Jumat, 24 Desember 2021

Making a beech mallet - Woodturning

 

























Tools and materials I propose:

Lathe

Buffing kit

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

Wire Burning Kit

Chisel set

Table saw

Jointer planer

Forstner bit set


In this video I make a wooden carpenter's mallet out of beech wood. Beech is cheap but really hard. So it's an ideal wood for that kind of project. 


I begun by preparing my mallet’s head. I cut a piece of wood in half, jointed the two pieces and then glued them together.


I then squared my block. At this point it was easier to drill the hole for the handle. 


Next I mounted the piece between centres on the lathe and turned it. 


This was mostly skew work. To clean the end grain I used a bowl gouge. 


I like to leave a little bit of excess wood so I can later on get rid of the tailstock marks. I removed the excess wood with a sharp chisel and my random orbit sander. 


Next I turned my handle. I first shaped the tenon and then continued on the rest of the piece. I also added some sweat lines with my wire burning tool. 


Finally I glued the handle on the head and buffed my mallet with carnauba wax.


My mallet came out really nice. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video. 

 


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