How To Make A Wood Mallet
How To Make A Wood Mallet EP79 Projects Shop Projects Simple Builds Woodturning 10 Comments Sometimes its the simple projects that you can learn the most from.
How to make a wood mallet. Position the middle boards to create the tapered mortise. Glue an inside piece of wood to this making sure is square with the handle and the top and bottom of the mallet. Grab another 7 piece find the center and then mark off ¾ on each side again.
How to make a wooden mallet. Now glue your 45 mm pieces on the outside of the handle but dont glue the handle itself. Allow the oil to penetrate the wood for about thirty minutes and then repeat until the wood.
How To Make A Straightedge Guide A project on my to-do list for a long time has been a self-clamping straightedge guide made from wood. This is an easy woodworking project and something that every beginner woodworker should try. Make a wood mallet.
Its showing its history with a number of dents and dings from using it over the years but still going strong. Clean all surfaces of the mallet with a soft brush paper towels andor Swiffer dust rags to remove any loose dust. Glue down the squares with holes in them on either side of where the handle will be.
Apply the oil to a clean pure cotton rag and wipe down every surface. They will be glued together to make a cylinder. Years ago I had a retail version made from aluminum but found its performance lacking.
Ive made a dozen or so mallets in the last 4-5. A must-have for any woodworker. These simple wooden mallets are the perfect use for those hardwood scraps youve been hanging on.