It was so weird watching this without a gripper ad spot at the start of the video.

This vid is 11 years old and I have a mallet as I made that one, I have a clamp rack as I followed yours. This channel is the best woodworking channel as Steve shows how to make things, not hey! see what I made? Your channel made woodworking achievable, not out of reach. I'm going back to all your vigs on building. Thank you for all your work

I had planed on buying a heavy beach mallet from woodcraft until i saw this video, i really like the idea of this type of mallet and I wish I had found your video series a long time ago. Your projects are simple but very nice looking and you are not pretentious like a lot of the "fine" woodworkers. You are down to earth and I like that. You have really gotten me excited for some projects. Thank you for doing what you do.

Very rare to find a woodworker that isn't old and boring. I'm subscribing.

I watched this video years ago. Recently I bought a bunch of new tools (axes, mattocks, chisels, etc) to give to my nephew and spent the day sharpening them all. There was just a ton of metal on the ground so I picked it up with a magnet and I've been sacing a small collection of metal powder wondering what the heck I could possibly use them for. Just now I remembered watching this video and remember that Steve weighted the head of his wooden mallets with metal. I never made a mallet before and so now I'm thinking I finally figured out a good use for all this! Thank you Steve, I'm excited to put your techniques to use.

This was really helpful. I have seen these elaborate tenon jigs. This made it make sense!

Love that tenoning jig. Sooooooo simple. :)

I really appreciated you showing proper safety precautions when using your table saw. I can't believe how often I see really dumb stuff that people not only do, but feel free to post for the whole world to watch! Well done...

nice mallet if you go to a garage and ask for scrap wheel weights they work really well.you don't have to melt the weights all you have tou do is break them apart to fit in your mallet.

I'm enjoying "classic" Steve videos...

Ah Steve, Steve, Steve... You are so unapologetically merely mortal in your approach. Please never change.

If you leave a little space whilst installing the lead pellets/balls you can effectively make a dead blow hammer.

You inspired me to create my own wooden mallet. The effect on my channel. Super movie. I'm impressed

"by sand I mean cat litter."

I like how the head is made with the sand or lead shot. That's basically how a plastic dead blow mallet works. It probably has very little bounce when you strike something and imparts almost all its force into the object. Very nice. Thanks for providing the video.

This is the only channel in which I like the video before watching it. Great job!

Steve, Thank you so much for your video. I made my first Wood Mallet and know I'm hooked. I had a blast making the tool and look forward to making more..... Cheers

Have a nice time off....I appreciate your time spent showing me so much great stuff / ideas

Don't you just hate trolls. \/ that guy. Lol love the simplicity. I was going crazy trying to figure out how to get a slanted square whole in the middle. I'm a disaster with chisels. Thanks again

I once saw an article ina a magazine telling that the little fishing weights are used not only to add weight, but also to keep the mallet from knocking back. These kind of malled are known as dead blow mallets. Anyway I loved the video as usual! Cheers from Brazil!

'mere mortals', indeed...simplest explanation for a tool I've ever seen!

I've busted or wore out 2 mallets made like that. years ago I bought one of those carvers mallets that has the round tapering head with the axis in line with the handle. The whole head is made of a solid rubber-like material that's tough, heavy and it gives a bit when you hit something. I've bashed that thing as hard as the others and it looks nearly new. They cost about $25 and are totally worth it, you'll never need to buy another one.

I made this mallet over the weekend. I've been needing one and your video came at the perfect time. Thanks for posting it!

Best Tenoning jig ever, I think I almost died laughing at how awesome it was, and the fact that it totally worked. Great video as always have fun on your break :)

I like it! And, as much as I enjoy your sense of humor, this was fun having just a straight up presentation. You have a talent in presenting (with enthusiasm) woodworking both ways! I know this video is old enough to vote (in youtube years), but, two thumbs up!

I work as a mechanic, any place that has tires nearby has lead wheel weights laying around. A lot of guys at work melt them into free fishing weights, and then we scrap the rest when it piles up. It's not the cleanest, they are usually adhesive backed, or have a steel insert, but you can get them for free likely.

Thanks for the video....Have a good weekend Stranger...and if you are a Dad.... Happy Dad's Day...I am going to spend mine in the mountains (I am in Colorado) fishing for those pesky rainbow trouts~

I honestly thought that was a litter box you were using to fill the mallet with, and quite honestly, with your sense of humor, I would no have been surprised if it were. Haha, great video Steve!

Lead shot from shotgun shells (probably birdshot) would also be a good weight. We use it for scuba diving. It's so small that you can really get a lot of lead in a small space.

So true, I love how happy and fun he is, im not that into woodworking but I really enjoy watching these

if you are talking about the head of the handle it was a card scraper. very good tool

nice 1 mate. i already have a mallet but i love wood working so what the heck ill make another 1.

Love watching these but could never make any since the tools thats not so special is allways more special than what i own,

This is the first mallet I have seen that I like. Good job.

Gee thanks... As if I didn't have enough projects already awaiting my attention, it looks like I'll be adding this to my "to-get-to-soon" short list. I've been in the market for some decent [yet inexpensive] mallets. My search has come to an end. Thank you sir.

Steve, this a is an fun and excelent wood working project for us mere mortals. i made one after i saw this with a golden oak and maple handle and a maple and ipe head. then i used red oak wedges. the result is nice dark and light contrasted tool. very usefull also. thanks for the idea. keep the vids coming

Oldie but a goodie

I'm just getting started in woodworking and your videos are a huge help. Thank you!!

Nice work again Steve. I need a wooden mallet so I'm going to find time to do this. We'll miss you next week, enjoy. Thanks!

But even though it didn't make any difference in reality he does also explains what he does and that you yourself could use BBs if you want to. I cant figure out why there are so much bad critics at this mans channel, he does a good job and on top on that he is positive and entertaining. THUMBS UP Steve ;)

I like that idea!

Steve, here is yet another great project to do with the kids.

This is a great video. 10 yrs old, and still chugging.

The purpose of the BB’s is not only for weight but they give the mallet a “Dead blow” effect. When striking, the lead bb’s continue to move forward and give a bit more power to the strike as well as keeping the mallet from bouncing.

I like the added weight from the hollows. Good idea I may make one of these :) Thanks again Steve.

ciao, sono un falegname italiano, seguo molti dei tuoi video :) complimenti

Just that scrap piece of maple is 23.95 at Lowe's, on sale! Yay.

Beautiful Steve!!

i liked how you incorporated leather for the mallet head

Great plan and how-to, WWMM! I'm a newer subscriber but found this 'classic' video! I couldn't rummage up a sufficient "heft" of lead fishing weights, so I piled in a stack of 1 1/2" washers, with a few daubs of epoxy between and around.. (also considered a stack of our Canadian dollar coin Loonies, but I'll save it for my 2.0 version down the line!). Thanks for these oldies, and all the new videos, too! Stay safe.

You really make perfectly what you make..Your art is great ! I enjoy when i am watching you .Thank you ..

I've been wanting to make a couple of mallets but just haven't run into a design I liked. This one I liked, thanks.

Another great video. I think even I might be able to make this. ...maybe.

Brilliant video! As a 'newbie' (can I be a newbie at 63?) to woodwork, your videos are incredibly motivating and once I'm set up I will try and make some of the tools I've seen you making, although I will be using hand tools.

Great project and many thanks for the idea. I have lots of woodworking friends and this would make a nice present for them perhaps personalised with their names inscribed on them.

I am disappointed with the sand though. Those little lead BBs are much heavier.

thanks steve i just made my first hammer,took your advise and did not use sand, lol i melted led and put in mine works great

Enjoyed the video & will be making a hammer. I was in the local Farm & Ranch store today and saw the Daisy display. 2400 BBs (28 oz)for less than $5. 28 ounces should make a nice hammer.

Thanks for showing a way to make wooden mallets

This is a great project I made it with my new table saw and it only took 2 hours thanks!

i love his camera angle it feel like I'm watching new yankee workshop again

Thanks! Unfortunately, I don't have a Hobby Lobby or Michael's close to my house, but I think I found some good scraps on Amazon.

You deserve a vacation. Thanks for all you do.

Very helpful Now I can make all the mallets I need

what is finished length of the mallet head?

I built a router table based on your videos and appreciate your efforts. Thanks!

Good new Mjölnir , Thor !! Simply , it´s perfect .

If you gave me one, I would use it. But my first preference is carving mallets. Quick and easy to make, and by using different types of wood, and different sizes it is easy to get different weights.

The fishing weights you were talking about are split shoots

I've build several of these mallets in different sizes - I use lead #7 shot used for reloading shotgun shells. If you don't fill the cavity completely, the lead will "shift" when you strike giving the same effect as a dead-blow hammer.... and you're right, they are very, very useful in the wood shop :)

My father has one of those... for 10+ years, its still working great! :)

I have watched "THORS HAMMER" 4 times now! have been checking out some of the others too. This guy is like the Roy Underhill of garage woodworkers! I wish I had a video camera! But my show would be like Garage woodworkers realities because my projects are usually less successful. Great work, keep it up! From Cleveland, OH

Thank you for always making it simple...

Hey Steve, I tried my hand at the wood mallet after watching the video a couple of times. I used black walnut for the mallet head because how heavy the wood is and poplar for the handle. I also used black walnut for the wedges. I kind of like the color combo. I posted pictures on your facebook page for you to lokk at. Thanks for the video.

Well, it depends on where you live. Most craft stores (Hobby Lobby, Micheal's, Jo-Anne's, etc.) carry leather crafts. Look for the thickest and toughest stuff, and it should work. You might be able to order some online if you need too.

You can get as much lead as you want at the stop light at the end of any highway exit ramp. I'm talking about tire weights. I guess allot of people go down the ramp faster then they realize and then brake hard at the light, thus dislodging the tire weights.

I am so going to make this. You have terrific Ideas.

Just made my first mallet, thanks for the tutorial. I didn't use any weights in the head but man it has some power in it regardless. Love the channel, keep up the good work. -Newb woodworker

Thanks for another great project Steve. I hope to dive back into woodworking in the near future and your videos are always informative and entertaining. Have a great week off. You know what? Take two!

Love this project. Have a nice youtube vacation.

Planning to start making one this afternoon!

Very Nice, I'll have to make one. Thanks for showing this.

Still love this video

Also another cheap idea for adding some weight to this hammer is going to a gun range and picking up the spend bullets in the berms. Heck most times they are just laying on the surface. I am a member of a gun club and I go either early in the morning or just before sundown and pick up all the free lead. I checked and I am allowed to. :)

I have to add my appreciation for the tenoning jig.

4:17 why didn't you use the mallet you made to hammer in the wedges :)

I finally made one of these. I used black walnut and red oak. I used BB's but will use lead next time.

This is a really nice way to build a simple mallet. I've actually been wanting to make one or two for a couple of years now. I just can't seem to find the time. It'd be a great way to use up some of my really beautiful scraps of curly maple, cherry, walnut, and other nice hardwoods.

There is another series of vids about making mallets by a user named Askwoodman. It is pretty good, but you need a lathe, and overall it is just more technically complicated. They come out very, very nice though. I like yours too because of the simpler wedging technique and the lead fill. You can get lead shot pretty cheap from midway.com, but not in very small batches.

I was going to try some off cut lead roof flashing curled into a spiral and sand as a packer to stop it rattling too much if it's loose. Though I could maybe get away with just the flashing if I cut it to the right length, just depends on what's in the scraps bin!

Nice looking mallet...good job.

Thanks for the video and have a nice week off. You really earnd it.

Steve, Just love that simple tenoning jig. A real Mere Mortal special! Oh, and the mallet is great too.

Cool project. Enjoy your week vacation

Cool project, Steve! I'm a jeweler, and I'd like to try making myself a mallet like this!

Another great video,have a good holiday Steve

Cool, but I like the metal ones too.

Great vid, Steve. Just to let you know, I've watched a ton of your vid's, and every time, I hit the "like" button before even watching. I just know that you do high quality entertaining work. Thx!

Thank's steve nice mallet all the best john.

Very entertaining as usual...Thanks again Steve.