Screw Handled Mallet for Smitty - Mallet Swap!

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I made this for the mallet swap (found here: http://lumberjocks.com/topics/42130)

I had different ideas for the mallet but when I found out it was for Smitty I tried to up my game a little. It had to look nice siting on his beautiful bench.

I have been trying to make wooden screws for a while so I have had a few that have not worked out. So I came up with this idea to use one as a handle for this mallet.

After a lot of shaping and sanding on the lathe I think its fits pretty comfortably in the hand and adds some extra grip plus I think it looks cool.

This is my first carving mallet ever. It’s all hard maple, finished with Tried & True Danish oil and dark wax.

Now I think I’m going to have to make me one!

Thanks for looking,

Merry Christmas,

Mauricio

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Tiny Man Riding On Woman’s Back

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Hope you had the time to recover from all the Christmas joy, celebrating and food… I still haven’t. Anyway, I’m leaving for a vacation today but will be back soon. You don’t have to worry about the content rolling in while I’m away – it’s all set! Every now and then, perfect timing and cameras collide to create those excellent shots that look like deliberately constructed optical illusions. Usually they show innocent body parts looking like naked bits, but there’s something quite cute about this one – it depicts a tiny man riding on woman’s back. Like it?

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