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WDH

May 16, 2008, 11:43:11 AM
I have benefited immensely from my association with The Forestry Forum, mostly intellectually, but sometimes materially. 

Case in point:  Metalspinner graciously sent me a piece of oak burl.  I showed it to Dodgy Loner.  I gave Dodgy a piece as he is a wood turner.  Guess what?  I got some of it back as a very nice surprise ;D.  Here it is.





It is a wooden mallet made from Metalspinner's oak burl.  The handle is hickory.  The dark striking surface is ebony, very hard, for chisel work.  The light striking surface is basswood, soft, for tapping joints together. 

It is a work of art!  Radar67 and DonK have also made me some beautiful pens.  Woodbowl gave me a woodbowl!  I am blessed to have found such good friends.
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ely

#1
May 16, 2008, 11:59:05 AM
suweeeeet

metalspinner

#2
May 16, 2008, 12:38:36 PM
 8) 8) Now that is a mallet!  What a great surprise. 8) 

That can be used in the highest court of law for out-of-line attorney's.  It might put a hole through the desk, though. :D
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Jeff

#3
May 16, 2008, 01:54:50 PM
Awesome.  :)
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#4
May 16, 2008, 05:23:27 PM
Man o man that is impressive!! Would be a well used tool in my shop too. Congrats to all who were involved with this one.

GREAT post!!
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#5
May 16, 2008, 06:46:06 PM
thats a bute
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Don K

#6
May 16, 2008, 07:34:04 PM
 :o :o 8) 8) That is nice Danny!   Dodgy, that is some fine work. Too beautiful to strike anything with.

Don
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Radar67

#7
May 16, 2008, 11:52:29 PM
That there is a might nice looking mallet. I'm with Don on this, about the only thing I would want that striking is "up a conversation". ;)
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ironstumper

#8
May 17, 2008, 04:05:24 AM
Makes me wanna replace the burnt out motor on my shopsmith and give something a try myself.....Oh well maybe after I finally saw up the 80+ logs sittin in my yard for my barn.........
Rom 8:19 Can't wait!!

WDH

#9
May 17, 2008, 09:41:13 PM
Ironstumper, we will be awaiting the pics ;D.
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Dodgy Loner

#10
May 18, 2008, 02:21:21 PM
Hope you get plenty of use out of that mallet, WDH.  Whether you use it as a beater or a paperweight is up to you ;).  I personally have no reservations about using beautiful tools for their intended purpose.  The dents and dings just add to the memories.  The bulk of that oak burl should be finished later today.  Pictures will follow, of course :).
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WDH

#11
May 18, 2008, 09:07:14 PM
That oak burl is being subjected to some special use :).
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Dodgy Loner

#12
May 18, 2008, 10:46:40 PM
Finished it up this evening.  My camera is at my office, so I will have to take pictures tomorrow ;).
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SwampDonkey

#13
May 19, 2008, 05:14:02 AM
Nice mallet ya got there WDH.  ;D I'd be afraid of hitting anything and busting the ebony and basswood to smithereens, unless I'm just tapping a wood chisel. smiley_headscratch OHHHH!  smiley_lit_bulb I guess it's not meant to pound 6 inch spiral spikes. ;)

Great work Dodgy and nice burl wood metalspinner.  :)
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TexasTimbers

#14
May 19, 2008, 08:04:11 AM
Man that is one nice mallet!
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WDH

#15
May 19, 2008, 09:25:59 AM
Quote from: SwampDonkey on May 19, 2008, 05:14:02 AM
smiley_headscratch OHHHH!  smiley_lit_bulb I guess it's not meant to pound 6 inch spiral spikes. ;)


SD,  you need a mallet made from Ferrous ironus variety metallica :D

As far as wooden mallets go, this one will be hard to beat!
Woodmizer LT40HDD35, John Deere 2155, Kubota M5-111, Kubota L2501, Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln, and a passion for all things with leafs, twigs, and bark.  hamsleyhardwood.com

Dodgy Loner

#16
May 19, 2008, 11:02:42 PM
Here are the pics of my recently completed project - a red oak burl bowl.  10.5" in diameter and 3.25" tall.  Metalspinner shipped the wood to WDH, who gave it to me.  The beauty of the wood makes me look like more of a craftsman than I really am :D.  We will be auctioning off the bowl to support the Forestry Forum.  I have arranged with Jeff to list it this on Sunday, but anyone who reads the woodworking thread will be getting a sneak preview!



"There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey." -John Ruskin

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Mooseherder

#17
May 19, 2008, 11:10:43 PM
That bowl is beautiful DL. :) 8) 8)

I think it could be heading south. ;D

WDH

#18
May 20, 2008, 12:22:13 AM
Wouch!  That is some nice ;D. 

Metalspinner, nothing like a team project, eh?  Without your kindness in supplying the burl and Dodgy's kindness in doing the beautiful turning, where would we be ???. 

That bowl sure would look nice sitting in a special place in my house :).
Woodmizer LT40HDD35, John Deere 2155, Kubota M5-111, Kubota L2501, Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln, and a passion for all things with leafs, twigs, and bark.  hamsleyhardwood.com

SwampDonkey

#19
May 20, 2008, 04:56:25 AM
Sure is nice burl and the turning don't hurt it none. ;) Nice little turners mark on the underside to.  :)
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OneWithWood

#20
May 20, 2008, 09:51:57 AM
Nice job, Dodgy  8)

I bet that was some fun turning it  :)
One With Wood
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Dodgy Loner

#21
May 20, 2008, 05:07:07 PM
Thanks for the compliments!  It was very fun to turn, probably the most spectacular wood I've ever had the pleasure of using.  It was a little tricky when it got thin, due to the large voids, but that's something you expect when turning burlwood.  The mark on the bottom is for my initials - J.A.T.
"There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey." -John Ruskin

Any idiot can write a woodworking blog. Here's mine.

Norm

#22
May 20, 2008, 05:15:46 PM
Now that is some beautiful work DL! smiley_thumbsup

metalspinner

#23
May 20, 2008, 06:12:17 PM
That is a wonderful looking bowl, Dodgy!  That shape and form look just right with that burl.

That wood is pretty hard, eh? ;)
I do what the little voices in my wife's head tell me to do.

Dodgy Loner

#24
May 20, 2008, 10:38:39 PM
Cuts like butter with sharp tools ;).  I always prefer to turn harder woods, because they leave less tearout, which means less sanding.  I could turn that oak burl all day :)
"There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey." -John Ruskin

Any idiot can write a woodworking blog. Here's mine.
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