broke my new mallet

[se7enthdevil]

there is a tiny bit on the end you can see but it is only on the end. it was slightly woolly as i wasn't too bothered as to how well i turned it but it's not soft at all.

 

to fix the handle i drilled a 2" diameter hole 3" deep in to the head then 1" the rest of the way and all came out as hard curly shavings.

 

if it fails again i'll just make a new one. i was merely trying to utilise a spare bit of wood i had kicking about and turn it in to something useful.

[se7enthdevil]

i've done it again and broken my new new mallet...

 

i must hit things too hard with it. got to find a new head now as it broke in half and left the handle...

[dervishcarving]

turn yer own?

[se7enthdevil]

i did to make the first one but the handle snapped, replaced that with the beech handle then the head shattered in to two bits. i need to find another head...