I love how you actually use (or at least present like you are going to use) the stuff you make in these videos, too many people make stuff in tutorial vids that just get thrown together quickly for the sake of having a video to post
I gotta be honest, I was a little intrigued with your drill press handle weight, but the square peg in a round hole thing was an awesome finale! Well done and nice deadblow!
Excellent. I used you example of a hose holder for dust collection and adjusted the design for my situation and it looks and works great. Now I have to make a Mallet. You are a Excellent inspiration for guys like me. Your projects make sense, look great, and are not to complicated to make. Thank you for sharing.
I just saw this video while looking for ways to build a mallet. As always, you do great work. I like the build and thanks for sharing your expertise and knowledge.
Love the design - pretty unique. I noticed you used Titebond 2. I probably walked around BusyBee tools for 15 minutes with TB 2 and TB 3, but stuck with 3 since that's what I'm used to. I think I could have settled for TB 2 if it's good enough for a mallet.
I really like the round style of mallets, but for some reason, it never occurred to me that I can make one with a hole-saw! thank you for this cool idea, I will try and make one myself soon. keep up the good work! also, I hope that you are feeling better. where I come from, we have a saying- "full and fast recovery to you", my friend.
Nice mallet. Clever design and use of tools. +1 point for the special jigs. You only get 10 fingers, 2 eyes, and one mistake in life. The only thing missing from this awesome video some safety gear. Cheers.
I like your videos Jack. I finally got a full shop going to make my videos in other than I still need a band saw and a planer. I plan on getting back to woodworking. You have awesome tips and ideas. Thanks for sharing.
The drill press weight is very smart. I wish I would have thought of that many years ago when I had to drill 1,600 1" holes in 1" thick aluminum and steel plates.
Another clever method, I like it. When I made mine dead blow, I lined the holes with epoxy and after putting the weight in, I poured some linseed oil in also, similar to the store bought oil filled dead blow hammers. Don't know if that helped or not but it seems like a good idea.
Pretty cool to see how you made that hammer. I'd have done 2 things differently, though. I'd have used something for the weight that wasn't entirely solid - that could form to the inside of the mallet and fill it completely - so that it wouldn't rattle when I used it. And I would have Shaved down the handle a bit more. I'm not a fan of bulky handles. But then again, I don't have bulky hands either, so that one is more of a personal preference.
Thank you! Excellent job in many ways. You have encouraged me to take heart inspite of some recent health issues that I acquired. You and I seem to have similar desire to create (recreate, there o but one Creator) and build.
Very nice idea and design. I liked the double slotted wedges too! You always have some very practical jigs as well. All your jigs might make an interesting topic for a future video....
just a comment on your clamp: i made a few of those to clamp things down on my workbench through the dogholes - but i did not detach the top part, i just removed the rivet on the bottom side of the rail - i just drilled it out - works fine and not as fiddly as removing the top part
Thanks for the share, If I may add, ...If auto feed drill press I recommend blowing the air while cutting. This will save "bit" life. Blow out your hole saw when cutting if possible.
Clear simple directions, and every step shown! You have a winner here, I'm making my own, I have a pallet just crying out to become my new hammer. I'll be using lead shot as I have 15 pounds of it and might as well use what I have. What glue did you use? I am going to put a leather face on one side to give me a no-mar for setting finished pieces in place and keep the hard face for rough work.
you should put round overs on the ends of your mail it will chip out even though it is made out of plywood you will end up beating it up faster if you do not have round overs on the ends of the head and you have missed one of the major points of owning a dead blow hammer the weights should be able to shift so that they can carry the momentum of the strike
Good video, thanks. I'd make a suggestion, watching you use your belt sander was awkward, maybe think of making a tray to mount it on to slide out or locking casters to roll the table out, you have no wiggle room to work comfortably. I understand, I have three garages of tools and equipment in a one car garage LOL everything must be somewhat portable so it can be used safely. I wonder if a few coats of linseed oil would protect the hammer better than the varathane?
