That looks awesome! =) Few tips for you though, based on my experience working with HDPE. (I made a roller trailer for my boat with 28 rollers all made out of recycled milk jugs.) 1. A toaster oven set at 340 degrees F will be a lot less work than layering & waiting for the heat gun to melt the plastic together. Using the heat gun, make sure you don't overheat the plastic or are outside - HDPE starts off-gassing toxic fumes at about 400 degrees F. 2. If you apply epoxy inside the female end of a mortise/tenon joint, more adhesive will stay in the joint. Applying it to the male end and then shoving it in has the effect of the edges of the female side scraping off epoxy which might be useful down inside. 3. When turning something that's heavier on one end than the other on your lathe, you'll get less vibration if you put the heavy end nearest the headstock. You certainly have more guts than I do! I tried cutting round stock how you did on my bandsaw one time - saw grabbed the log, spun it around about 729,000 rpm, threw it across the shop, and the saw almost bit me. I'm certainly not one to try telling anyone how to work in their own shop, but please be careful - I like your videos too much for you to get hurt & not be able to put out more. ;-) =)

That last shot with the mallet and the knife was absolutely perfect.... The angle, the lighting, the use of the tools.

I've seen a lot of plastic mallet videos, but this transcends the lot. This is straight-up high craftsmanship, equal to anything worked in hardwood. Thanks for the beautiful video.

I'm a professional woodworker (like I am sure all the commentors are) and I think this is absolutely AWESOME! I have wanted to melt some plastic into a usable object, but there is not a lot of down time in our shop. I am walking in after the holiday break and setting up a small run of these. I'll give you and this video credit for the inspiration. Best regards from Texas.

I don’t understand why people thumbs down these videos, but leave no comment to justify it....to think out of the box and create something by hand over time deserves a respectful pat on the back.....well done chap, good effort 😉👍

This kind of out-of-the-box thinking always impresses me, not to mention the craftsmanship. I won’t ever likely have access to these wonderful tools - but I would surely support a Kickstarter campaign to see someone build a business around tools like this! (Extra kudos for the artistic shot at the end of using the mallet to drive a chisel carving that perfect curl of wood!)

Finally I've found someone in Catalunya that does woodworking for a hobby...

Sanding and polishing on a lathe is a form of happiness!

Wow, I liked the way it was filmed and presented without music just the sounds of working. The effect that comes by trading the handle with wax (I guess) is so satisfying :) great work, thanks for the upload!

Love the use of the mallet to build the mallet

Saving the planet in a beautiful and practical way. Thank you for posting 🙏🏻

Gotta admit, I didn't think I'd like your style of video production at first, but you won me over. Very well done.

Man, this turned out so freaking cool! I really want to try this now, I absolutely love the look.

If you think you are so awesome because you can make stuff like that, well... You are. Great stuff. Love your work.

It's always nice to see people sharing their new techniques for working with plastic. I wouldn't have thought of layering it together with the heatgun! I'm currently trying to figure out what materials are strong enough to be used as a hammer, anvil, tongs, etc. on hot HDPE without it sticking, to "forge" it, similar to blacksmithing. Reason being that HDPE "ingots" or "bar/round stock" take up far less space than shredded bits. As well, "forging" hot HDPE is simply an unexplored territory with regards to what is possible vs machining and "plasticworking" it. Plastic is such an interesting material and I think it will only get more interesting as people outside of an industrial environment experiment with it.

Very cool mallet. Now I can cut all of those plastic jugs into strip an fire up my heat gun. It's much better than burning them in the trash pit. I can already visualize mallets with swirling colors. I have about 50 empty jugs in blue, yellow, white, clear, and red too. A marbled effect would look really cool. Thanks for the incite.

Always amazed at what you can create with your own hands, the right tools & a little imagination... Looks great.. As someone else said..love to see that with coloured plastic in it.. More please...

Looks like a WWII German Stick Grenade. "Fire in ze hole."

I must admit that this idea would never have occurred to me. Kudos.

This is great looking into plant based glues and organic varnishing oils is a great way to make woodworking more sustainable

That's so mesmerizing to watch you squeeze the metal into that can, turned out really nice!

Where in the hell do you get a badass clamps like the ones you're using those are the most impressive clamps I've ever seen. I've been doing this for 40 years too.

Beautiful design & fabrication. Lathe turning was a very revealing experience. For your information 130° C or 266°F is the recommended temp to mold & shape HDPE without releasing harmful vapors due to off gassing.

Wow man very impressive. Love seeing people use recycled material and make it look like it wasn't. I'm gonna borrow this idea I just got a bunch of new gouges and you can never have to many tools to bang them with.

Dude I was so into this video I didn't realize how close I was to my screen lmao

This is soo cool!! What a great use of plastic 😀Turned out awesome! We love the patterns it created!

My english sucks and I have no idea what mallet is, but I'm a huge fan of the way melted plasic bottle looks like. It's beautifull. And it's few less botttles in the ocean. P.S. -Finally i've found ASMR which don't annoy me. I'm staying here.

MAN this has to be the coolest thing I've seen in a while, my upcylcing senses are tingling. Heading to the workshop right now :D

That golden ratio carve shot at the end though... Golden!!

This is a super interesting project! I loved the video and the recycling of the plastic. Also, the Damascus effect is top notch!

I have no idea why I watched all 12 mins, 11 seconds of this video, I only know I couldn't stop.

Great camera angles. You are a talented videographer and woodsmith. Thanks.

Nicely done!!! Thinking in terms of color varieties of the plastic. And PLEASE wear eye protection, I want to see you do more videos.

Very cool!

This idea is so badassed. Need to try this on my lathe. THX

Beautiful mallet. The concave end was cool.

Cool project. I'm gonna be the boring teacher guy though, and point out that it's cuite dangerous to cut cylindrical objects om the band saw. It's not obvious why, but whe have had several accidents in my shop, when the band catches and the cylinder starts to roll. If you want a safe setup: support the cylinder in a block of wood vith a V- shaped slot, or a bord screwed on a piece of plywood, making an upside down T-profile. The point is to support the cylinder or pipe at two points of it's circumference. This prevents rolling. Btw, splitting a cylinder is even more dangerous.

It's Daplasticus 🤓 Turned out great!

You are a very talented young man . My goodness I’m impressed at how you used the tools you have on hand . Heat gun was brilliant as was the way you used all your tools. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

very creative and super environmentally friendly !

Stielhandgranate with custom skin...

Wow. Just wow. May be one of my favorite projects of yours. Can't wait to try this! (Yes, I shamelessly attempt to copy your projects.) Thanks for the inspiration and thanks for sharing.

And with the patience of Moses you have a beautiful mallet.

It truly looks like Damascus

Impresionante esté damascus y lo bueno que tiene que lo puedes reparar en cualquier momento. Buena manera de reciclar. Un saludo

Really nice :) But safety glasses ;) Thanks for this vid !

Nice work and thank you for the inspiration to make one for my wood chisel tools. Current hammer is a double sided rubber mallet. Soon to be replaced by your great idea.

What a great project! I am definitely going to give it a go, but I cannot fathom the 436 hopelessly negative people who gave the video a 'thumbs down'. Probably Pfeil and Narex employees who see a potential drop in mallet sales.

Awesome work man! Really cool idea to use the heatgun that way!

Unsure if anyone has mentioned this, but you could probable run those wide plastic bottle strips through a paper shredder machine. Might save some time. Great video, Nice talent.

Excellent workmanship and beautiful mallet.

Beautiful work! I think Your method doing the melting helps getting the air bubbles out. That has been a problem for me making small HDPE parts in the oven. Gluing HDPE is a problem, the glues that stick to it are rather exotic. Loctite has a polyethylene glue primer that I used with some success. Press fit helps, but the pe plastics creep under strain loads.

You were supposed to fix the chip with ramen lmao smh

Off-screen when cutting plastic Darth Vader breathes. 1:10 :-))

Very cool!! I love the random patterns of the plastic 👌🏼

what a simple fun idea! your a craftsman sir! Thank you

Amazing job!!!! I love the look👌👌

Sure do love microplastics.

You had me worried there for a minute with the heat gun and screw driver! Came out looking awesome !

Damascus look is outstanding.

Hello from 2019 and that looks like a german stick granade

Really interesting project - I definately think this material has a lot of potential!

BRAVO!! Muy bien todo el proceso, y la solución al accidentillo. Muy creativo. 👏👏👏👏👏

Very interesting. Just seems like a lot of work for a mallet. :-) Thumbs up!

Love it!!

Awesome video and awesome details. Beautiful mallet Lluís!!

Woodworking skills!! God Bless! :)

Excellent job sir. I particularly liked the clamp for the heat gun. I shall be using that too. Thank you.

Amazing! I'm going to have to try this rather than buying a new woodcarving mallet!

So, how many bottles did you use for this project?

Cleaver design - loved it!

Thank you for this! This is such a great idea. I have wanted to work with plastic but didn't feel like I had the right set up for it, but this is awesome

That's it I'm getting me mallet.

Me: Why do you talk so slowly? Him: It's because of the plastic fumes. 😁

Amazing! So practical! And beautiful!

tons of patience, questionable workflows, cool square lathe tool, satisfying procedure, *excellent outcome.*

Hey, bro! Use the goggles, please! Great work)

Those are some nice clamps! (Like the mallet too, and love the plastic melting/forming process. You've inspired me. Thanks!)

Fantastic & inspiring, thank you for sharing the process

CRAZY cool project, love it...

The end result is great! However, I don't understand where the black color comes from. The bottle was white, was there a second black bottle we didn't see or does it simply gets that way when you cut it into chunks?

Ya know, there are many, "Damascus-..." videos on KZfaq. The problem is, none of them are Damascus-anything. Just because an object has layers doesn't make it damascus. True Damascus is high-carbon & low-carbon steel layered together to give the object the strength of both kinds of steel.

Good job for an old paper shredder

One of the best mallets of seen yet

I think you should have feed the sheets through a high quality cross cut shredder.

i was with ya until you killed a tree to make the handle... just kidding :) good work, gives me ideas!

You are so talented!!! 🇵🇱🛶🌈👩‍🍳🇺🇸

bonito trabajo .....y sigo aprendiendo.........Gracias.

Ya tenía yo ganas de verlo! Una golosada 💎 Lluis ¿Conoces la Iniciativa Preciós Plàstic de Valencia? ¡esto les enconataría! Trabajan el tema del DIY de reciclaje de plásticos de forma comunal. Han desarrollado maquinaria para el triturado y fundido del plástico. Pero la solución que has usado es muy elegante. ¡Un puntazo la reparación del plástico en pleno torno! Da gusto ver como los sargentos Piher son usados en proyectos como este. Gracias

From Ingot to Mallet with only a wood lathe and a heat gun. Eat that Alec Steele.

Great great great and definitely great,I like it 👍

Excellent work and recycled ......Awesome

It's a Zaku 2 (Stielhandgranate) stick granade

Would a crosscut paper shredder work to cut the plastic bottles into pieces? Mine can cut credit cards, so it should work once you have some wide flattish strips. Great mallet and use for upcycling!

I like your style, im glad i found your channel!

That does look very striking.

Great job on the mallet friend! Thanks for sharing the video.😎👍JP

Qué trabajo más exquisito, en todos los aspectos del vídeo. Impresionante!

Me he quedado flipando!! Ole tu !! Gracias.

Very involved but that looks like a well-made tool that’ll last a lifetime