Tite-Hammers

[Colin C]

I found the post with my carving mallet in it
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... ght=mallet
Not hard to make and I have had it for about 10 years ( it does go hiding some times :roll: )

 

[Taffy Turner]

I've got a bit of apple tree stump drying in the potting shed that's just begging to be made into a round, one-piece mallet ...

Cheers, Alf

Funnily enough, I have a log of apple wood drying at the moment for that exact same purpose.

Great minds eh.....

Gary

 

[deirdre]

Well wait a bit 'cos someone may come along and explain to us why it's the bee's knees and then I'll be looking for a UK source too.

I don't own any, but I did try them out at the Japan Woodworker open house and found them VERY comfortable, even though I have a bone spur in the heel of my hand. With that, I could pound away and not have shooting pains up and down the arm.

If it takes any longer to get that bone spur addressed, I may be buying one of these out of sheer self-defense.

 

[David C]

Ask a workshop full of six cabinetmakers a question and expect at least seven different answers.

Without wishing to seem difficult, I infinitely prefer tapping my chisels with a barrel shaped Japanese hammer. Positive feel. better feedback and more effective transfer of power.

Nylon and rubber don't work for me.

My old, linseed soaked 4" beech mallet, languishes on a high shelf, and is not likely to descend in my lifetime.

David Charlesworth barrelophile......

 

[prawnking]

dont know if its any help but this moths issue of practical woodworking has step by step detail of how to make your own mallet

cheers

shaun

 

[engineer one]

dc, interesting that the two old mallets i found in my late dad's
stone mason's kit were a metal headed square one for bashing the
chisels when lettering, but there was a barrel shaped one for carving.

i think you are right in many cases the old fashioned mallet is
too big, and really for carpentry, not cabinet making. :twisted:
paul :wink:

 

[Alf]

barrelophile......

Member of CAMRA...? :-k

FWIW, I find the square mallets not the greatest for detail stuff, but blooming marvellous at driving mortise chisels. I fear a metal head would only destroy the OBMC's* handles.

Cheers, Alf

*Oval Bolstered Mortise Chisels

 

[Colin C]

barrelophile......

Member of CAMRA...? :-k

FWIW, I find the square mallets not the greatest for detail stuff, but blooming marvellous at driving mortise chisels. I fear a metal head would only destroy the OBMC's* handles.

Cheers, Alf

*Oval Bolstered Mortise Chisels

Alf
you would be right in not using a metal one on you OBMC's as I think it would destory thembut if you did you could sell them to me and get your self some more 8-[

 

[deirdre]

My old, linseed soaked 4" beech mallet, languishes on a high shelf, and is not likely to descend in my lifetime.

This (says the person who practically lives atop the San Andreas Fault) is one of the advantages of earthquakes. They force one to re-evaluate one's storage space at irregular (and sudden) intervals.

 

[ivan]

Mostly I just push. The old beech mallet gets an outing when you need to go tap tap tap - it seems to rebound a bit. It has a fairly small head. For good wallops the deadblow is just the job. It has a urethane surface and is filled with loose shot (which prevents bounce). Don't know why they aren't more popular - perhaps they look too much as if you pinched it from the local garage.

 

[engineer one]

i got a nice white one,looks much more sensible :lol: :lol:

paul :wink:

 

[ydb1md]

I liked the tite hammers but couldn't justify the price so I made my own. It's a little rough but my next will be more refined. This one is about 9oz and gets the job done nicely. For those times when hand paring doesn't get it done this hammer gives just a little help.