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Nice chisel mallet in lidl

Sparks · 2018-06-04 21:50:28

If you’re on the lookout for a nice chisel mallet which can also be used for knocking joints together: Colours designate hardness from blue (soft) up to white (hardest). Comes in a stupid case, but the handle’s hickory, the weight isn’t bad, and it’s cheap (€14) enough compared to the “real thing”. Was using it for some…

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04-06-2018 10:50pm

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Sparks

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If you’re on the lookout for a nice chisel mallet which can also be used for knocking joints together:

Colours designate hardness from blue (soft) up to white (hardest). Comes in a stupid case, but the handle’s hickory, the weight isn’t bad, and it’s cheap (€14) enough compared to the “real thing”. Was using it for some dovetailing this evening, it's not too shabby. Think I prefer the carvers' mallets for actual carving, but this holds its own against the deadblow softface quite well and cost a few quid less than that did.

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#2 05-06-2018 4:02pm
kadman

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Definitely handy in the workshop, for small money:)

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#3 06-06-2018 10:33am
chillyspoon

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Good spot - I'll be getting one of those!

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