Carving Mallet, How to Make

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Carving Mallet, How to Make

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From wood fire to Carving Mallet, a trip with only hand tools and fire.

Preform

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After choosing a good log, I remove the bark with axe and saw it

Roundig

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I clamp it (with high tech instruments). Cleaning and rounding with Restaured hand plane and ergonomice with spokeshave

Finish

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For the finish, I use fire and Homemade beeswax and olive oil

The Result

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A travel from a tree to a hand tool

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Carving Mallet, how to make