Nice mallets or I think way back in the day they called them beetles, I was thinking that bigger mallets handle that you showed turning on the lathe might be a type of Locust, possibly Honey Locust, you said the tree had thorns, do they get clusters of pods on them like bean pods, if so it's more than likely a Honey Locust and the wildlife love those pods( deer,turkey and such.)
We have Locust here on the farm too lots of it, but this tree is very different from it. The Thorns are small, biggest ones are maybe 1/2 inch long, and The wood is the wrong color for Locust. Unfortunately I discovered the grove this past fall and have not seen the leaves so Identification is that much more difficult. Come spring I will probably figure it out. Only been here on this land for 9 months, so still discover stuff now and then.
Two different species of Locust around Missouri. The Honey Locust with it's wickedly long branched torns; and the Black Locust who's thorns are much smaller, usually between 1/4" to 3/4", and has a pale yellowish brown wood.
I have 2 ?’s , spalted I assume means the wood is in a certain stage of decay ? & why do you use spalted instead of a piece of cured solid wood ? Great instructional video Thankyou
Hope to get started Milling and cutting joinery by first of March. Then dig and set my foundation and get going on assembly mid April. This is all guessing of course, since I have never attempted something this size by myself.
Thanks, Unc. I was thinking that the large one was going to get a steel band on each end to prevent splitting and add heft, since you are a smithy :-) Now, you just have to start lifting weights to be able to use it in one hand.
@@LitoGeorge That's a good question. If you could find someone who repairs carriage wheels, you'd be in luck. However the cost of adding bands would probably be very high. I suppose a Clamptite wire wrapping tool (search Amazon) with many wraps would work for the DIY person.
@@dougrobins8291 that actually an excellent response and idea, thank you. Advoko Makes is a Russian maker here on the tube (brilliant guy btw), and he made one of these a couple years ago. Impressed, but I never made one. Seeing them sell for 50 to 60 bucks here in Canada, makes me believe I'll try make one. Thanks very much 👍
