Dead blow mallet
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:36 pm
Here are the basic V-carve files for my dead blow mallet as featured here: http://www.cncsharktalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3945
I use 3/8 dowels for assembly. the steel balls fill about 1/3 of the cavity. You will notice that I don't cut all the way through on the profile cuts. I use a flush trim bit on my router table to finish those up. Feel free to change anything, and proceed with caution. When you cut the pocket for thickness of the handle end, cut one side, measure the overall thickness at the end and adjust the pocket depth for the otherside to your measurement.
I use 3/8 dowels for assembly. the steel balls fill about 1/3 of the cavity. You will notice that I don't cut all the way through on the profile cuts. I use a flush trim bit on my router table to finish those up. Feel free to change anything, and proceed with caution. When you cut the pocket for thickness of the handle end, cut one side, measure the overall thickness at the end and adjust the pocket depth for the otherside to your measurement.