Brass Carving Mallet

[scmhogg]

I turned the head out of a solid round 2" brass bar. The handle is a Beech ply that is called Compreg. It is soaked in resin and heated under high pressure. Same stuff as WWII propellers.

I mentioned in an earlier post that I was given 20+ 2"x2"x32" of this wood. It turns and finishes beautifully. Nothing but shellac and wax.

This one is the first of three that I was able to get out of the bar.






Steve

[RodKirby]

Beautiful!

[JR]

Your work is always nice, Steve, and this is no exception.

JR

[gerti]

Beautiful!

I got to agree, that is nice! How did the brass turn?

[crokett]

That is gorgeous. Do you turn the brass on your standard lathe? Does it take special tools? What are the dimensions of the mallet?

[Whaler]

You did a great job on that.

[Uncle Cracker]

A classic piece... Very nice!

[jking]

How does the handle attach to the brass head? Did you turn a round tenon on the brass & drill a hole in the handle? Or the other way around?

You're not actually planning to use that are you? It looks too nice to use.

[Ed62]

That sure is pretty. Very nice piece of work.

Ed

[lrogers]

I agree, too darn pretty to use.

[scmhogg]

Thank you all for your kind comments.

I turned the brass and the handle on my Carba-Tec Mini Lathe. I used the duplicator with a carbide cutter to rough out the brass heads.



Then I finished them using regular lathe chisels, sandpaper, steel wool and Brasso. I cut them apart and used a forstner to drill round mortises.





Then I turned tenons on the handles. I glued them together with epoxy and turned them together to the final shape.

I used Gorilla glue to attach a disk of wood to the brass to accommodate the drive spur. I also used the same method to attach to the board for drilling.

Vital statistics: Weight 1lb 10oz, Length 8 1/2", Max Diameter 1 3/4", Min Diameter 1 3/8".

Steve

[jking]

Thanks for the step-by-step. Even if I never make something like that, there are several ideas or methods there I may be able to use.