Handmade Osage Orange Wood Carving Mallet 13.5 Oz, Carvers Mallet, Gift For retailer Dad Mom, Tenons, Dovetails, Hand Crafted, Leather Woodworking

Osage Orange handcrafted carving mallet. I personally split the log, turned the mallet, shaped, sanded and finished retailer through all steps. This particular mallet weighs ~13.5 ounces and is ~9-1/2 inches long. The head is ~2-3/4 inches in diameter and ~4-1/2 inches long. The mallet has been lightly stained with an iron vinegar solution and finished with several coats of shellac. Please zoom pictures for better detail.

Osage Orange is a very hard wood and registers more than 2600 on the Janka hardness scale. White Oak as a reference is ~1300.

The trees acquired the name bois d'arc, or "bow-wood", from early French settlers who observed the wood being used for war clubs and bow-making by Native Americans.

The mallet is one that you will be able to use for a lifetime and is perfect for cutting dovetails and tenons or for fine detailed carving. The yellow color will change to a rich brown over time.

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