3/4 Pound Solid Maple Adjusted Grip Wooden Mallet
This unique hand-made mallet was designed by our Barefoot Woodworker for his own use. After many people commented on it at our shop and then asked to have them made for them, we decided to make them for sale. Head: 4 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 1 7/8" Overall Length: 13" Handle: at head is just under an inch square at the far end it's under 1 3/4" x 3/8" A 3/8" whole in the handle makes for easy hanging as it's just a hair larger than a pocket hole screw (which is what I hang it on). The rectangle head is securely wedged onto the handle and is based off of a European style mallet. Each head is individual inspected for cracks or checks and defective woods (25% of the heads) were discarded.The handle is tapered in two different directions and based off of Japanese style construction. Which means everyone will find a comfortable place to hold this mallet. We call it the "Coaxer" at our shop, as it's great for coaxing things along.
Material
- maple
- oak
Features
- handle
Type
- wood
Material
- exotic
Shape
- square
Style
- asian
Meet the Maker
Barefoot Woodworker
Cc Fine Furniture
The Barefoot Woodworker
Our furniture maker is the Barefoot Woodworker, a professional woodworker with a minor aversion to shoes. He was fortunate enough to have studied under a Master Artisan who was trained in an apprenticeship in the famous Black Forest in Germany. (Black Forest woodworkers and clock makers were renowned for their precision clocks. Cuckoo clocks have been made in the region since the early eighteenth century and much of their development occurred there. Excessive logging and two World Wars have reduced the population of the Black Forest and its renowned woodworkers to a mere fraction of what once was, making their distinguished skills both scarce and valuable.) Barefoot's education by this truly gifted Artisan has lead to a passion for the superior, and almost forgotten, construction methods of the past. He possesses an affinity for hand tools and traditional joinery that most others in this field no longer know about, let alone use. He has also developed a love and comprehensive knowledge of hidden catches and secret compartments. In an industry bombarded with new machinery designed for shortcuts, he is pursuing the Master Woodworker level via traditional methods.
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Customer Reviews
victoria bruce
Jun 26, 2012great dog beds! they have no complaints!
