Joiners Mallet

I decided on another diversion project. Rex Krueger has a handful of mallet videos, and it got me thinking I need one. I went with my own approach, and used scrap material. My first one failed because I got too cute. I attempted a two sided internal dove tail. I learned a lot, but ultimately it was not what I wanted. Attempt #2, pictured below, came out pretty nice. I did some sanding and a light coat of finish – ta da! I’ve already used it with my new chisels.