A well made mallet is a welcome addition to any woodworkers tool collection. Making a mallet yourself introduces the skills that are needed to become an accomplished hand tool woodworker. This class focuses on using hand tools to make a maple or cherry woodworker’s mallet. Students will learn to chop and pare with chisels, and how to use spokeshaves. You will also be introduced to the brace and bit, block planes, rasps and files. We will cover how to read and select grain direction to control wood movement. Many of the steps in making this mallet can be completed with any one of a number of hand tools. The class will give you the opportunity to try different combinations of methods to get the job done. The mallet parts will be partially prepared by machine work (in the interest of time) but you will see and learn how each step can be performed by hand. At the end of this class you will have a good understanding of the skills one needs to develop to become a proficient hand tool woodworker.
Due to the underlying expenses and prep time involved with our classes, Mann Tool does not provide refunds or exchanges for cancellations that occur within 10 days of the scheduled event. Participants who give more than 10 days’ notice will receive a full refund.
Each class has a minimum number of participants required for the class to be held. Mann Tool reserves the right to cancel a class up to 48 hours prior to its scheduled time if the minimum enrollment has not been met. In this case, the participants have the choice of a full refund or a credit towards the enrollment costs for a future class.