Today we are spending most of our time outside, enjoying this beautiful spring weather, and making a Joiners Mallet.
I start with cutting a downed log for my materials, then splitting out the head from the handle. I continue shaping the head with hatchet, and saw, and then move onto shaping the handle on my draw horse with draw knife, and spoke shave. Lastly I use my bit and brace to drill a hole in the head, fit the handle, then attach it with a hand cut kerf and wedge. I finish everything off indoors with my hand plane, and a good coating of boiled linseed oil.
This was a great way to spend a few hours, and hopefully gives you some inspiration to break out those hand tools and see what you can make. Let me know what you think in the comments below, and share what you have made.
To see the video where I make the Bushcraft Axe that I predominantly use to shape the head, click here...
• Making a Bushcraft Axe
Here is the link to check out the video where I restored the Stanley #4 Hand plane...
• Restoring a Stanley #4...
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27 апр 2020
