Watching older vids encourages my own journey transitioning from Digital Creations to Wood Crafting. Keep up the great work

It's amazing to see the difference between this video from 6 years ago and the videos that have come out in the last couple years.

@pinkerbot

Жыл бұрын

yes, the style back then was SO much more pleasant

Love the project, I've been wanting to make one of these and now I feel confident enough to tackle it, if it's half as good as yours I'll be happy!!!!

Fun project! I am going to have to try it!

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+Wood By Wright Would love to see what you come up with!

Had a Real Estate Lady come to my shop years ago wanting a large Mallet/Hammer to place signs in yards of homes she was selling. I made it large by huge, she paid, but never came back for it! 6 months later I cut it down and into a bench mallet, it has lasted 30 plus years, and don't have the heart to replace it. It's Oak & Hickory. Keep up the good work.

@John_Malecki

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks skip

I like the color contrast, and the wedges. Nice job!

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+Kinderhook Woodcraft Much appreciated, Im a fan as well

Nice piece man! You nearly gave me a heart attack not using a push stick though.

@BroodykayBroodyfour

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it definitely is odd to see on here but for a Gen Xer who learned most of my early skills from the greatest generation and the silent generation it's a relatively new concept however watching a guy in flip flops and shorts is an unfathomable hazzard. I like to think I have a pretty good compromise I use a push stick most of the time now on things narrower than my hand and an it's an actual purpose made push stick not just a paint stick or a scrap from the floor.

Enjoyed you tutorial on the wooden mallet.

Love this video! I’ll be adding this to my “project list.”

Really classy mallet, great design!

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+J Smith Woodwork & Bespoke Handmade Kitchens Thank you!

nice, simple, useful mallet. great job

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+Matt Diresta Thanks man, can never have too many enormous mallets

Love this hammer. making one this weekend.

Looking good mate nice and solid have fun with it❤

thanks man.. looks like a great product .. i hope my local home depot carries it!

@John_Malecki

7 жыл бұрын

They should, its a great quick product.

Nice mallet man. I especially like the handle you made.

Ha, I put the wedges in like a regular steel hammer, well you guessed it. I am reglueing it again. :) Thanks for the fun video sir. Have a blessed week. Dale

Sweet, like it a lot, thanks for sharing

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+mIkeY Thank you!

Just found your channel and I like it. I'll be back to watch the rest of your videos.

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+Frank Thornal Appreciate it Frank!

Beautiful job, dude!

Well done. That glue looks interesting. I need to try it. Your mallet is similar to one I’m currently making but I just bought a lathe so I turned the handle. I hope to have a video on my channel by the end of next week.

good info. thanks, I will give the glue a try as well as the dead blow feature

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+Gib Clark Let me know what you think, the glue is impressive. Ive used it on a few projects now, and I have not been disappointed

I love using the JawHorse. :) Nice mallet!

Good review. Thanks for the info.

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+Rian Corcoran Thank you! try it out, Im really starting to like it

wonderful job

Please use push sticks and push blocks! Pay much more attention to safety!

Great video! Looks like a nice product for quick n easy stuff. Cheers!

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+Canadian Sasquatch It really is, and its stronger than CA. Im actually using it for some coffee tables to test its durability, so far so good!

@Canadiansasquatchbrewery

8 жыл бұрын

Nice, I would be quite interested in how that turns out.

Cool mallet I really like your branding

@John_Malecki

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much !

Hi John, I just wanted to let you know that I like how you made this mallet in a more sculpted form than many other makers/woodworks would. That's kind of how I work as well. Nice build!

@John_Malecki

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I dont have any turning tools, so that makes it difficult

@EricJemAndes

7 жыл бұрын

I understand. I personally like how when things are done free hand, each one has a more "unique feel" to them. Keep up the cool vids. All you makes such as yourself and Diresta are who keep me inspired.

@EMSculpting

7 жыл бұрын

Hey John, I just wanted to clarify that the above comment from Eric McGrew is me. I just responded from the wrong channel user. Sorry...

Sweet mallet!

Great simple project! I made a video about making a mallet on my channel and we made it the exact same way, but the final products look completely different haha

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+The Russian Woodworker i checked out your video! nice!

great video love your stuff

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+Joshua Tree Custom Furniture Thank you!

Thank you, John, great video. Do you think this would suit pine and permanent picture frame joints? Been looking at this here in New Zealand and will definitely now buy if so. Cheers.

Nice vid John...just found you...Like your style.

Love them Marples blades

@John_Malecki

5 жыл бұрын

Still using them almost 3 years later !

I like how you've been on youtube for 10 minutes and already get free crap! I keed! Nice mallet, keep it up!

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+patriotsriot thanks!

Mallet looks nice.

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+Bruce A. Ulrich Thank you

nice mallet. I need one

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+Charles Holland well now you know how to make one!

If you get any on your hands, use a little Marvel Mystery Oil. Also works on gum, tar, caulk, and wood glue, just don't get it on any wood. Works great with a cheap toothbrush or even a shop towel to get pitch or resin off your saw blades if they're gummed up. I used the stuff just to try it on a tarred-up utility knife last week and it worked so well I've been trying it on everything. Stuff is better than WD-40 for some things; blows my mind.

thank you

Great channel! Great projects and tips! But... man, work more safely, please.

Nice result man!

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+Cactus! workshop thanks!!

Hmmmm, nice video, btw, what's the shelf life after opening?

Your bandsaw technique is similar to that used by Sam Maloof. He stated that it is very dangerous but that was the way he learned to do it. Hope newbies don't follow your dangerous ways on the table and band saws and get hurt. Thanks for this video as I'm making a mallet this week.

@John_Malecki

7 жыл бұрын

A lot of veterans and pros use the technique. jimmy Diresta included. If you safely hold your piece and take your time you should have no problems.

You said you use Paduk in your cutting boards? How do you prevent it bleeding over onto the surrounding woods?

@John_Malecki

7 жыл бұрын

I have never had that issue. So i guess nothing....

Define irony- needing a hammer to make a hammer.

greetings ! May I know the model of the mitre gauge you are using ? Incra ?

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

Yep it is an INCRA, not sure of the exact model but it works.

I just picked this product up today because it states up to 3 min re positioning time. I found out quickly that I do not have even close to 3 minutes positioning time. I would equate this to medium or thick CA. Do you find that you have 3 minutes of positioning time?

@John_Malecki

7 жыл бұрын

It depends on what im making. I love the product for quick glue ups that do not need a ton of positioning. ie. Panels. Lettering, etc. I dont use it for large scale woodworking applications like some would try. It is fantastic for small table tops and panel glue ups tho.

@turskro

7 жыл бұрын

I'm getting ready to make a hope chest so I was going to use it for the panel construction. Glad you mentioned that it works good for that.

How do you still have all your fingers?

@rockinHurley777

Жыл бұрын

Cause he knows what he's doing?

I made an enormous mallet, bigger then yours, and a friend of mine said it looked like something I'd use to drive pilings with. lol

@John_Malecki

8 жыл бұрын

+jimgam730 sounds awesome man!

@rockinHurley777

Жыл бұрын

Than*

How did you cut the wedges out?

@John_Malecki

7 жыл бұрын

Bandsaw

WOW 6 years ago

4 years back... there has been a big change all over... you didnt even have a lathe back then!

If you sell these, what kind of clients want to purchase them? Thanks in advance.

Jordan I need a Squirrel hammer. I gotta kill some Chisel nuts.

how is that glue holding up after a year

@John_Malecki

7 жыл бұрын

glue held up great. I blew the wood to pieces tho haha

Dude, You Are Giving Me The Creeps! Please use a push stick.

What are the dimensions of the mallet head?

@John_Malecki

7 жыл бұрын

like 6" x 4" i think

Nice video but damm your living dangerously with the table saw

I’m surprised you have fingers left 😅

Hello, why arent you using some push sticks to get your fingers as far as possible from the saw?Everytime you made a cut i thought you are going to cut yourself. Make a how to guide how to make a push stick and then use it for your self.SAFETY FIRST!!

@John_Malecki

7 жыл бұрын

unfortunately I have 3! I need to step up my safety game. thanks a lot!

@stuffandthings6188

7 жыл бұрын

3 push sticks is good but 10 fingers are better dude, liking up until I had to wince with that 2 inch cut.

@lightningstrikelures2393

6 жыл бұрын

When you do this for a living, like I do, you know where your fingers are. I'm not saying safety is not important, it is; but do you really need to express to a true professional what he should be doing?...Why not just watch and enjoy? You coming up with this design of a Mallet? Quit trolling. Everyone in woodworking knows the dangers...just watch and stop looking for anything to comment on. You obviously have never been on a job site or done any contracted work. If you don't know what I mean by that... then I made my point.

@cavemanjoe7972

5 жыл бұрын

@@lightningstrikelures2393 Jimmy fucking Diresta cut his damn pinky off. Two guys I used to work with who'd been roofing for 20+ years each fell off roofs & died within two months of each other. It doesn't *MATTER* how fucking long you've been doing the shit; do it the right way. It's all well & good to talk that way, but you're only fine until you're not; it's like somebody justifying driving drunk because they do it all the time. Nobody cares what your reason is when something gets fucked up. Use your brain.

@mattlewis9725

5 жыл бұрын

@@cavemanjoe7972 opinions are like assholes everyone has one....most aren't valued at all just like yours buddy....nobody cares who you know or know of either cry to somebody else. Professionals take risks sometimes, it's their life and your opinion isn't even worth it's own weight in shit.....live with it

You filled the space full of BBs, with no room for movement: no dead-blow effect.

@bakedbeings

5 жыл бұрын

VIKINGRAIDER It seemed that way to me too so I looked it up to understand it. For other readers: The internal weight (bearings here) needs to be able to lag, coming to a stop later than the hammer body. This delivers the force over a longer time and reduces bounce. Having the bearings fill almost the whole cavity will mostly erase that lag /dead-blow.

You unnecessarily wedge fit the handle after you taper fit the head. Laminated wooden hammerheads should not be wedge fit without dowels through the laminated head on both sides. I now know exactly why your first hammer died after only one year if you made it the same way. You only need to drop in the handle on a taper. If you're worried about the handle coming out just put a dowel through the center of the hammer, or a bolt.

everything it was going good till you put that ugly seal in it...

@John_Malecki

5 жыл бұрын

Im glad you hate my logo !

@davo7512

4 жыл бұрын

Constructive criticism at its finest🤣

Ok.. Obviously you know what your doing.. But the young snot nose that watches this video thinking he could do the same might lose a finger or two.

@joem5332

5 жыл бұрын

So only young snot nose lose fingers on a table saw with no push sticks or writhing knife? I’m guessing you’re an old timer that thinks he has cat like reflexes and can beat the speed of saw blade? You know us old timers get better reflexes as we get older!

First time watching your channel. Not much impressed with your safety practices. Fingers pretty close to blades on table and band saws.

@rockinHurley777

Жыл бұрын

Oh boohoo

@bobdavis5216

Жыл бұрын

Very mature. Do hope you don’t cut anything off.

@rockinHurley777

Жыл бұрын

@@bobdavis5216 well I sure haven't. And this guy is a professional so neither has he.