the humble mallet

[lurcher]

the humble mallet is almost a rare sight today .
most of the ones i see are the round carvers type and the brass ones does anybody still use the old joiners beech mallet or are all the woodworkers turning into tool tarts .
also the price of the yanky planes is a bit steep sum bugger has a good mark up 40% what you lot say

 

[carlb40]

I don't have a carvers mallet, but i do fancy one LOL.

I used to use my estwing framing hammer on my chisels, but this week i have been trialling my home made maple/ purple heart mallet at work.

 

[marcros]

I have both. I would use my traditional square one on my pig stickers and my secret Santa 2012 carvers one with other chisels.

 

[Woodchips2]

I still use a traditional beech mallet which I've had for about 40 years :lol:
Regards Keith

 

[Cheshirechappie]

Yes, I do too. I have a light, beech carver's mallet inherited from my grandfather that I use for tappy-tappy jobs, but the whack-whack stuff falls to the 5" joiner's mallet.

Couple of weeks ago I won from Ebay a 6" joiners mallet (that's 6" mallet, not 6" joiner). I was surprised to be the only bidder. I've got a couple of jobs coming up in a month or two that'll involve some big mortices, so it'll pay back it's (very reasonable) cost then. I was surprised (though probably shouldn't have been!) how much more heft a 6" mallet has than a 5".

 

[Grahamshed]

Yep, I still have and use a traditional beech mallet but I want to get a carvers one as well.

 

[carlb40]

Yep, I still have and use a traditional beech mallet but I want to get a carvers one as well.

WSH have some nice ones, theres a few that i like the look of.

 

[Fishandchips]

This is a beech mallet I made and use quite often. As if it's not heavy enough the heads also full of lead.

 

[rafezetter]

This is a beech mallet I made and use quite often. As if it's not heavy enough the heads also full of lead.

Bloody hell, it's Thors hammer...

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

I still use a traditional beech mallet which I've had for about 40 years :lol:
Regards Keith

+1 but more like 30 years for me, and perhaps another 40 years of my Dad's use before me

 

[MIGNAL]

Lot of criminal types in Yorkshire. You have to be well prepared.

 

[n0legs]

Nothing humble about the mallet. My god I've had some use out of mine.
Tapped chisels, flogged the daylights out of spanners, lined up many a part and even threatened the local wildlife with mine (hammer)
Mallets rule !!! :lol:

 

[Lons]

Hi Lurcher

I didn't realise they were a dying breed. Are you sure? :?

I have 2 std beech mallets, 1 in the workshop and 'tother in my "away" tool kit. Couldn't do without them even though I have one of those double ended plastic faced jobbies as well.

I also have 2 home made carvers mallets 2 of which stay with my carving chisels and the other gets dog abuse for general allsorts.

Bob

 

[tobytools]

I own and use a "humble mallet" as well as several carvers style mallets, a jewellers hammer, a small brass one. And others.
The beech mallet isn't used much mind. But if a wedge is stuck in a woodie the out comes the mallet.

I'm from a diffrent age I guess.

I like that big one tho.
TT

 

[Grahamshed]

Yep, I still have and use a traditional beech mallet but I want to get a carvers one as well.

WSH have some nice ones, theres a few that i like the look of.

Nope. Going to make my own LV one..... if I ever get a bl@@dy lathe.

 

[bugbear]

the humble mallet is almost a rare sight today .
most of the ones i see are the round carvers type and the brass ones does anybody still use the old joiners beech mallet or are all the woodworkers turning into tool tarts .

Normal rectilinear beech mallets are still sold, bought and used. Where are you looking ?!

BugBear

 

[AndyT]

I often think it makes sense to have a selection of tools. These are my mallet options; each is just right for something, though I admit some were the result of wanting to turn something useful from a garden offcut.

From left to right:

Home made carving mallet, birch and brown hardwood, nylon mallet ready for any stone carving, boxwood surgical mallet, traditional oak and beech, small turned beechwood made at school, lovely brass and lemonwood generously given by Douglas, homemade oak and ash, homemade holly and ash, Thor brand rawhide and homemade birch and ash.

 

[marcros]

This is a beech mallet I made and use quite often. As if it's not heavy enough the heads also full of lead.

what do you hit with it?

I think I have a smaller sledge hammer!

 

[tobytools]

Blue spruce have a NEW range of mallets, they are rather nice like all their tools.
So can't be that scarce

TT

 

[Woodchips2]

I often think it makes sense to have a selection of tools. These are my mallet options; each is just right for something, though I admit some were the result of wanting to turn something useful from a garden offcut.

From left to right:

Home made carving mallet, birch and brown hardwood, nylon mallet ready for any stone carving, boxwood surgical mallet, traditional oak and beech, small turned beechwood made at school, lovely brass and lemonwood generously given by Douglas, homemade oak and ash, homemade holly and ash, Thor brand rawhide and homemade birch and ash.

Wow Andy, that is a collection and a half!

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

Regards Keith