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[smilley792]

Right, in aldred video he has a nylon type hammer for knocking in, which "he acquired"

I've seen a video by ijc at hell 4 leather which also has a similar mallet. Of which paul said he wanted, but was told no as there hard to acquire,



So does anyone know what these mallets are exactly and where to get them.


I have this link, but nothing on the site says bat knocking in, or for softwood. And non look like Paul's or matts hammers anyway.


http://www.thorhammer.com/Products/

Any help? Cheers

[trypewriter]

just replied on paul's thread thor 8126 I think.

[Vitas Cricket]

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/thor-8126-super-plastic-mallet-80mm-950g-r34bm

[wayward_hayward]

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/thor-8126-super-plastic-mallet-80mm-950g-r34bm

What makes this a better mallet than the standard wooden ones?

[Vitas Cricket]

No idea, never used one. Would like to try.

These nylon ones are probably better than a standard off the shelf wooden mallet. A lignum vitae mallet is probably still the king though.

[Uzi Sports]

does any one know where we can get the lignum vitae mallet

[Jaffa]

Might have to round off the edges though.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SALMENS-WOODEN-MALLET-LIGNUM-VITAE-CANE-HANDLE-TINSMANS-TINMANS-STOCK-6-SHORT-/251047850691?pt=UK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL&hash=item3a739e32c3

[smilley792]

For lignam vitae

http://www.xxl-sale.co.uk/search/?q=lignum%20vitae%20mallet&campid=5337248816

[mad_abt_cricket]

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/thor-8126-super-plastic-mallet-80mm-950g-r34bm

This nylon mallet has a pretty flat face.. and not the rounded face which Paul/Julian uses.

[hell4leather cricket]

I had to make my own ,there not of the shelf

[smilley792]

I had to make my own ,there not of the shelf

Spill on how and ehat you used please?

Or

Make them to sell?

Congrats on the great exposure with netherlands today to(yes im sucking up)

[RossViper]

That nylon mallet is a plastic mallet! Don't confuse the 2! nylon is softer I think 

What makes them better, there are higher density than standard, making them harder and heavier, thus more efficient at the job in hand. And I would guess, imporantly , not too hard and heavy - ball pian any one!

[Fezballoh]

That's why lignum vitae is a good option, Ross. It is strong enough to compress the face of the bat and work the edges over and light enough that you can do a few hundred strikes without getting tennis elbow. They are traditionally used for lead beating, and come in all sorts of shapes so you should be able to find a rounded one on Ebay sooner or later.

[Number 11]

I reckon I can make something up. I do a bit of hobby engineering.
How about aluminium head and handle with an acetal face around 2.5 or 3" diameter? or maybe just solid acetal or nylon or whatever's available in the offcuts bin at my local plastics supplier.

the flat faced lignum mallets will need quite a bit of work to round them off and the other rounded ones are mostly too rounded.

[i12breakfree]

Local home stores in USA have these

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Estwing-18-oz-No-Mark-Deadhead-Rubber-Mallet-DH-18N/100351737/


Will this work