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  • LCHIEN
    Super Moderator
    • Dec 2002
    • 21830
    • Katy, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 vintage 1999

    #1

    brass mallet

    on a lark i bought this 12 oz brass head mallet by Shop fox from amazon for $13.30 shipped.



    looks nice?
    http://www.amazon.com/Shop-D2810-Bra...9045882&sr=8-1
    Loring in Katy, TX USA
    If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
    BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions
  • cabinetman
    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
    • Jun 2006
    • 15216
    • So. Florida
    • Delta

    #2
    Yes it does.

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    • pelligrini
      Veteran Member
      • Apr 2007
      • 4217
      • Fort Worth, TX
      • Craftsman 21829

      #3
      That does look nice. Not a bad price either. The machining looks similar to one offered by lee valley: http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...=1,41504,43688

      I picked up a bigger one 1.5 lbs (24 oz.) from peachtree a while back. I do like it. http://www.ptreeusa.com/hammers_mallets.htm
      Some lighter ones would be a welcome addition.
      Erik

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      • LCHIEN
        Super Moderator
        • Dec 2002
        • 21830
        • Katy, TX, USA.
        • BT3000 vintage 1999

        #4
        will the brass head get dinged up when i strike chisels with metal caps???
        or am i supposed to use small taps? or only wooden handled chisels?
        Last edited by LCHIEN; 06-07-2012, 11:09 AM.
        Loring in Katy, TX USA
        If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
        BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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        • pelligrini
          Veteran Member
          • Apr 2007
          • 4217
          • Fort Worth, TX
          • Craftsman 21829

          #5
          A 3/4 lbs mallet will probably be used for light work anyways. I haven't dinged mine up, but I don't have any metal caps. My mortise chisels have a steel hoop on the ends, but the striking surface is wood. I have some cheap stanley and buck chisels that have metal ends, but I use my wood mallet on them.
          Erik

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          • gsmittle
            Veteran Member
            • Aug 2004
            • 2792
            • St. Louis, MO, USA.
            • BT 3100

            #6
            I have the exact same one. I sanded the "Shop Fox" off of mine and put a dab of shellac on the sanded end. (Not anti-Shop Fox, just didn't like the size/location of the logo).

            I've used mine with metal-capped chisels and gotten a few small dings, nothing worth worrying about. Light taps usually do the trick! I discovered I usually hold it with the brass end between thumb and forefinger and the handle in my palm. That gives nice control and counters my tendency to use it as a hammer.

            g.
            Last edited by gsmittle; 06-07-2012, 01:18 PM. Reason: Added bit about holding it.
            Smit

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