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laminated mallet handle
eliot feldman
Why would a woodworker turn a laminated handle where the laminates run perpendicular to the long axis? I watched a video where someone did just that. He put alternating disks of some sort around a central metal rod and glued it all up with epoxy before turning it smooth.
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onemanband
Just for a different visual effect, to me.
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eliot feldman
You're probably right, but I have this idea that all that extra work may function to absorb shock or something like that.
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Wiley Horne
Maybe something like this Estwing:
Looks cool, but also absorbs vibration.
Wiley
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eliot feldman
Yes, it looked something like this.
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Leo Cuellar
I actually watched that video awhile ago. The number one reason is to score viewers to increase revenue. Next, he probably just thought it would look cool. Personally, I don't think there was any consideration given to functionality.
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eliot feldman
I believe you and onemanband are right; I kind-of wished that there was more to it because the idea of absorbing shock appeals to me. I just finished the head of a smallish mallet, and I am about to make a handle for it. I could do what that guy did, but if it's just looks, I'll pass on that. I may turn an oval-shaped handle instead to give it a nice look and actually have some positive functionality as far as grip goes. I did insert some metal in the head to give it a good "hit"-- as the pool players say.
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Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
It is all about click bait - too many videos these days on YouTube are just that. Use a flash photo with a alluring title, all designed to get someone to click on the link and have a look. For some it represents money, and for other fame. It is what YouTube is becoming, and the good stuff is getting drowned out.
The handle will be strong enough because it has a metal core. The rest is tinsel. The handle shape is poor - it tapers in the wrong direction, away from the hammer head, which will compromise grip.
Regards from Perth
Derek
Click bait
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
It is all about click bait - too many videos these days on YouTube are just that. Use a flash photo with a alluring title, all designed to get someone to click on the link and have a look. For some it represents money, and for other fame. It is what YouTube is becoming, and the good stuff is getting drowned out.
The handle will be strong enough because it has a metal core. The rest is tinsel. The handle shape is poor - it tapers in the wrong direction, away from the hammer head, which will compromise grip.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
It is all about click bait - too many videos these days on YouTube are just that. Use a flash photo with a alluring title, all designed to get someone to click on the link and have a look. For some it represents money, and for other fame. It is what YouTube is becoming, and the good stuff is getting drowned out.
The handle will be strong enough because it has a metal core. The rest is tinsel. The handle shape is poor - it tapers in the wrong direction, away from the hammer head, which will compromise grip.
Regards from Perth
Derek
Click bait
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
It is all about click bait - too many videos these days on YouTube are just that. Use a flash photo with a alluring title, all designed to get someone to click on the link and have a look. For some it represents money, and for other fame. It is what YouTube is becoming, and the good stuff is getting drowned out.
The handle will be strong enough because it has a metal core. The rest is tinsel. The handle shape is poor - it tapers in the wrong direction, away from the hammer head, which will compromise grip.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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William Duffield
It's art. It's designed to look like stacked leather. IMHO, a stack of wooden cookies is not a good idea for a tool that is supposed to be functional, and is not supposed to beat you up while you are trying to build something. A strong, flexible wood, with no grain runout would work much better, and you could adjust the cross section for an appropriate amount of flexibility.
Click Bait
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
It is all about click bait - too many videos these days on YouTube are just that. Use a flash photo with a alluring title, all designed to get someone to click on the link and have a look. For some it represents money, and for other fame. It is what YouTube is becoming, and the good stuff is getting drowned out.
The handle will be strong enough because it has a metal core. The rest is tinsel. The handle shape is poor - it tapers in the wrong direction, away from the hammer head, which will compromise grip.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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William Duffield
It's art. It's designed to look like stacked leather. IMHO, a stack of wooden cookies is not a good idea for a tool that is supposed to be functional, and is not supposed to beat you up while you are trying to build something. A strong, flexible wood, with no grain runout would work much better, and you could adjust the cross section for an appropriate amount of flexibility.
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Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
It is all about click bait - too many videos these days on YouTube are just that. Use a flash photo with a alluring title, all designed to get someone to click on the link and have a look. For some it represents money, and for other fame. It is what YouTube is becoming, and the good stuff is getting drowned out.
The handle will be strong enough because it has a metal core. The rest is tinsel. The handle shape is poor - it tapers in the wrong direction, away from the hammer head, which will compromise grip.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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onemanband
I didn't watch the video, but I agree it has nothing to do with vibration absorption.
Wood glued to the handle with epoxy has the same absorption effect whether the grain is cross, angled or in line. The thickness of the wood would have a more effect on absorption.
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onemanband
I didn't watch the video, but I agree it has nothing to do with vibration absorption.
Wood glued to the handle with epoxy has the same absorption effect whether the grain is cross, angled or in line. The thickness of the wood would have more effect on absorption.
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Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
It is all about click bait - too many videos these days on YouTube are just that. Use a flash photo with a alluring title, all designed to get someone to click on the link and have a look. For some it represents money, and for other fame. It is what YouTube is becoming, and the good stuff is getting drowned out.
The handle will be strong enough because it has a metal core. The rest is tinsel. The handle shape is poor - it tapers in the wrong direction, away from the hammer head, which will compromise grip.
Regards from Perth
Derek
Re: laminated mallet handle
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
It is all about click bait - too many videos these days on YouTube are just that. Use a flash photo with an alluring title, all designed to get someone to click on the link and have a look. For some it represents money, and for other fame. It is what YouTube is becoming, and the good stuff is getting drowned out.
The handle will be strong enough because it has a metal core. The rest is tinsel. The handle shape is poor - it tapers in the wrong direction, away from the hammer head, which will compromise grip.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
It is all about click bait - too many videos these days on YouTube are just that. Use a flash photo with an alluring title, all designed to get someone to click on the link and have a look. For some it represents money, and for other fame. It is what YouTube is becoming - 15 minutes of fame - and the good stuff is getting drowned out.
The handle will be strong enough because it has a metal core. The rest is tinsel. The handle shape is poor - it tapers in the wrong direction, away from the hammer head, which will compromise grip.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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eliot feldman
I went ahead anyway and just finished one with that kind of construction, and I'll tell you why: I was in Sicily years ago at some Greek temple ruins. The guide explained that most of the temples were completely destroyed by earthquakes over the years but that some managed to survive to some extent (like the ruins we were standing in). And the explanation for that was that the ones that survived a bit were constructed with thin layers of lead between the stones. Apparently that kind of construction provided for some sort of shock absorption. So why not try it for a mallet handle?
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eliot feldman
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eliot feldman
I went ahead an just finished one anyway, and here's why: I was in Sicily years ago at a Greek ruin. The guide told us that some of the temples survived all the earthquakes to some extent because they were constructed with lead sheets between the stones. So I figured that the laminations must have absorbed some of the vibrations, so why not try it for a mallet handle.
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eliot feldman
I just finished one anyway. Why? Because I remember years ago being in Sicily where the guide at some ruins explained that some temples survived all the earthquakes because the builders put layers of lead between the stones. So I figured these laminations absorb some vibration.
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Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
YouTube appears to have taken over as a place for show-and-tell. For many it is clickbait, that is, attracting clicks to a video to gain fame and fortune. Intriguing titles, showmen, scantily clad ladies … and the same old tips in new dressing. There is some really good stuff on YouTube, but it is getting drowned out.
That handle is likely strong enough as it has a metal core. However it looks uncomfortable and likely difficult to hold on to, with the taper running in the wrong direction.
Regards from Perth
Derek