[Jewelry making - Article 01001] - Re: [Orchid] Mallet making

[Charles Lewton-Brain]

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>      Trying to use the drill bit to kind of grind it out isn't working
>     very well. 

Hi Dave,

    You can used a chisel very easily, a flat chisel to clear out the
    in-between stuff. As well a coarse rasp would work as would a tile
    cutting router type bit in a flex shaft, but I'd go for the chisel.
    To mount the head: The handle at the hammer end is split with a saw
    most of the distance that will be inside the mallet head when done.
    (even a jewelrs saw will work), and you make a wedge from a piece of
    wood which is then jammed into the slit. I will daub the slit with
    epoxy before hammering in the hardwood wedge. If it splinters a bit
    don't worry, wait till it all hardens and then clean off any mess
    from hammering it in. 

    That should be good enough. I do know people who will then drill
    into the side of the mallet and into the wood handle and install a
    screw from the side of the head which pierces the wood as extra
    security. I find if I have mounted the head correctly that I do not
    have to do this step. 

best
charles

Charles Lewton-Brain
President, Canadian Crafts Federation
Program Head, Jewellery/Metals, Alberta College of Art and Design
http://acad.ca/

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