Well, for the guys I wanted to make some wooden mallets. I ended up making mine first so mine could be the one with all the errors in it. Turned out really well and I'd do it again with a few small differences.
Steps:
Steps:
- Find wood at wood store. I went to WoodCraft in Hurst. I bought some spalted maple for the sides and a neat red and black plywood. I chose that color scheme because it's my alma mater's colors.
- I ended up taking the blank to a friends house and used his lathe. I left about 3.5" square so that I could use it to attach the head of the mallet.
- After sanding to 600 (which turned out to be too much because it drew some of the black ink out) I went home and cut 3.5 by 4.75 inch blanks out of the maple and some African mahogany I had left over from a frame I made.
- I used a belt sander and disc sander to get the final angles and everything. Next time, I would just use a meiter saw and make a square. Doesn't have to be all fancy with curves and bs.
- I took my blank that I had turned and cut it down to 3/4" so it'd fit in the hole I made. I then glued up the spalted maple and mahogany and used the blank I had cut as a template...make sure to pull out before it dries up (that's what she said).
- While drying out, cut some lines in your blank. You'll use the new area for a wedge to be driven into.
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