Synopsis: make a stout woodworking mallet with an oversize head. you’ll use it for any number of tasks, from cleaning out a mortise or chopping dovetails to delicate detail work. it is a great exercise in handwork, involving careful layout, sawing, planing, and precise joinery cuts.. This mallet is made following a plan from a small paperback woodworking text called "woodwork for second year" written by john a walton first publish in 1959. the original plans are a pleasure to follow, each step is simply written with a number and letter system corresponding to the plan.. The mallet is meant to be fairly hefty, with a long handle to do some serious pounding if need be. for more delicate work, a smaller version with a shorter handle would be more appropriate. the head is laid out with a centre line all the way around, and the handle gets the first shaping cuts:.
