Carver's Mallet: Chasing the Threads (part 1)

[@mgorrow]

Sam, I have always turned carving mallets from one piece of wood but yours is so cool that I may have to turn one of these two pieced threaded one. Thanks for the excellent video and the inspiration.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Marshall I was watching a re run of the Woodwrights Shop with Roy Underhill. He was making a woodworking mallet (square) and it gave me this idea for a video. It also is a good project for making threads with a really long connection which you really don't need in most cases. Thanks Sam

[@adamquincey4371]

Excellent...! Absolutely beautiful...! The ebony looks amazing, also the whole shape and style of the mallet looks great... I've just turned a carvers mallet about a week ago but it was a large one... Watching this video has inspired me to turn a small two piece mallet, no threads though... Although, watching all your videos is also inspiring and one day I'll invest in a set if thread chasers and start practicing... Cheers... I'll watch part two now...

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Adam Thanks for watching. I hope you make the investment....

[@MikeWaldt]

Excellent stuff Sam, as Alan says, I really, but I mean really, get into this thread chasing :) Take care Mike

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

No reason not to... Sam

[@colinchalmers1099]

Nice video Sam. Cheers Colin

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thanks Sam

[@jamesfontaine431]

Great demo. Why would anyone want to skip the thread chasing ?

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thanks James I just wanted folks to have the option. I just couldn't fit it all in in one vid. Sam

[@sethwarner2540]

Sam, it seems like a pretty simple tool(male t. chaser); couldnt it simply be made with a three-cornered file, carefully spacing the grooves? I have a limited budget, but would like to do some of these cool projects.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

My first inclination 7 or 8 years ago was to make thread chasers. They have to match PERFECTLY. I soon gave up on that. You can find a set of chasers for 80 or 85 dollars. I soon found out that doing this required metal working skills I do not have. Sam

[@rodygonzalez7955]

First of all I liked your project a lot and second when I heard your voice I thought you were jim stoppani the trainer.

[@RPSchonherr]

Where'd you get the drill bit with the m\T? that would be better than a jacobs chuck

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

+Robert Schuster I got it from Craft Supply. I have four sizes. Handy but cost too much. Shop around, maybe Grainger or some place like that.... Sam

[@RPSchonherr]

K thanks

[@sofiadragon1979]

What woods are best for mallet heads?

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

JR Well if you want to chase threads in them, they need to be very hard and dense. Boxwood, blackwood, ebony, mopane etc. I think some are made from Apple, pear, ash, or maybe oak. If you really want to actually use the mallet, I wouldn't get too hung up on the wood. I made two mallets (that I used to use more years ago) from woods like walnut and maple. One has a square head that is laminated just to make it more interesting. It will take a long time to wear it out the head of a mallet. Mine look pretty worn but there is still lots of life in them. Sam

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

[@AsWoodTurns]

I gotta get threading. Alan

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

No reason not to.....

[@SpencerBelanger207]

Sadly I would never use it, would never hit Ebony against things haha.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Yes it is purely decorative. But you raise and interesting question---at least for me.......Would the ebony be tough enough for use or would it be too brittle. I will never find out. Sam

[@sethwarner2540]

IVORY? really?looks like Holly...

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Holly is pure white. Th Ivory is PINK ivory. It say pink Ivory in the description. Sam

[@sethwarner2540]

ok i thot ivory was illegal.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Ivory is illegal to import. It has been since the mid 1950s. Pink Ivory is wood. Sam

[@sethwarner2540]

what?????wood????ahahahah!!Im sorry, man i/ guess ignorance is, well, not bliss in this case!