I posted about my new oak mallet on FB. And, to my surprise, a pal said it gave him ‘mallet envy’; could I make him one? As I haven’t got enough oak left, I’m trying out marine-ply.
I bought a Katsu brand palm-router, from Amazon. For just £40! It arrived today. And I used it to shape the handles, as shown in the pics above and below.
Burn marks need sanding out. But other than that, it did exactly what I wanted. Result! One minor bummer is that a set of new router bits I recently bought don’t fit. But that’s another story…
Tomorrow, at S&F, I’m intending to finish (or near enough finish) these two, by shaping the heads, sanding the whole lot, and applying some kind of finish. Linseed oil and paste wax, prob’. If I can source some?