broke my new mallet

[mendiplogs]

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...

 

HI STEVE what about beech mate thanks jon

[Woodworks]

Sorry steve forgot to say that is a shame it broke regardless of the wood

 

Had a quick google on mallets and seems apple is a popular choice but fitted with a hickory handle (US websites)

[Dave Alviti]

Holly is also good

[mendiplogs]

Sorry steve forgot to say that is a shame it broke regardless of the wood

 

Had a quick google on mallets and seems apple is a popular choice but fitted with a hickory handle (US websites)

 

HI WOOD MY DAD made one years with his dad and that was made like that woodworks thanks jon

[treesrus]

if you're hammering the back of an axe head no surprise it's gone, next time use a sledge.

for a mallet, i made one from sycamore, lasted me over 10 yrs so far, but i don't use it on the back of my axe.

[se7enthdevil]

that why i need it to be robust, i wont use a sledge as it's my mum's backyard and i must think of the neighbors and i hate the sound of metal going chink all day long.

 

 

i'm repairing it by drilling down it and sliding in a thick beech handle as others have suggested.

[Treemoose]

Got a stick of apple but I'm on the other side of the M25.

If your passing by anytime soon you can take a piece.

[Treemoose]

It's 8 1/2"

[se7enthdevil]

cheers moose but i wont be passing a i don't drive. if this repair doesn't work or breaks too quickly then i'll be asking for it, keep it in the dry as that's perfect for big mallets like this.

 

good wood for carvers mallets is hard to come by.

[nepia]

You just need a proper splitting axe Steve; 3' is nothing - I regularly produce 5' billets with my X27 and you're twice my size and half my age!