broke my new mallet

[se7enthdevil]

here's the old one made from a eucalyptus railway sleeper.

 

bit knackered so it needs replacing.

 

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Edited March 10, 2014 by se7enthdevil

[se7enthdevil]

here's the replacement.

 

a lovely bit of apple so it's nice and strong...

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Edited March 10, 2014 by se7enthdevil

[se7enthdevil]

or so i thought...

 

here it is after 15 minutes of using it to help the axe head split large logs.

 

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[Daniël Bos]

You'll just have to man up and learn how to swing an axe properly, you won't need to bash it then....

[se7enthdevil]

snapped through 2 1/4" of apple!!!

 

there was a knot that i think may have helped.

 

any one got a good bit of apple so i can make another mallet? 8"x18" would be ideal.

[se7enthdevil]

You'll just have to man up and learn how to swing an axe properly, you won't need to bash it then....

 

they are dry 3 foot lengths, try splitting them with one swing...

[Woodworks]

Is apple the best wood for a mallet?

I would have thought most fruit woods would be too soft. Beech or hornbeam would be my first thought but never made a mallet so may be a good reason for apple.

[mendiplogs]

here's the old one made from a eucalyptus railway sleeper.

 

bit knackered so it needs replacing.

 

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HI STEVE thats just like a TOFFE HAMMER mate with knot in the handle theres your weak point sorry mate jon

[Ian Leach]

By the looks of it that was always going to snap there, shame.

 

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[se7enthdevil]

bit annoying really as the knot only appeared as i turned in to the log but yes it was the weak point, still wasn't expecting 2 1/4" to snap like a twig though...

 

beau, lots of good quality mallets were/are made from apple as it resists too much wear a bit like hornbeam. the dryer it gets the harder it is too...

 

another reason is that like the hornbeam once dry its a bugger to split, ever tried splitting a dry apple log for the fire?

 

impossible