brass mallet

[LCHIEN]

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

[cabinetman]

Yes it does.

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[pelligrini]

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.

[LCHIEN]

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?

[pelligrini]

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.

[gsmittle]

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.