Making 2 HUGE Mallets, The EPOXY One Gets Weird 🐠🐳

After watching a lot of TV, I got some inspiration and made 2 Huge Mallets and one gets really really weird. I make an enormous dead blow mallet to show the process and scale, and then take it to another world by making one with a fake aquarium in it. Filled with water and some floating fish, made from crystal clear EPOXY.
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[@tynewbold]

Absolutely love the fact that you have a portrait of “Ron Swanson” in your wood shop.

[@bneuhaus001]

he is a master carpenter

[@Winterborn3420]

John you could so easily sell those mallets. Ok, perhaps not sized for a Sasquatch but still. Dang neat! (Yes looking forward to more of the weird!)

[@vcarmichelli7781]

I really love the mallets! Very ingenious. My daughter is an avid watcher of Parks and Rec. I'd love to get her the Ron Swanson a.k.a. Nick Offerman picture that you have on your wall. May I be so bold as to ask where you purchased it? I'd like to get it for her for Christmas.

[@slightlycrookedworkshop]

Never in my life did I think I'd spend 17 minutes watching someone make a Fish Tank Dead Blow Mallet...It was time well spent.

[@CanuteCrafts]

Yeah, not what I thought I'd be doing with my time

[@OriginalMomo]

New Malecki videos make me happy

[@jonjursich786]

My Monday sucked... John releases fish tank super awesome mallet build... my week become immediately better!

[@LivinItUp98]

I love Tanked!

[@ianmib]

You are a brave to attempt all of these thick epoxy projects, nobody else trying it will be so critical of the end results if there's a single bubble or blemish. I have tried just filling knot holes with epoxy and am still learning. Keep it up your videos are great blend of interesting builds and humor.

[@karulach]

Wooden malet looks way much better. Great work John.

[@Khansvisuals]

This was one of the first videos i found during the first Lockdown and im glad i did

[@wendichenault138]

I don't know if it has been mentioned in previous comments but you can put a thin coat of resin over the sanded resin and it is said to bring it back to crystal clear,

[@ERey55]

I love that Swanson portait in the shop

[@yousufkothawala270]

You should do a giveaway of what you build,that way you'll grow in subscribers and make your fans happy

[@johnthomas5075]

The Air Force has some Plexiglass polish they use on canopies

[@michaelwillson6847]

That is the coolest most ridiculous thing I've ever seen and I love it. Stay squirly 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@alecjamgotchian5802]

Dope project! Wouldn't it have made more sense to use like acrylic sheets for the walls of the fish one? Just to avoid cure times and whatnot

[@maxkaiser9316]

Dude that is crazy stupid awsome!!!! Love it

[@cooperthornely8025]

What watch are you wearing

[@TNPmachine]

John, here's a challenge - how to fill the bowl mallet with water completely?

[@brokenharpchannel3537]

If you didn't boil the water it can eventually cloud

[@brianterrill9587]

You need a heated curing room/cabinet. Next project? If you're going to keep doing these things.

[@caliber2410]

What tool belt/apron are you using? Looks nice and low profile. Is it custom or something off shelf?

[@lloydpittonet]

I've only seen one other deadblow hammer made, and they put glue in it. When it got to that point in the video, I immediately thought "but then the shot CAN'T MOVE AROUND IN THE HAMMER". That completely defeats the purpose of a deadblow design. The bounce from the hammer is absorbed by the shot landing just after the actual blow from the hammer head, "deadening" the bounceback.

[@Diggers_daughter]

ACC pluse great clear finish no sanding less cure time

[@lacarpinteriadelucas]

the glue is also a mechanical bond, a quimical one is made when the particles of both materials link each other; glue and wood works because of the porosity of the wood and the stickness of the glue

[@matthewderezinski8103]

Fish on!!! Nice.

[@TheZudoke]

With plexiglass u can clear up the rough edges with a heat gun or a torch, maybe the same thing works with epoxy too.

[@mmcollins3]

See you decided to go with the new Makita 12” Compound Miter Saw. How do you like it?

[@John_Malecki]

Love the dust collection and its super smooth

[@datmanwavy0220]

Somebody give this man his own show

[@speer44]

Fish tank dead mallet? You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop to think if you should.🤣. Great videos, love the channel!

[@mars7786]

Yesss love your vids

[@CanuteCrafts]

Making my own mallet is still very high on my to do list, I love both of your's

[@stormyeffects4795]

Amazing

[@DSDaddio]

Man the casings for the dead blow material is GENIUS! Now I know what to do with all these casings in boxes!

[@bellscustomwoodworking9058]

I like both mallets, i just started using total boat epoxy

[@crashandburn22501]

Nick Zammetti made a resin pencil mallet. Would love to see a collaboration between you both to see how far you can take the markets before they smash

[@VideoandfilmsolutionsCoUk]

Awesome again John

[@nicholasdeluccio9996]

New Miter saw? nice

[@austinsheehy4909]

Awesome video!! LOVE the mallets...serious question though...WHERE did you find that picture of Ron swanson?? MUST. HAVE!!

[@carnright]

Nice 👍 I was worried that the casings by themselves would not have enough mass but you added the BBs😁

[@matthewwilliams5253]

Hi from Adelaide Australia maaaate 👍🇦🇺😀

[@bradyritter2193]

Wow, just wow

[@kimberleelybarger2096]

Both mallets are awesome. Never stop the weird.

[@aaronalton7458]

Tots awesome bro!

[@coastalconcepts8735]

cool build keep em comin

[@jessekincheloe2719]

I absolutely love the fish tank mallet it is awesome. Been thinking about doing my own videos and posting them but a little unsure yet still

[@clydebalcom8252]

Thor loaned you Mjolnir? Nice.

[@talllanky1]

Question dose the layerings make the mallet more likely to break?

[@davestellingwerf7880]

John is worthy of mjölnir!!😲😲

[@shaikhowais8651]

I kinda like the hammer

[@nachumtwersky7206]

So I could be crazy.. but was that Purple Heart or paduk? Awesome project regardless!!! Just found your channel and have been binge watching ever since

[@John_Malecki]

Haha yes it is. We didn’t actually have any padouk

[@FennahMakes]

Great build again John!!

[@RedPigeon_]

So glad you decided to post this!

[@John_Malecki]

I hope more people feel the same haha.

[@jeffreynerdin3522]

Two tiny holes in each side and a syringe and then a couple tiny plugs could fill the fish tanks up with water all the way. Just a thought.

[@nanoreaper5002]

Very entertaining... and next week a 1000 fish tanks are delivered too John's shop

[@shmulis1]

Are you happy with the Makita miter saw?

[@itsblowecuz]

How are you liking the makita miter saw?

[@kspn78]

Interesting video, I wonder what happened to that Mallet :)

[@upperhandcustoms11]

It’s a beauty. Keep them coming John.

[@JaredMadsen-go9tn]

Very good video. Why are wooden mallets and dead-blows so common in the wood working industry and not traditional Dead-blow hammers (poly cased type).

[@FredMcIntyre]

Really cool John! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@samdelonas7079]

Hey John, really creative. Love it. How about an expoxy fish that you can use as a mallet?

[@bryonw.1446]

Love the fish MC.... Hammer. I noticed that you switched over to a Makita Miter saw. Do you like that better than the Bosch? I'm building your miter saw station and want to switch out to a more compact saw than my Dewalt sliding saw.

[@John_Malecki]

I like it much better. Dust isb100000x

[@zachpayne1761]

Watching john’s videos is better than watching tv

[@blakejames3398]

Hey man . I used to run a custom acrylic shop and did the exact same thing that tanked does except I didn’t charge nearly as much money. If you actually wanted to have a fish tank in your shop we could make it happen . If you want to personally message me . We can talk logistics and I can send you some of my work . Most of the cost isn’t actually the materials to build the tank it’s the labor for the guys building them . We can always work something out on that end .

[@jasonsummit1885]

The bullet casings came from BRCC right?😁

[@GibClark]

Might have to steal that walnut one when yinz ain't lookin!

[@edgerat]

Fat Thor FTW!!!!

[@John_Malecki]

He's my dad

[@davismorehead2494]

Wondering why you didn’t completely fill with water?

[@Luke-qc1rm]

Does the fish mallet still look clean or has the liquid become dirty?

[@raghavjalan]

Haha never imagined a fish tank mallet But here it is.. Looks great Keep the craziness alive 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@scottmiller740]

Just wondering the size dimensions on the wooden mallet

[@codybroadrick2427]

Have you tried doing like a flame polish for the clarity of epoxy I haven't tried it on clear epoxy but that's the big way to finish plastics... just a thought! P.s love the videos and I just bought a bundle of prints very nice and detailed print layout!!!!! 👍🤘

[@zoec8878]

You are the best builder I have seen and you are funny

[@joshweightwoodworks]

Two watches ⌚️⌚️ Boss move 👍🏼

[@John_Malecki]

one is a woop strap. Its incase i dont know im already fat and stupid even more, it reminds me haha

[@nr1483]

I love the fact that you used Q in your video, best special character in Star Trek ever

[@JonO387]

Special character?

[@davidchanko5024]

I live in the pittsburgh area. where do you get your walnut and paduak? great video. keep the good vids coming!!

[@taylordice843]

Make wooden swords ⚔️ I made one in high school out of scraps and it was fun and came out great

[@CiaranGallagher77]

damn!! you should make a wooden thors hammer !!!

[@ITpanda]

Epoxy to glue to separate prices together without leaving a seam so noticeable. Try it next time or just do the work up front and use Styrofoam to fill center of molds and dissolve it later.

[@Bobo-gm9fd]

Dam I wanted to see you hit something with the epoxy mallet

[@TTreglown]

John, whats up with your merch distributer? Can't seem to get them to ship an order...its been weeks now.

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, John!!! Beautiful mallets!!! 😃 The fish tank turned out cute! 😂 Stay safe there! 🖖😊

[@RagingGamingBear]

Just as cool as Nick Zammeti Huge Mallet but his is a "bit" bigger xD

[@sarahradtke8767]

His was just a tad bit bigger than this one lol. Nick could barely lift it lol

[@voidos8490]

I need that walnut mallet in my life.

[@TheTranq]

Sweet builds!

[@brandonhirstcaron8020]

Would've been cool to have a pair of dolphinfish named castor and pollux in honor of our navy's submariners.

[@matteedstrom]

Doesn't glue make it loose the "deadblow" properties? Just make it a weighted mallet?

[@kenmaira]

Awesome video, one thing though, in your woodworking tools section you have a powermatic listed, but that was definitely not a powermatic jointer, is that a Hammer?

[@John_Malecki]

It’s A JET, we changed over a year ago. It’s in there somewhere

[@kenmaira]

@@John_Malecki Thank you for the follow up!

[@bnelly1987]

Is the wood mallet functional or is it just for show?

[@williebou]

Love it keep up the good work Bro 👊👍

[@robertsteinwandel6658]

Love the vids! Knew you were a football player but didn’t realize ya were with the redskins for a little while! Been a huge fan since I was a little kid, so that was ridiculously cool to hear :)

[@lililuminous8234]

Me: *sees the title* Why are you like this? Also Me: Hell yeah this is quality content please don't ever change!

[@xstonedsnailxbox]

yush

[@BuddaRal]

Haha, that's great. Random, but fun! Keep up the great work!

[@jeffkodysz4309]

Them: "Why do you have spent .45 bullet casings in your shop?" Me: "Doesn't everybody?" 😉👍

[@John_Malecki]

Exactly Jeff !

[@benhoogerheide365]

I would love to see you build a mallet that doesn’t look like you stole it from the high striker strong man carnival game. One you could actually use in a practical woodshop lol

[@CatsWithShoes]

oof you filled it with water.. in your FREEZING COLD shop.. check back on that mallet in a year XD

[@kha0sv4ktor72]

in Bobbys videos i saw a wood that was very very very deep red...can you do something with that? i have no idea about wood and their names. So you have to watch bobbys vids, give him some views^^

[@dianecampbell7392]

That's a very manly baby rattle you've made