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After learning that bowling pins have hearts of hard maple, I acquired a few from a co-worker (they are apparently sold used by gun shops for target practice), and decided to try turning one into a carving mallet. Video of the project is attached, as well as a photo of the finished piece. Thanks for watching!
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Nice work. That is a creative use for an old bowling pin.\"Experience is the toughest teacher. You get the test first and the lesson later.\" -
That is a great idea and nice mallet. Thanks for posting a picture with the video. A picture of the finished product draws me into the video.Hank Lee
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!
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I went onto Ebay and checked bowling pens out. Not too expensive except for shipping. I only need 1, but would take two or three. However the shipping is about $12 - $14. I saw some pins for less than $10.
I am kind of obstinate about not buying something in which I have to pay more for shipping costs than for the item.
Last edited by leehljp; 01-02-2017, 07:46 PM.Hank Lee
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Thanks guys.
Hank, I agree - unless you can buy these from somewhere local, the shipping makes them kind of cost-prohibitive. Probably cheaper to buy some local maple stock and do your own glue up. Apparently these are available at our local gun shops for target practice - you might check yours for the same, or call a bowling alley to see what they do with their old pins.Bill in Buena ParkComment
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Wow, very nice.
This reminds me of the mallet I made from an old baseball bat. It's nothing as nice as this though. A real hacked job, literally.Comment
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Nice job Bill, creative re purposing.
Jon
Phoenix AZ - It's a dry heat
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