Carvers mallet

["Damon Ayer" <damonayer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

kevin

you could always have a woodworker turn you a wooden one. beech is common to
find now, but you need to have a fairly large head to get a good weight.
traditionally fruit wood was used. good weight and hardness. i have seen the
rings running concentrically out from the center, as with beech mallets, so
avoiding the danger of splitting.

traditional wisdom has the grain running straight through and using the end
grain, not the faces left on two sides, as the striking areas. the problem
with that is getting a large enough piece of wood, so the former is
sometimes easier to manufacture.

good luck
damon ayer