How to make a BUSHCRAFT MALLET and why.

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Mulhaven Bushcraft

2 жыл бұрын

Learn how to make a bushcraft mallet and WHY you should.
An incredibly useful and simple to make bushcraft tool.

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@alexandra.willitts6988 2 жыл бұрын

Today is Saturday March 5th 2022. I've been watching bushcraft and shelter building videos on and off for a few years. I first saw a video about this type of mallet less than 2 weeks ago. I saw another one yesterday. What an ingenious way to build a permanent hammer for your camp using nothing but a fat piece of round wood that's already out there when you get to wherever you're going to be.

@MulhavenBushcraft 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts. No need to carry a heavy hammer or mallet in and out each time and so much more control, power, and comfort over a plain old stick. Thanks for your comment, and for watching the video, I greatly appreciate it 👍

@JimCrossan 2 жыл бұрын

How on earth are you not famous. Stick with it brother, please.

@MulhavenBushcraft 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement, support and comment Jim. Greatly appreciated.

@kylegriggs6857 Жыл бұрын

I was wrong for this. Went on a hiking trip and there was a sugar maple on the ground. Here I am making a mallet not thinking of the type of wood I’m using. Now I’m typing with sap covered hands. However, great tutorial.

@MulhavenBushcraft Жыл бұрын

Oh no! That's a sticky situation you got yourself into there 😁, on the plus side at least the mallet is unlikely to slip out of your hand!😁 All joking aside it's great to get out there and try, it would have caught me out too as I know nothing about sugar maple wood at all. I'm glad you found this video useful my friend ☺️ Thanks so much for watching and commenting

@mikemiddleton5229 3 ай бұрын

Totally made one!

@MulhavenBushcraft 2 ай бұрын

Good on you mate!

@mikemiddleton5229 2 ай бұрын

@@MulhavenBushcraft it’s great. Got a whittling jack and a morakniv for Christmas, and so I chopped up the Christmas tree to make things. Was gonna buy a mallet, then saw this! So I know have a suitably shonky mallet! Great stuff!

@MulhavenBushcraft 2 ай бұрын

An excellent Christmas present! Moraknives are very good, very dependable and sharp.@@mikemiddleton5229

@zathtanks 2 жыл бұрын

Nice guide

@MulhavenBushcraft 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the video and more importantly for your positive feedback 👍

@uriel-heavensguardian8949 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I can’t wait to make one. Doesn’t have to be perfect. That’s my problem. 😂😂 I want it perfect. But like you said it’s not going to stay that way for long. So why laser focus on that.

@MulhavenBushcraft 6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Ye exactly, quite often I find that perfection is the enemy of getting things done! It has it's place also of course. Thanks for watching, and enjoying getting out there and making your mallet my friend 🌲☺️🌲

@hughduffy1826 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@MulhavenBushcraft 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the like 👍

@JimCrossan 2 жыл бұрын

Japanees Tenon Saw to be more exact

@jsimo1431 11 ай бұрын

should you fire harden tool this or not?

@MulhavenBushcraft 11 ай бұрын

That's an interesting question. I've never done so to be honest so I couldn't say either way if it would help or hinder the mallet.

@johannesd9042 11 ай бұрын

How do you keep the mallet from breaking? Mine always break from the spot that it is touching the metal

@MulhavenBushcraft 11 ай бұрын

I only really use my mallets to hit wood with, i.e. wooden mallet hitting in wooden dowels. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by 'the spot that is touching the metal ' Do you mean when making the mallet? Or when actually using it?

@johannesd9042 11 ай бұрын

@@MulhavenBushcraft I use my mallet to hit in iron wedges in large wooden logs to split them. Problem is that my mallet begins to down pretty fast. Iron hammers hurt my large ears.

@MulhavenBushcraft 11 ай бұрын

@@johannesd9042 ye I see the problem now, iron Vs wood only gonna be one winner. I hate the sound of iron on iron too, for that I use a good pair of ear muffs

@JimCrossan 2 жыл бұрын

Japanese saw, Cuts on the forward stroke... Sorry I canny spell..

@myname-mz3lo 4 ай бұрын

the back of an axe can replace a mallet

@MulhavenBushcraft 4 ай бұрын

True enough for short term, for bigger, longer term projects though I prefer having a wooden mallet. Also I'm often using the mallet to bang the back of my hatchet to knock out notches etc. Thanks for the input, and thanks for watching 🌲😊🌲

@JimCrossan 2 жыл бұрын

22 Times better

@MulhavenBushcraft 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim 👍