Thanks for watching and for your comments, Shaun.

+Jack Maravola Thanks for commenting, Jack.

Thanks, Mauro!

Sorry to be the one to deliver bad news, Chris...it took another month and two friends to discover that the irritating noise was caused by a bad bearing in the headstock speed adjustment mechanism. It's not difficult to replace (once you've disassembled the headstock 5-6 times) , but the replacement part was around $60, I believe. But once you do replace it, it runs quiet and smooth. This assumes you have the Jet 1441 lathe, from about 2008. If you're interested, I can find you the information on that part (I don't have that lathe any more, but I know the new owner, who actually did the repair.)

Thanks, Chris. I'm going to find your mallet video and watch it now!

Thank you, Robert. I appreciate your comments, and thank you for watching.

I'm using a Forsner bit on my vases, which need pretty deep hollowing. For this project, I decided to just use my turning tool. Thanks for watching, Conri.

Steve Hoppe Oak is a good choice. What did you use for weight?

Steve Hoppe You're absolutely right. On the first two mallets I made (the ones in this video), I thought I needed more volume hollowed out than what I could get with my largest drill bit (1 1/2 inch). On the next mallet that I made, I used the 1 1/2 inch bit anyway; although it didn't hold as much lead shot, it was still plenty heavy enough.

That would be a very large spade bit! I'm sure that would work, but it's probably faster to drill a small hole then hollow it with turning tools.

Hi, Louie. I know what you mean about needing a different length tool rest. Yes, the one in my dead-blow mallet video is homemade. I've made 8 or 9 different tool rests now, trying different things and different metal stock. It's a lot of fun. I've started making a video on how I make the angle-iron tool rest (as shown in the mallet video), but haven't actually gotten very far with it yet. It's really a simple process, and it doesn't require welding, just silver brazing, which you can do with a MAPP torch and some silver braze wire. Keep an eye on my channel, I'll get that tool rest video finished and posted in a month or two!

Thanks for watching, Milan.

Hi, Joe. No, that wood was quite dry. If it had been green, I wouldn't have done anything different, I think. It might have warped some but that probably wouldn't hurt it.

Sounds like a good idea - probably want to make the walls extra thick.

Wow, that never occurred to me (you can tell how safety-minded I am)! I tried to friction polish with the boiled linseed oil, but couldn't get it close to as hot as I get with my shellac-based polish. The BLO got warm, but never hot - maybe I just didn't put enough effort into it. But it did apparently get warm enough to dry or set the finish, because it wasn't damp or sticky when I finished, which is pretty much what I was after.

Thanks Rick

Hey, thanks for the request! I intend to make a video on the bowls that I make and decorate with wood (and sometimes) brass) pegs, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I'll get there sometime!

I’m not quite sure what you mean...the lead shot is in a hole that is cut into the mallet. So it is centered in the head.

Sounds like a good idea! I put mine down on the head with the handle pointing up, so it won't roll off.

My bench is never neat or clear enough for anything to roll anywhere.

I don't think I finished either the handle or the head...I can't even remember now!