Joiners mallet project

[tony kessler]

Hi, folks. I made this joiners mallet this weekend out of some scraps that I had laying around the shop. The head is made out of Macassar ebony and white oak and the handle is bubinga with aluminum inserts. Thanks for looking.

[Randy Rose]

Outstanding !
The aluminum absolutely "makes it"

[Andrew Hughes]

That's really nice.Ill take two please.👍

[Jay Jolliffe]

Nice work...That would be something I'd hang on the wall & not use....Very nice

[tony kessler]

Thanks for the kind words, guys. You're right, Jay, I think I'll just make it conversation piece on a coffee table or hang it on the wall.

[Joe A Faulkner]

I'll even throw in the little one! Seriously, great looking mallet. Nice Job!

[Mike Cherry]

The aluminum inserts are definitely cool. Would you elaborate more on how you did that? Are they epoxied in?

[tony kessler]

I'll even throw in the little one! Seriously, great looking mallet. Nice Job!

Nice looking pair of mallets you have there, Joe, and thanks for the offer, but I think I'll hang on to this one for now. Thank you though!

The aluminum inserts are definitely cool. Would you elaborate more on how you did that? Are they epoxied in?

Thanks, Mike. The inserts were a tight press fit and they were glued in with CA glue as well so they're not going anywhere. Once that was done I used a 5/8" ball mill to mill a bit of a relief down the center of the handle to give the inserts a contoured look. Here's a better picture of the handle.