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    Mini brass mallet

    I was having a mental block while working on a mahl stick project and allowed myself a short distraction, and this was the result. It's made from scrap brass bar stock that I got in a lot of antique tools, a piece of carbon fiber golf club shaft and 1/4 x 20 brass bolts & nuts. Despite it's chunky appearance, its balance point is just aft of center of the head.

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    Thanks sossol! I've added your Mini Brass Mallet to our Hammers category, as well as to your builder page: sossol's Homemade Tools.

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    Contrasting materials and color. Nice mallet sossol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Altair View Post
    Contrasting materials and color. Nice mallet sossol.
    Thanks. I originally planned to use a chrome golf club shaft and leave the brass rough, but ran across this glossy CF piece in the scrap bin, and the whole plan changed.

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    Love how you repurposed that club shaft.



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