Another Kitchen Mallet

There is something about woodworking projects - probably true with most of what we do, but not with mass produced products - is that the moment we finish one, we immediately see a better one or a different way of doing it.  Obviously, one can always find a better mouse trap.

Below: gluing up three strips of marble wood.

Flattening the joints on a belt sander

 Creating the channel to both sides of each half of the mallet head to receive the cheek of the handle. A 3/4 inch stacked dado make an easy one pass-cut. Gluing them together afterwards allow for a 3/4 by 3/4 square mortise.

 Cross cutting the excess parts

The handle is a laminate of Oak, cherry and zebra wood.

 A tenon cutting jig allows for a safe cut of the tenon for the wedges.

 A poly-carbonate cutting board was used for each face of the mallet head