Brian VanVreede Posted February 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Ya, I went with the hand saw....... the only problem was is that the saw is a 10 year old Buck Brothers saw that couldnt cut butter! I was only able to get one face cut with the time I had today. Wish I had one of those "Bad Axe Saws"!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySats Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Looking good so far , can't wait to see the finished mallet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 hey nothing wrong with cutting old fashoned way.....why don't you sharpen up your saw blade? i would save your cut offs they are cool looking maybe you can make them into something interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 The Mallet is FINISHED!! Check out my Blog for the final post on this design! http://buckscountycr....wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 thats a nasty crack on the handle i would be leary of using it for any realy hiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 It was filled with west systems epoxy back when it was still a piece of 8/4 stock. I think it should be ok so there is only one way to be sure and that is to use it for the purpose I made it! If it fails and breaks somehow, I will identify the cause and resolve that issue with mallet #2. But hopefully I wont have to make another one out of necessity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicks82 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Your mallet inspired me to make my own I want to make one that looks like Mjölnir haha. I think i am going to do the one from the movie Thor given it's a lot more ornate then the comic version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 you might be able to salvage it if it does break drill a hole and have a tool and dye maker make a metal handle or turn a wooden handle for your mallet. by the by im thinking of making my own mallet on the lathe anyone got any advice? types of wood? quarter sawn better then face grain ect..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 It turned out very nice. I noticed the lower splines ended up getting cut all the way off. I have had things like that happen on projects, sometimes it is hard to envision how the angle cuts will affect the rest of the details. I saw the doggie stairs on your Blog. I made a similar set of stairs for the shop and put a 4 ft tall handle on one side. You can carry it around by the handle and you have something to hang on to as you go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Along with loosing the bottom 2 splines I also gained the streaks in the maple that I thought I had hidden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I think the typical is 5 degrees slant/angle on the head. Oops...little late on that but the mallet is beautiful. It would be hard to beat that one up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 i know you said you wanted to hid the streak but i like it i think the next one you should intentonly find wood with more of that to it. reminds me of a wrap around box that i made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Looks great duck. I like the streaking also, but it wasn't consistent. It only showed up on 2 of the 4 faces and I had it laid out to have the wrap around effect. Isn't it called maple ambrosia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 hard to tell on yours it could be or it could just be dirty maple. my box is spalted wood ambrosia is different. spalted comes from mold/fungis growing on the boards. ambrosia i believe is from bugs geting in the tree. just a heads up you can grow you own spalted lumber http://www.finewoodworking.com/SkillsAndTechniques/SkillsAndTechniquesArticle.aspx?id=32484 i dont work with it with the kids much in classroom since the mold thing but i love the way it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Interesting article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Interesting article duck...looks like it could take some time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 as long as were talking about man made figured wood i have making my own ebonizing solution and soaking boards. wanted to find out if the wood will become saturated and fully turn black. its been little less then half a month and my half inch thick cherry i have just cut off sample board and it has darkened about a 1/8 of the way through i expect that at the end of the month it will be almost completly black. then ill just need to get it to dry so in a years time i think ill make some stuff out of it. perhaps ill start producing boards to try and sell get some tubs and gallons of vinager and a few boxes of nails. thinking a full inch will become fully saturated in a couple of months just by the speed of the half inch stuff. anyone know if ebonizing solution goes bad? sorry for taking post off topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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