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In this video I make a wooden carpenter's mallet out of beech wood. Beech is cheap but really hard. So it's an ideal wood for that kind of project.
I begun by preparing my mallet’s head. I cut a piece of wood in half, jointed the two pieces and then glued them together.
I then squared my block. At this point it was easier to drill the hole for the handle.
Next I mounted the piece between centres on the lathe and turned it.
This was mostly skew work. To clean the end grain I used a bowl gouge.
I like to leave a little bit of excess wood so I can later on get rid of the tailstock marks. I removed the excess wood with a sharp chisel and my random orbit sander.
Next I turned my handle. I first shaped the tenon and then continued on the rest of the piece. I also added some sweat lines with my wire burning tool.
Finally I glued the handle on the head and buffed my mallet with carnauba wax.
My mallet came out really nice. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video.
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