What do you hit your chisels with?

[Ryan Cathey]

Thanks Ethan!!

[Ted Jay]

I have a beech mallet I use. Plan to turn myself one at some point.

Altho having had Labs for years, I keep wondering if I can train my pups to headbutt the chisel handles at just the right angle.

Think about it. Is there anything harder than a Labrador skull?

Yea, the head of the guy using the meat tenderizer....

[Ethan Sincox]

The mallet is 9 1/4" long. The diameter at the widest part of the head is almost exactly 3" and the head itself is 4" long.

Hope that helps!

[Ryan Cathey]

That does! Thanks!!

Now to find some wood for it. I'm thinking cocobolo! I love that stuff.

[Spencer Hochstetler]

For light work, my hand. For chopping, a three dollar Harbor Freight dead blow mallet.

[Ryan Cathey]

Hey everyone. I drew up a plan using the dimensions that Ethan gave me. I think it's pretty similar to his mallet. Thanks again Ethan.
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...08104835PM.jpg

[Ethan Sincox]

Dang... that looks really good, Ryan!

[Ryan Cathey]

I just copied what I saw so I can't really take credit

[Zahid Naqvi]

All hand made, no lathe involved, so it's a little off, but that doesn't impact usage.

[Dave Anderson NH]

Uh Zahid, the whole point of a mallet IS that "it impacts usage." Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

he said he doesn't have any problems with the mallet sliding off the chisel head anymore.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

That is absolutely hilarious~!!!

And the hell of it is - - it prolly worked too.

[Shawn Buonarosa]

I like to use a gavel, this way when my wife comes downstairs and tries prying me away from my beloved shop I can start whacking my bench while saying in a loud and firm tone " Order in the shop!". Now I just need to find a bailiff to remove offenders when they are in contempt.