Noyes, William, 1862-1928 · Peoria, Ill. : Manual Arts Press · leaf 116
Fig-. 153. Mallet oration too must play a minor part. As to essentials, a mallet mustbe of proper weight, must hang well in the hand; the head mustbe of the hardest wood available, that will not easily split, as maple;the handle must be of a tough elastic wood, as hickory, and its form 115 116… … Fig. 154. Working drawing of mallet. MALLET 117 should be oval, so that the worker can feel, without seeing, that theface of the head wall strike square. The handle should be joinedfirmly to the head, as withthe round mortise-and-tenon,wedged, and there should be aconvenient method for hangingit. A…
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