lewisc Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 If you skip to the 3 min mark, you'll hear Paul mention that he doesn't like laminating timber together for mallets and that nothing laminated will hold for a long time. What do you think of that statement? If it wasn;t for laminating, I wouldn't be able to do much of my work because of the price/availability of thicker timber. Maybe he means it won't hold together for impacting tools. I'm making a carvers mallet tomorrow from maple that I was planning on gluing with Titebond II to get the thickness and drilling and gluing a different timber for the handle. It's got me wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Glue manufacturers often state that a glue joint is stronger than the wood itself. I would have no hesitation to make a glued up mallet. If it fell to bits then make another or get bigger stock to make it from solid next time. I make a lot of laminated items like guitar necks. They aren't being used to impact anything with (unless the user is somebody like Townshend) and never had them fall apart. Paul may be referring to impacting tools and he has over 50 years of experience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4square Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 All of my mallet's are made from laminated stock. I figure if one breaks just glue up some more scrap pieces and make another one. Although I have yet to have one break! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 I've made a few from solid timber but this will be the first that I've glued. Mainly so I can get the thickness I need from the smaller pieces that I've got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 I made this mallet. It's not very old maybe a few months but I've whacked things with it as hard as i could swing it and nothing happened. Used it to drive wooden stakes in the ground with excellent results. It's far more beat up now then this picture which makes it look good. I had another laminated mallet that lasted me 2 years with no issues. That one broke because i was juggling hammers and it dropped from about 9 feet up handle first on to the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Laminate, build, enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgaron Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 All of mine are laminated... it they were to fail it wouldn't take much to reglue them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 I find Paul Sellars interesting to watch, & he is undoubtedly talented, but I think he partly exists in a different universe of his own making. There are just too many comments he makes that just don't ring true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 He's 1000 miles closer to salt spray than I am. He's twice as old as I am. He often says "for me" and admits to strong preferences. Right or wrong I do not know. I just make observations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 4 hours ago, Chestnut said: I had another laminated mallet that lasted me 2 years with no issues. That one broke because i was juggling hammers and it dropped from about 9 feet up handle first on to the floor. Am I the only one that read this and needed to ask, why were you juggling hammers? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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