the humble mallet

[AndyT]

Wow Andy, that is a collection and a half!

Did they put the patients to sleep with the surgical mallet :roll: ?

Regards Keith

I hope not!
I'm not entirely sure but I think it would have been used by an orthopaedic surgeon fitting artificial hips etc where there's quite a bit of work chiselling the bone to fit the implant. From looking at the tools I think some of the surgery needed strong muscles and good carving skills!

 

[Fishandchips]

Marcros,

It's my only mallet so gets used often.

Can't say its comfortable but I find I don't need to sharpen my chisels often

 

[Grahamshed]

Marcros,

Can't say its comfortable but I find I don't need to sharpen my chisels often

Have to get me one of them then

 

[jamesicus]

 

[John Brown]

Here is my organic holly hammer, and another one that's still air-drying.
It's hard to find that perfect right-angle, though.

 

[lurcher]

very simla to the hazel blanks i cut for my stickmaking