frank howarth | Making A New Mallet @frankmakes | Uploaded June 2019 | Updated October 2024, 20 hours ago.
I have been experimenting with a new mallet idea. The idea is to glue up a mallet from smaller pieces of wood and then carve that glue up on the rotary 4th axis on the CNC. I started by making a prototype out of Sequoia wood mostly to go through the process: from first making the glue up, to next making a model in the computer, and finally cutting the final shape. I then made 3 versions of a newer design that were closer to what I would like as a mallet. One of these mallets is made completely of fir. Another mallet has a maple handle with a tropical hardwood head. The third one has a fir handle with a tropical hardwood head. In this third mallet, I put weights within the head. I like the weight of this third mallet. It is the one that most feels like it could do its job.
Tools used in this project can be found at frankmakes.com
Rotary Axis: cncrouterparts.com/pro-cnc-rotary-axis-p-724.html
Fusion 360: autodesk.com/products/fusion-360
Aspire: vectric.com/products/aspire
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I have been experimenting with a new mallet idea. The idea is to glue up a mallet from smaller pieces of wood and then carve that glue up on the rotary 4th axis on the CNC. I started by making a prototype out of Sequoia wood mostly to go through the process: from first making the glue up, to next making a model in the computer, and finally cutting the final shape. I then made 3 versions of a newer design that were closer to what I would like as a mallet. One of these mallets is made completely of fir. Another mallet has a maple handle with a tropical hardwood head. The third one has a fir handle with a tropical hardwood head. In this third mallet, I put weights within the head. I like the weight of this third mallet. It is the one that most feels like it could do its job.
Tools used in this project can be found at frankmakes.com
Rotary Axis: cncrouterparts.com/pro-cnc-rotary-axis-p-724.html
Fusion 360: autodesk.com/products/fusion-360
Aspire: vectric.com/products/aspire
To see upcoming projects follow me on social media
Patreon
patreon.com/user?u=16151185
instagram.com/frank.howarth
twitter.com/FrankHowarth
facebook.com/FrankMakes
