The other day while doing ceramic restorations in my studio, I needed a mallet to tap a piece into place. All the mallets I have are way too big for the job. Then I remembered, "Hey, I have a lathe. I can make the mallet I need." So, I found some scraps of Oak and glued them together. When the glue was dry, I put it on the lathe and turned a mallet head just the right size: 1 inch wide and about 2.5 inches long. I drilled a hole in it to accept a 3/8 inch hardwood dowel and I was in business. I will glue a piece of rawhide on one of the faces of the mallet, so I have a hard side and a soft side.
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