Robert Larson 615-1220 Large Carpenters Mallet

Price : $16.20

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Traditional style mallet is great for use with bench chisels, assembling joints, tapping a plane blade into place and much more. Solid Beech
Carpenter's mallet made of selected beechwood. Mortised heads and tapered handles, of nontwist grip design, are securely fitted. Made in England.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GOTLS2
• Item model number: 615-1220
  

Technical Details

• Traditional style Beachwood Mallet
• Use with bench chisels, joint assembling, and tapping a plane blade into place
• Mortised heads and tapered handles, of non-twist grip design, are securely fitted
• 2-by-2-by-4-1/2-inches
• Made in England

 

Robert Larson 615-1220 Large Carpenters Mallet

 

Customer Reviews

It's hard to complain about a carpenter's mallet at this price. Actually, if all had gone smooth I'd give it 5 stars.
I had to return the first mallet as it had many fissures and chips, but Amazon took care of the problem with no hassel. Great work Amazon.
The mallet quality is about what one should expect for the price. It comes unfinished and the striking end had raised end grain. I used my stationary sander to smooth the end grain and applied two coats of polyurethane.
The mallet, as it is now, would cost twice as much.

Solid, but nothing special. For the price, I'm not returning it, but the bottom of the head of the mallet is not square with the top or the striking faces, i.e., cut at a very pronounced angle (right to left, not front to back). Additionally, the bevels cut at the edges are uneven, and do not match. However, the handle fits into the head straight, and the striking faces are square, so I consider these deficiencies to be cosmetic, and they will not affect the tool's performance. The grain in the handle is perpendicular, rather than parallel to the direction of the head. I would not use this handle in an ax or hatchet, but it should be ok on the mallet. Overall, as others have said, it is what it is, an unfinished mallet that will work fine. I am currently soaking the head in BLO, and we'll see how it looks later once I'm done "tweaking" it. It should be fine. That said, if I had found a similar mallet locally at near the same price, or a little more, I think I would have purchased locally. If I had several to choose from, I would have selected a better example than what was shipped to me.
For the first time, Amazon disappointed me in their packaging. They shipped promptly, and I received the items quickly, but the mallet and a honing stone were shipped loose with a pair of shop glasses. There was only minimal packing material, and I consider it sheer luck that the stone and the glasses were not damaged or broken.