Friday, January 24, 2014
The Mallet is almost done! Finally
I was finally able to work a little bit more on the mallet this past weekend. All I need to do now is cut off the excess wood from the wedges and give it a final sanding and then apply some boiled linseed oil and it will be finished!
I made a quick jig to cut the slots for the wedges to go into.
I cut the wedges for the top of the handle at 5 degrees. Next time I think that I will try 3 or 4 degrees.
5 ended up being just a little too big.
5 ended up being just a little too big.
I bought enough wood to make 2 mallets so this is the piece that I am going to
use to make the head of the 2nd mallet. It is the same species that I used for the handle of
my current mallet.
use to make the head of the 2nd mallet. It is the same species that I used for the handle of
my current mallet.
I bought a drum sander kit at Lowes to shape the handle. It is amazing what 50 grit sandpaper can do!
I shaped it with the 50 and then smoothed it with 80 and then 120.
I shaped it with the 50 and then smoothed it with 80 and then 120.
It fits in my hand nicely!
I filed the shoulder down a little so that the head would fit snugly and then sanded everything with
the orbital sander with 120 grit sandpaper.
the orbital sander with 120 grit sandpaper.
I glued the head onto the handle and then the wedges into the slots.
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