Leatherworking Maul Handle - No Lathe [Baltic Birch]

In this video I make a handle for the ‪@HighCaliberCraftsman‬ leatherworking maul kit. The handle is made from Baltic birch plywood and I used my belt sander to shape it as I do not have a lathe.
Unfortunately Austin is no longer offering the kits for sale due to the current prices of brass. If this changes in the future I will make sure to update the description.
If you are interested in the Rubbish Wood 2021 Challenge put on by ‪@dainermade‬ you can find the playlist of the other entries here: • #rubbishwood21
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[@HighCaliberCraftsman]

Awesome job Grant!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Austin! 🍻

[@julietphillips1991]

That no lathe handle made from "rubbish" wood turned out awesome! It really comes alive when you dress it in that teak oil. I also like the outtakes!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Juliet! It was a fun project for sure and I couldn't agree more about how well the colours pop when I put the teak oil on! Thanks for checking it out 😊

[@erykfreethinker7147]

Who needs a lathe LOL! I really enjoyed this video Grant and very much enjoyed the way you shaped that ergonomic and aesthetically pleasing handle. The function of the maul means it must not slip and a cylinder would not prevent that. Well fitting for the hand it will be very satisfying to use. Good to see you actually demonstrating its use also. Good luck in the competition! 🎬🔨🔨🔨👍😀

[@TheGrantAlexander]

I think when you ask who needs a lathe, the answer is me🤣🤣 but you make do what what you have😊 appreciate the kind comments as always Eryk, I hope you will get to see me using this in future videos as well 🍻

[@jacobdaugherty4052]

That's a chunky handle! Nice.

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Jacob! I had to balance out all of that shiny brass, lol!

[@DeadriseWoodCrafts]

Lol love the ending!!! The things we do while filming alone!! That came out great!!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

hahah ya, I don't know what I was thinking, bought I thought it might get a chuckle if I included it!

[@FFD_Restorations]

Excellent choice for the handle! At first glance on a thumbnail I thought you stacked layers of leather! Nice end shots! Thanks buddy it was pleasant to watch! Have a nice day you too, cheers!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Boris! That was the look I was going for, but I wanted to use up some of my scrap wood🤣🤣

[@FFD_Restorations]

@@TheGrantAlexander even better, well done 🍻

[@IsaKocoglu]

I love it! Simple, to the point, and you truly fulfil the criteria of the challenge! Good luck 👍

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thank you so much! I do hope I win ☺️

[@lukegraham1945]

A great looking mallet, well done!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Luke! It was fun to see what can be done with limited time😊

[@SujMenon]

Looking nice Grant. That plywood exposed pattern looks great 👍. Not too many gaps/voids on birch plywood sheet, and thats a bonus!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Suj! Considering I bought plywood that was guaranteed to be void free I'm surprised I found any🤣🤣

[@dean_duplantis]

Wow. I thought at the beginning it was stacked leather. The birch came out so great!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Dean! That was the look I was going for, but I didn't want to take all that time cutting circles in leather🤣🤣

[@RLLWoodworks]

Lathes...who needs ‘em?!?! Great video dude.

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Well I think I need them! lol It would have made this project much quicker and easier, lol!

[@CartersShed]

Good evening Grant. That's a handy little mallet. Came out great with the stacked ply. Cheers. 🍻

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks so much! It was fun to use up some of those small bits of ply I had leftover from another project 😁

Hello Grant, Another good idea. You've created a good handle. You did a nice job without a lathe. You've done a great styling with belt sander. I don't have a lathe either. Sometimes I use the drill machine for this job :-). Thank you for sharing. See you. Big greetings. I wish you healthy and beautiful days. Cheers Dude. (your video end shots were fun)

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks so much Mehmet! I tried to use my drill, but it felt a bit too uneven and shaky. I didn't want to break it🤣🤣 cheers 🍻

@@TheGrantAlexander 👏👏👏👋👋👋It was a good idea to use belt sander as well. 'll see. cheers my friend.

[@davebauerart]

Looks great, layers of the Baltic birch work well.

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Dave! I agree, they turned out better than I expected!

[@MakerCuisine]

The maul looks great grant

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Jacob!

[@Myndcreations]

Looks awsome love the layers

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks mate! 🍻

[@luizzahome]

It was a pleasant video, congratulations, I wish you success👍🏻

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thank you so much 😊🍻

[@bonniebarber6114]

Fancy!!! ❤️

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Bonnie ♥️♥️

[@MarkMcCluney]

That was a good one mate, especially the Dick Dale-style music at the end. Cheers Grant, stay healthy.

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Mark! It was fun picking out the music for this one 😁 hope all is well across the pond🍻

[@XDIY]

Awesome work mate! Looks great

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks so much 😁🍻

[@wafflebeaver]

Very nice Grant. This makes me want to cast a small HDPE mallet for leather.

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks! That would be cool to see!

[@seamancustombuilds2553]

Nice job, Grant!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Scott👍🍻

[@MadeByMarylou]

That’s a great handle!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Marylou! ☺️

[@wb_finewoodworking]

That handle came out great. Your use of the belt sander is quite unique. I don’t think I’ve seen one used that way. You’re still living dangerously when you drill holes in small parts. One of those wood hand screw clamps is pretty cheap insurance for your fingers. 😉

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Don! I appreciate your concern for my fingers 😁 having the clamp and using it are two different things

[@wb_finewoodworking]

@@TheGrantAlexander very true. Since my last close call with the drill press it’s now a habit to reach for the clamp under the drill press table. 😃

[@TheGrantAlexander]

I'll need to wait until I have a close call then I will change my way of working🤣🤣

[@LonghornWorkshop]

Nice one mate, came not great with the plywood handle. Next week Grant will be turning a bowl on his sander...😛

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Harki! There was a fun challenge at one point of the no lathe bowl, some people came up with some really cool ways of doing it!

[@sumosprojects]

G’day Grant, well done on your fine entry to the #rubbishwood21 challenge mate, I reckon it’s a likely winner 🧐👍👍👍🍻🍻🍻🍻🍺🍻🍻🍺🍻

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Dirk! I do hope I win after I didn't place in the scrap wood challenge, lol! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! 🍻🍻🍻

[@RestorationAustralia]

Very cool well done.

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks! It was a fun project 😁

[@diyforknuckleheads]

Very nice Grant! Love the handle mate 👍😁 Could have sworn that was done on a lathe. I'm interested, what was that beer you were drinkin' 👍😁🇦🇺🍺🍺

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Shane! I'm pretty sure I was driving a root of evil by whiprsnppr brewery. It's a local craft brewery here in town 🍻🍻

[@diyforknuckleheads]

@@TheGrantAlexander The can looked good mate....I’m a sucker for a good lookin’ beer can 🍺🍺

[@TheGrantAlexander]

You need to come to Canada, I think we have the most craft breweries per capita in the world🤣🤣

[@EthanCarterDesigns]

Came out amazing bud! I am so pumped @highcalibercraftsman is selling these kits...I think people are going to have so much fun customizing these!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks so much! I can't wait to see what you do with yours 😁

[@EthanCarterDesigns]

@@TheGrantAlexander I was lucky enough to have one of the prototypes made by Austin himself - I use it almost everyday and it's been a true game changer vs. what I was using before!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

@@EthanCarterDesigns lol I was told I got a prototype 🤣🤣🤣

[@EthanCarterDesigns]

@@TheGrantAlexander Let's go with you got a prototype kit, I got a prototype finished product haha

[@TheGrantAlexander]

@@EthanCarterDesigns hahaha! Well you can still customize yours just pop that leather handle off and get to work!!

[@FixitFingers]

The last few seconds were super creepy.... 😬

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Well I am sorry to hear that, but you should know better than to watch the entire youtube video, only 10% of people do that! lol

[@BearMaked]

I can't handle how cool this is. (Yes, I'm going to keep recycling that joke)

[@TheGrantAlexander]

And I'll keep recycling my answer🤣🤣 you can handle it if you go to highcalibercraftsmam.com! (P.s. before you say you can't afford it, don't forget you just bought a mug press to make grilled cheese sandwiches 🤣🤣)

[@HighCaliberCraftsman]

@@TheGrantAlexander 😂🤣

[@grumpyshorts1056]

doesn't look Highcalibercraftsman sells those kits anymore!!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

I'll send him a message and see if they are temporarily unavailable or if he has stopped offering them and get back to you

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Sorry to say he is currently not selling them because of the price of brass. It's currently too expensive to offer the kits. I'll modify the description accordingly. Thanks for watching

[@grumpyshorts1056]

@@TheGrantAlexander :-( tks

[@ProjectsandThings]

It looked like you were about the make love the the thing there in the last seconds: I HAVE a QUESTION! . Why is the mallet round? when the purpose seems to be to use it on very fine leather working tools, so slipping off seems like a real problem if you miss the mark by a tiny bit. the audio level changes are a bit jarring when you have sound turned up all the way, perhaps a little more gradual transition next time. Also excellent choice on the swing-type music when you are hand sanding around 3.00

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Thanks Yves! I think it is personal preference on round vs flat. If it is flat you can easily be a bit off angled and then screw up the hit. You can google it and find people arguing which is better and why for days and days🤣🤣 this is the first round one I've used and it seemed to work really nice 🤷 I'm not sure which audio levels you are talking about, can you tell me the minute mark? I've done it the same way for all my videos, so I hope they haven't been jarring this whole time.

[@tfturning]

No lathe?? I find that offensive lol. Looks really cool, nice job man!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Lol! One day I'll have a lathe🤣🤣

[@TakamiWoodshop]

I'm definitely not getting a lathe after seeing this! You know that sander thingy you use is going to blow up soon right?

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Haha! I hope to inspire many people away from the dark art of latheing! Don't worry if my sander blows up it has a lifetime warranty 😁😁 #Canadian

[@TakamiWoodshop]

@@TheGrantAlexander typo ? - #Chinadian ?

[@TheGrantAlexander]

@@TakamiWoodshop well made in China, but guaranteed in Canada. Which is all that matters🤣🤣

[@aweirdguynamedjeff]

Gah more Weezer snobbery! Nice handle though 👍

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Gotta give Austin a hard time every once in a while🤣🤣

[@aweirdguynamedjeff]

@@TheGrantAlexander Houston, we have a problem 🤣