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    Here are a couple of mallets.



    The top one, I didn't really make it, I restored and transformed it. I found that really strange big rosewood mallet at a flea market. It was a really strange design and I never understood what was the initial purpose of that mallet.
    It is quite heavy, it has on one side a lightly curved face, and on the other side a semi spheric face. And the strange thing was that the handle was not set in the middle of the body, but was asymmetrically set on the flater side of the body (you can see the previous location of the handle on the picture).
    The tool was not balanced at all, so I cut the handle and put it in the middle, because I wanted to use is at a regular mallet. (It's a sacrilege to modify an old tool like that, I know, but ...)
    If someone has an idea of the initial purpose of this tool, I would be happy to learn !

    The mallet on the bottom, I made it, it is lighter, made out of beech for the head and ash for the handle. The faces are covered with leather.

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    Thanks Christophe! I've added your Mallet to our Hammers and Woodworking categories, as well as to your builder page: Christophe Mineau's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:


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    I've seen most of the mallets on this site and really, each one is as unique as its creator.

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    Always great presentations in your photos ... Your tools are artwork. If you had the time ~ You could do a YouTube Channel showing them being made and would have thousand of views per week! :-) CHEERS!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MetalDesigner View Post
    Always great presentations in your photos ... Your tools are artwork. If you had the time ~ You could do a YouTube Channel showing them being made and would have thousand of views per week! :-) CHEERS!!
    Thanks, Time I have not, and I can consider showing my work, but showing me like Mathias does, .... , let's say I'm not ready .
    and obviously I have no time left ....

    By the way I already have a Youtube channel, but no much success so far
    https://www.youtube.com/user/LaBelleNote/videos
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    Those are nice. Your creativity and craftsmanship deserve to be recognized! The same goes to all the builders!

    Youtube is by default, preset to the user's country of residence, thus limiting the accessibility of foreign content. Unfortunately most users do not set content location to "Worldwide".

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    Thanks Christophe,
    Very nice work on the mallets.
    Regarding the larger mallet where you moved the handle.
    I have seen a few old hand made mallets designed for working soft metal (brass, copper) down into wooden bowl molds.
    With the rounded end offset on the handle it can get deeper onto the bottom of the bowl form without banging your fingers.
    I believe they call it metal forming but not certain.

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    Thanks, maybe you'right with metal forming, I was thinking also about leather or felt forming, but still not sure.
    Thanks !



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