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Completed weekend project

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  • 06-10-2015 8:35am
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    rich.d.berry
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    Jus a bit of show and tell...

    I made this mallet for myself over the weekend. Paul Sellers was my inspiration. I had some scrap maple and oak to work with. The head is maple but because of bruising I decided to face it with leather. I'm really happy with the result. The leather added a bit of weight.

    The balance is good. It weighs in at 350g and gives good control when using chisels. The leather also means that I can use it on my projects without too much fear of marking them.


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    ..Brian..
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    I love Paul Sellers. I could (and do!) watch his videos for hours! The mallet turned out great, nice job!


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    magicbastarder
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    how easy was it vs. how easy he made it look?


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    rich.d.berry
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    how easy was it vs. how easy he made it look?

    I'm not sure how to answer it except to say that it took me about 6 hours to do. I spent more time profiling the handle and I applied a finish, but excluding that, it still means that Paul did it in about one seventh of the time I took. So does that mean it's seven times more difficult than he made it look? :-)


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    ..Brian..
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    It's never as easy as he makes it look .. the fecker! :)


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