Damascus Mallet from plastic bottles 

That looks awesome! =) Few tips for you though, based on my experience working with HDPE. (I made a roller trailer for my boat with 28 rollers all made out of recycled milk jugs.) 1. A toaster oven set at 340 degrees F will be a lot less work than layering & waiting for the heat gun to melt the plastic together. Using the heat gun, make sure you don't overheat the plastic or are outside - HDPE starts off-gassing toxic fumes at about 400 degrees F. 2. If you apply epoxy inside the female end of a mortise/tenon joint, more adhesive will stay in the joint. Applying it to the male end and then shoving it in has the effect of the edges of the female side scraping off epoxy which might be useful down inside. 3. When turning something that's heavier on one end than the other on your lathe, you'll get less vibration if you put the heavy end nearest the headstock. You certainly have more guts than I do! I tried cutting round stock how you did on my bandsaw one time - saw grabbed the log, spun it around about 729,000 rpm, threw it across the shop, and the saw almost bit me. I'm certainly not one to try telling anyone how to work in their own shop, but please be careful - I like your videos too much for you to get hurt & not be able to put out more. ;-) =)

That last shot with the mallet and the knife was absolutely perfect.... The angle, the lighting, the use of the tools.

I've seen a lot of plastic mallet videos, but this transcends the lot. This is straight-up high craftsmanship, equal to anything worked in hardwood. Thanks for the beautiful video.

Finally I've found someone in Catalunya that does woodworking for a hobby...

I'm a professional woodworker (like I am sure all the commentors are) and I think this is absolutely AWESOME! I have wanted to melt some plastic into a usable object, but there is not a lot of down time in our shop. I am walking in after the holiday break and setting up a small run of these. I'll give you and this video credit for the inspiration. Best regards from Texas.

I don’t understand why people thumbs down these videos, but leave no comment to justify it....to think out of the box and create something by hand over time deserves a respectful pat on the back.....well done chap, good effort 😉👍

This kind of out-of-the-box thinking always impresses me, not to mention the craftsmanship. I won’t ever likely have access to these wonderful tools - but I would surely support a Kickstarter campaign to see someone build a business around tools like this! (Extra kudos for the artistic shot at the end of using the mallet to drive a chisel carving that perfect curl of wood!)

Man, this turned out so freaking cool! I really want to try this now, I absolutely love the look.

That's so mesmerizing to watch you squeeze the metal into that can, turned out really nice!

Sanding and polishing on a lathe is a form of happiness!

Saving the planet in a beautiful and practical way. Thank you for posting 🙏🏻

Fantástica idea compañero, muy ingenioso 😳!!. Y la mesita de noche....Wow a mi pareja le ha encantado, una maravilla y un trabajo finisimo. Saludos Crack

Impresionante esté damascus y lo bueno que tiene que lo puedes reparar en cualquier momento. Buena manera de reciclar. Un saludo

Wow, I liked the way it was filmed and presented without music just the sounds of working. The effect that comes by trading the handle with wax (I guess) is so satisfying :) great work, thanks for the upload!

I must admit that this idea would never have occurred to me. Kudos.

Gotta admit, I didn't think I'd like your style of video production at first, but you won me over. Very well done.

If you think you are so awesome because you can make stuff like that, well... You are. Great stuff. Love your work.

Awesome video and awesome details. Beautiful mallet Lluís!!

I have no idea why I watched all 12 mins, 11 seconds of this video, I only know I couldn't stop.

Very cool mallet. Now I can cut all of those plastic jugs into strip an fire up my heat gun. It's much better than burning them in the trash pit. I can already visualize mallets with swirling colors. I have about 50 empty jugs in blue, yellow, white, clear, and red too. A marbled effect would look really cool. Thanks for the incite.

Love the use of the mallet to build the mallet

Always amazed at what you can create with your own hands, the right tools & a little imagination... Looks great.. As someone else said..love to see that with coloured plastic in it.. More please...

This is great looking into plant based glues and organic varnishing oils is a great way to make woodworking more sustainable

That golden ratio carve shot at the end though... Golden!!

Dude I was so into this video I didn't realize how close I was to my screen lmao

This is a super interesting project! I loved the video and the recycling of the plastic. Also, the Damascus effect is top notch!

You are a very talented young man . My goodness I’m impressed at how you used the tools you have on hand . Heat gun was brilliant as was the way you used all your tools. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Thank you for this! This is such a great idea. I have wanted to work with plastic but didn't feel like I had the right set up for it, but this is awesome

Looks like a WWII German Stick Grenade. "Fire in ze hole."

Very cool!

MAN this has to be the coolest thing I've seen in a while, my upcylcing senses are tingling. Heading to the workshop right now :D

Thank you for sharing !!! Really nice idea for a Mallet!

Qué trabajo más exquisito, en todos los aspectos del vídeo. Impresionante!

This is soo cool!! What a great use of plastic 😀Turned out awesome! We love the patterns it created!

Me he quedado flipando!! Ole tu !! Gracias.

My english sucks and I have no idea what mallet is, but I'm a huge fan of the way melted plasic bottle looks like. It's beautifull. And it's few less botttles in the ocean. P.S. -Finally i've found ASMR which don't annoy me. I'm staying here.

Stielhandgranate with custom skin...

Amazing job!!!! I love the look👌👌

This idea is so badassed. Need to try this on my lathe. THX

What a great project! I am definitely going to give it a go, but I cannot fathom the 436 hopelessly negative people who gave the video a 'thumbs down'. Probably Pfeil and Narex employees who see a potential drop in mallet sales.

It's Daplasticus 🤓 Turned out great!

Love it!!

Very cool!! I love the random patterns of the plastic 👌🏼

One of the best mallets of seen yet

Really interesting project - I definately think this material has a lot of potential!

Great job on the mallet friend! Thanks for sharing the video.😎👍JP

PARABÉNS...., meu Amigo, ficou maravilhoso o malho, quanta habilidade e carinho!!! Obrigado por compartilhar comigo seus conhecimentos. Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷

Very simple and very effective, and very enjoyable to watch 👍

Where in the hell do you get a badass clamps like the ones you're using those are the most impressive clamps I've ever seen. I've been doing this for 40 years too.

Wow. Just wow. May be one of my favorite projects of yours. Can't wait to try this! (Yes, I shamelessly attempt to copy your projects.) Thanks for the inspiration and thanks for sharing.

Cool look and an awesome use for the old bottles

Absolutely incredible!

Awesome work man! Really cool idea to use the heatgun that way!

Those are some nice clamps! (Like the mallet too, and love the plastic melting/forming process. You've inspired me. Thanks!)

Wow man very impressive. Love seeing people use recycled material and make it look like it wasn't. I'm gonna borrow this idea I just got a bunch of new gouges and you can never have to many tools to bang them with.

Thank you a lovely mallet and good technique 😄👍

Nicely done!!! Thinking in terms of color varieties of the plastic. And PLEASE wear eye protection, I want to see you do more videos.

Que pasada!

Very Very Very clever. Hats off to you!

Great camera angles. You are a talented videographer and woodsmith. Thanks.

Cool project. I'm gonna be the boring teacher guy though, and point out that it's cuite dangerous to cut cylindrical objects om the band saw. It's not obvious why, but whe have had several accidents in my shop, when the band catches and the cylinder starts to roll. If you want a safe setup: support the cylinder in a block of wood vith a V- shaped slot, or a bord screwed on a piece of plywood, making an upside down T-profile. The point is to support the cylinder or pipe at two points of it's circumference. This prevents rolling. Btw, splitting a cylinder is even more dangerous.

Amazing! I'm going to have to try this rather than buying a new woodcarving mallet!

what a simple fun idea! your a craftsman sir! Thank you

Increíble! Menudo proyecto tan trabajado y vaya talento el tuyo!

Really nice :) But safety glasses ;) Thanks for this vid !

Hello from 2019 and that looks like a german stick granade

Amazing! So practical! And beautiful!

This is so cool! It's a great upcycle too! ❤

Off-screen when cutting plastic Darth Vader breathes. 1:10 :-))

You were supposed to fix the chip with ramen lmao smh

Great work! Only hand tools! Love it!

Incredible ! Thank’s for sharing !

Unsure if anyone has mentioned this, but you could probable run those wide plastic bottle strips through a paper shredder machine. Might save some time. Great video, Nice talent.

It's a Zaku 2 (Stielhandgranate) stick granade

Excellent job sir. I particularly liked the clamp for the heat gun. I shall be using that too. Thank you.

Loved you video, the way you do things, with such a calming effect...keep it up!

Sure do love microplastics.

That's it I'm getting me mallet.

Fantastic & inspiring, thank you for sharing the process

CRAZY cool project, love it...

while the plastic was liquid, you could immediately insert the handle

From Ingot to Mallet with only a wood lathe and a heat gun. Eat that Alec Steele.

¡Excelente idea! Gracias por compartirla.

And with the patience of Moses you have a beautiful mallet.

I think you should have feed the sheets through a high quality cross cut shredder.

Hey, bro! Use the goggles, please! Great work)

BRAVO! Gorgeous work!

You had me worried there for a minute with the heat gun and screw driver! Came out looking awesome !

Me: Why do you talk so slowly? Him: It's because of the plastic fumes. 😁

Ya tenía yo ganas de verlo! Una golosada 💎 Lluis ¿Conoces la Iniciativa Preciós Plàstic de Valencia? ¡esto les enconataría! Trabajan el tema del DIY de reciclaje de plásticos de forma comunal. Han desarrollado maquinaria para el triturado y fundido del plástico. Pero la solución que has usado es muy elegante. ¡Un puntazo la reparación del plástico en pleno torno! Da gusto ver como los sargentos Piher son usados en proyectos como este. Gracias

Excellent workmanship and beautiful mallet.

BRAVO!! Muy bien todo el proceso, y la solución al accidentillo. Muy creativo. 👏👏👏👏👏

i was with ya until you killed a tree to make the handle... just kidding :) good work, gives me ideas!

A paper shredder might take some of the tedium out of cutting up the bottles into small pieces.

You are so talented!!! 🇵🇱🛶🌈👩‍🍳🇺🇸

Excellent work and recycled ......Awesome

Nice. You have just made german ww2 hand grenade

The correct term for that is plamacus.

Está genial el trabajo, además ecológico. Muy bueno!!

Absolutely beautiful! Nicely done...