Durston Mallet Rawhide 1221 (85×48 dia) - TM1221
Brand: Durston
Durston Rawhide Mallet, Buffalo Rawhide, Screwed and Glued Head with Hickory Handle.
Head Dimensions: 48mm X 85mm
Weight: 8.5oz
A Rawhide Mallet is essential in any Jewellery workshop to shape and form metal leaving no marks.
The Mallet head is made using tight rolls of hide (leather) soaked in a resin or Shellac for hardening and put on a wood handle.
Before use – the mallet has to be conditioned. We recommend the following .
Put in a vise and rasp the hardening compound off – the ends can be done with a coarse sander . When removed ,soak head in water for an hour , dry off and rasp again .
After this you will not see any spirals of the leather but rather like the inner side of a piece of leather and will be a soft surface. As it is used it can be trimmed up accordingly.
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