Glen Evans
04-28-2009, 10:19 PM
Hi all,
I love all the pictures of hand made tools on this board--here are two more to look at!
The first is a small plane adjusting hammer--claro walnut and brass. The weird looking mallet is one that I'm very happy with.
Its designed to be squeezed between the thumb and the index finger so that the other fingers grasp it lightly. When I use it for fine work I keep my arm tight to my body so that my elbow is locked to my side. This way I move that mallet head by rotating the wrist. The downward sloping head is intended to be travelling in line with the rotation--(my head is aching trying to explain this). At any rate the angle allows me to strike the chisel handle squarely with a high degree of control FWIW.
It looks odd but it gets lots of use in my shop.
Cheers
Glen
I love all the pictures of hand made tools on this board--here are two more to look at!
The first is a small plane adjusting hammer--claro walnut and brass. The weird looking mallet is one that I'm very happy with.
Its designed to be squeezed between the thumb and the index finger so that the other fingers grasp it lightly. When I use it for fine work I keep my arm tight to my body so that my elbow is locked to my side. This way I move that mallet head by rotating the wrist. The downward sloping head is intended to be travelling in line with the rotation--(my head is aching trying to explain this). At any rate the angle allows me to strike the chisel handle squarely with a high degree of control FWIW.
It looks odd but it gets lots of use in my shop.
Cheers
Glen