some with copper one side and rawhide on the other, don't know if the copper is an added bonus ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/thor-hide...t=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item3cd274041e
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thor-Copp...t=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item257839335c
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THOR-No-2...t=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item5d3fe1ca04
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/thor-hide...t=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item3cd274041e
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thor-Copp...t=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item257839335c
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THOR-No-2...t=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item5d3fe1ca04
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