Just a fun little shop project using Rockler’s Excelsior Mini Lathe. I was surprised at how heavy and dense this Dogwood is, so I decided to make a mallet.
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Why did you cut such a beautiful tree down…
I just finished rough turning a piece of dogwood for a mallet and searched for turning dogwood…camera looks great
Voice of experience here. Cutting irregular round material like this on a chopsaw can cause kickback and damage to the hand holding the wood. You need to make sure you really have a flush edge against the fence. Major damage in my case to a finger.
Jon, I really liked this video~! Now I know what to do with the dogwood in my yard that's in the same condition. It's about the same diameter as the one you had and I may be able to get about 6-8 blanks of various sizes from it…a mallet (or 2) and some other turnings. Now I'm eye-balling a holly bush/tree that my wife has asked me to remove. Thanks for the inspiration~!
Made one out of apple tree wood right after seing your instagram post !
If you are not in a hurry, another way to keep the mallet from checking is to put it in a plastic bag. In a few days take it out and turn the bag inside out. Put the mallet back in and repeat for a couple of weeks. It will take a bit to really dry, but it is low tech and easy.
well you made that look super easy, I've never used a lathe, I'd be dodgy about sticking a chisel into a spinning missile.
Fun to watch too !
Awesome man.
Hi Jon
From what I understand you can put it in a plastic trash bag and leave it for a while. This supposedly slows the drying process and makes it less likely to check.
Great little mallet, love turning those
Nice video, thanks for sharing John 🙂
(other people already covered some sort of finish to slow down the drying, so) that was a cool demo of that little lathe. i've wanted a lathe ever since 8th grade (a long time ago), and thought i'd need a big one to do anything meaningful, but that turned out great.
Hi Jon, seal the end grain with wax. This will let the timber dry more naturally & avoid major shrinkage. Excellent presentation as always. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hmmm. I’ve got a pink dogwood that suffered some ice damage and one limb needs to be removed. Too bad I don’t have a lathe but it might be a good excuse to get one…
Nice video Jon. Short and sweet and the new camera looks good tome!
Nice Mallet!
Great looking mallet Jon! Thanks for sharing the video.😎👍JP