Making Abe Lincoln's Mystery Mallet! // "IMPOSSIBLE" Woodworking Joinery

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
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    Making Abe Lincolns Impossible Mystery Puzzle Mallet using some pretty crazy woodworking joinery. Tapered Ramped Sliding Dovetails.
    Designed was inspired by Roy Underhill's rendition of the fabled mallet that was made by Abraham Lincoln. I couldn't find any pictures of drawings of the original, just what Roy had put out and a guy named Stephen Shepherd. I used my dimensions but you can find plans for both Roys and Stephens with a quick google search. Best of luck if you try this yourself, its a super fun project!
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  • @ThirdCoastCraftsman
    @ThirdCoastCraftsman  4 года назад +714

    The reason I didn’t soak/boil the tenons or steam them is because that would have caused the wood to swell quite a bit and REALLY would have prevented me from assembling the mallet. Then if I trimmed down the tenons so they did fit major gaps would appear as the wood dried and shark. Plus major cracking and checking would likely occur in the end grain.

    • @MichaelSDoran
      @MichaelSDoran 4 года назад +6

      Will you sell the mallet?

    • @tykehotep2865
      @tykehotep2865 4 года назад +1

      Daft question time what is the significance of third coast as it something to do with the great lakes

    • @LoudounDemocrat
      @LoudounDemocrat 4 года назад

      Beautiful marking gauge. Where did you get that?

    • @tykehotep2865
      @tykehotep2865 4 года назад +3

      Ooh and if you dont mind what make of watch is that as it looks great and I'm looking for a chronograph myself and cant afford a Daytona

    • @johnlemus7921
      @johnlemus7921 4 года назад +3

      This was just absolutely superb. I love anything revolving Abraham Lincoln as I still consider him to be our greatest president. I didn't even know anything about his mallet. So this was totally new to me. I have one questions. Have you made anything using Japanese Style Twist Joinery?

  • @tsuchang1
    @tsuchang1 4 года назад +3561

    Perhaps he used that when he was a vampire slayer.

    • @ThirdCoastCraftsman
      @ThirdCoastCraftsman  4 года назад +210

      Haha drove the wood stakes into the hearts with it

    • @stevemullins4335
      @stevemullins4335 4 года назад +25

      Exactly

    • @alx252
      @alx252 4 года назад +84

      Steve Mullins ... and imagine the upset face while he used a standard mallet and the head flew off... again... that's the reason for him to make this version of an mallet...

    • @robinsonkaspar3395
      @robinsonkaspar3395 4 года назад +46

      An astonishingly good book, with no reason to be good.

    • @social3ngin33rin
      @social3ngin33rin 4 года назад +4

  • @cappucinoMix
    @cappucinoMix Год назад +145

    This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ruclips.net/user/postUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

  • @matthewshannon6946
    @matthewshannon6946 4 года назад +100

    22 years as a Union Cabinetmaker in Chicago...I am humbled! You, friend, have extraordinary skill and patience!!! Well done!!!

    • @connorhart7597
      @connorhart7597 Год назад

      My jaw was dropped for most of the video hahahaha

  • @Dave062YT
    @Dave062YT 4 года назад +535

    Half the fun with a mallet is the head flying off .

    • @ragalyisp
      @ragalyisp 4 года назад +13

      😂 I had a 10lb sledge I couldn't keep the head from flying off lol.

    • @adamsmith2719
      @adamsmith2719 4 года назад +4

      If not all the fun :-)

    • @tomschmidt381
      @tomschmidt381 4 года назад +2

      We heat with cord wood so I always check the handle of my splitting maul. Pretty exciting when it flies off with it over your head.

    • @junkyyard2273
      @junkyyard2273 4 года назад +1

      *Abe's head

    • @0623kaboom
      @0623kaboom 4 года назад

      isnt that sex ... when the head flies off ...

  • @paulorchard7960
    @paulorchard7960 4 года назад +39

    That, my friend shows you are a true craftsman! 40 years in the trade and I have never seen or even thought about pulling off a joint like that! I tip my hat to you Sir!

  • @MattGoelz
    @MattGoelz 4 года назад +179

    You know you've watched too much forged in fire when you expect there to be tests at the end of the video for strength, durability, and effectiveness. Awesome Mallet though!

    • @williamhower3636
      @williamhower3636 4 года назад +23

      "IT WILL KEAL!"

    • @TheA.K.
      @TheA.K. 4 года назад +7

      No such thing as to much Forged in Fire!

    • @brosef4154
      @brosef4154 2 года назад +3

      yeah, I want to know if this mallet will keal

    • @daveklein2826
      @daveklein2826 Год назад

      It's to be used with chisels

  • @dirk480
    @dirk480 4 года назад +255

    It is just sickening how good some people are!

    • @johnathangrey3463
      @johnathangrey3463 4 года назад +4

      He gave me the flu. Now i want my own shop. Lol.

    • @billcoley8520
      @billcoley8520 4 года назад +2

      Look at his tool chest in the background. He had better be good

    • @dirk480
      @dirk480 4 года назад +1

      @VNMX50 What you suggest?

    • @Adventure_fuel
      @Adventure_fuel 4 года назад +2

      Haha. Thank goodness there I’ve got direction.

    • @dirk480
      @dirk480 4 года назад

      @@Adventure_fuel LOL

  • @captain0080
    @captain0080 4 года назад +584

    "thats it, i'm getting me mallet!" - Abraham Lincoln.

    • @shilopnamreg6468
      @shilopnamreg6468 4 года назад +7

      “Let’s make everyone pay for universal healthcare and college and tell them it’s free, maybe some idiots will believe us!” - Bernie Sanders

    • @ppal64
      @ppal64 4 года назад +1

      Why? I need this mallet like a bullet in my head.

    • @scrubbob9901
      @scrubbob9901 4 года назад +1

      Shilop Namreg yo don’t get suicided man

    • @DmdMixZ
      @DmdMixZ 4 года назад +5

      @@shilopnamreg6468 It's actually crazy how people are so selfish that they don't realize how good it would be for american society to do it that way.
      I spent the last three days watching documentaries about the poverty in america and I was shocked to see that "the greatest country in the world" has people crying over someone scaling the tartar off of their teeth for free. And heck they even have been camping in a parking lot for two days just to make sure they'd be there early enough so the kids can go to the dentist too.
      Americans should be ashamed of their healthcare system. Sorry but it's true.
      Some of that shit is third world country condition.

    • @shilopnamreg6468
      @shilopnamreg6468 4 года назад +1

      Un Beatable “free healthcare” would only put more Americans in poverty, since healthcare is so ridiculously expensive here. Forcing people to pay for it would put even more of us into poverty, and is also some commie bullshit. What about people who never go to college or rarely need healthcare? You’re forcing two huge taxes on them that don’t benefit them in anyway, and they don’t have a choice. At least now college and healthcare only hurt people who chose it themselves. The real solution is to lower costs somehow. I don’t know how it could happen but it would be far better than the communist solution.

  • @89bavaro89
    @89bavaro89 4 года назад +96

    This is the type of video that makes me want to sell all my tools and get into stamp collecting.

  • @ProjectDanH
    @ProjectDanH 4 года назад +69

    All hand tools... Much respect. 👊

    • @ProjectDanH
      @ProjectDanH 4 года назад +3

      @sl33p for the fitment of the head. 🤦‍♂️ Who cares about the handle.

    • @dennismayfield8846
      @dennismayfield8846 4 года назад +2

      Truly!!

  • @SteveRogers461
    @SteveRogers461 4 года назад +31

    The Mighty Thor himself would be proud of this mallet ... and so would Groot 😁

  • @JodianGaming
    @JodianGaming 4 года назад +40

    Nice to see someone who's actually keeping up the old-school wood craft skills and not relying on power tools to do everything for them... Huge props for that.

    • @shamanic1
      @shamanic1 4 года назад

      Rob Cosman "I agree!" "That's me, too!"

    • @SwervingLemon
      @SwervingLemon 4 года назад +2

      Power tools can make this easier to rough in, but without some kinda crazy 5-axis mill, I can't see doing the finish part of the joinery any other way than by hand... this is coming from a guy who has spent some serious time trying to figure out how to do exactly this to mass-produce a smaller version with a brass head.
      Possible, but the set-up costs make it so I'd have to sell a half-million of them to break even. :/

    • @TheE1401
      @TheE1401 3 года назад

      Also, remember that Abraham Lincoln didn't have power tools then, so he'd have to make this all by hand

    • @MikeyDonna
      @MikeyDonna 8 месяцев назад

      Here’s a challenge for you, make 2 more like this , one a 3rd smaller & one 2/3rds smaller !

  • @seymour6408
    @seymour6408 4 года назад +637

    Me: Doesn't watch woodworking videos
    RUclips: M A L L E T

    • @glenfreyermuth2972
      @glenfreyermuth2972 4 года назад +4

      @LAFOLLETTER The point was not to make a practical modern mallet, but to meeting the challenge of making Lincoln'e Mallet.

    • @boseifrit5480
      @boseifrit5480 4 года назад

      LMAOOO

    • @garychandler4296
      @garychandler4296 4 года назад

      I waw guessing someone would ask how much to make them one...$135 popped into my mind off the bat...
      ?...then I got that 5 hrs labor, plus, say $10 materials, plus $10 for resharpening tools.
      $135 ÷ 5hrs = $27/hr labor, highly skilled...NOPE! Not enough, because it's not on the "common skills" list.
      $45 × 5 maybe...so $225 + $20 above, for a $245.00 day.
      (I'm a contractor, so...)

    • @savage22bolt32
      @savage22bolt32 3 года назад

      Making a mallet. Sounds simple. Just the beginner's project I was looking for.

  • @herefishyfishy6907
    @herefishyfishy6907 4 года назад +156

    Good on you for wearing a face shield while turning. Some guys are too proud to wear safety gear. Going without is how you end up with summer teeth, sum'er over here, sum'er over there!

    • @firebomb5510
      @firebomb5510 4 года назад +9

      Summer teeth😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂,so true

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 4 года назад +16

      A friend of mine does pewter casting. He recently posted to Facebook a photo of his face protection covered in pewter. I think some water got in and it exploded. Without the facemask, he'd probably have lost an eye.

    • @tylerjames1716
      @tylerjames1716 4 года назад

      Safety nazi work snitch has entered the chat

    • @vVyohasakuraVv
      @vVyohasakuraVv 4 года назад +1

      woodturning is relativly harmless depending on the turning speed and condition of the wood anybody with even some experience would be able to judge using a mask or not. then again im not a safty geek i weld without safty stuff sometimes coz bacon

    • @gwallace5403
      @gwallace5403 4 года назад +5

      Safety is incredibly important. The emergency off switch for the vertical spindle sander wasn't accessible with your foot or knee, so when I lost control of my piece I tried to shut it off, and almost got my neck taken out by the work. I ended up catching it in my hands before it hurt anyone else (was all that went through my head at the time), and my hand was torn in half as a result. The piece blew apart and put a hole in a plywood cabinet door. It doesn't take long for something relatively harmless to turn incredibly dangerous at that RPM.

  • @amywhite9386
    @amywhite9386 3 года назад +28

    I am a professional woodworker of 30 years and considered extremely talented by my peers. This mallet exceeds my ability. Absolutely amazing work.

    • @georgel3657
      @georgel3657 3 года назад

      It's very good.. but I've seen advanced apprentices produce this quality on project work. This really shouldn't be beyond a professional if they put the time into it. If you can't do this after 30 years then I don't think you found your "thing" no offence.

  • @KnightsWithoutATable
    @KnightsWithoutATable 4 года назад +23

    I remember watching the Woodwright Shop as a kid. I actually made one of the impossible joints he showed on there in shop class in middle school.

    • @ThirdCoastCraftsman
      @ThirdCoastCraftsman  4 года назад +9

      He is the best! I watch his shows still on the PBS app on my TV

    • @andrewptrudeau
      @andrewptrudeau 4 года назад +6

      @@ThirdCoastCraftsman Love watching Roy, it looks almost like he's just kind of winging it when he works, but his final products are awesome.

  • @oakleyjack7600
    @oakleyjack7600 4 года назад +174

    Like squeezing a Turtle into his Shell !, once you get him in he ain’t coming out 👍🎩😎

  • @Papawashes
    @Papawashes 4 года назад +15

    The precision of cuts you make is just so admirable. Thank you for a wonderful video. Keep up the good work. 😊

  • @naterapp7881
    @naterapp7881 4 года назад +64

    As much as I’ve enjoyed following the boat build, it’s nice to see some of this type project as well. Terrific craftsmanship!

  • @mattsmocs3281
    @mattsmocs3281 4 года назад +27

    This was randomly recommended. It was worth it

  • @weststine5558
    @weststine5558 4 года назад +1

    Thank you brother. 13 months ago I became inspired to do attempt woodworking. I built a workbench from 2x4s using only a claw hammer, a rusty handsaw, and a set of Stanley chisels i got from Lowes. All the joints were halflap and only a couple were loose. This was due to the hook on the tape measure being bent, creating an extra 1/8 and me not realizing it until too late. Shortly after I started purchasing power tools and such and stopped using hand tools. I recently bought a set of Narex chisels in the hope of rekindling that desire. Well, you sir, have done just that. For that I thank you sincerely.

  • @matonmacs
    @matonmacs 4 года назад +493

    Spends hours making mallet; can't hit anything with it because it's too freakin' gorgeous!

    • @MrToolmaker23
      @MrToolmaker23 4 года назад +21

      matonmacs
      But that's ok. It can and should be used. The whole point of making your own tools is so you can make them beautiful;. a family heirloom.

    • @custardavenger
      @custardavenger 4 года назад +9

      Totally should be used. It's the perfect tool for someone who teaches others. An example of quality workmanship, eligant design with the mind bending curiosity that comes from trying to work out how it was made.

    • @MikeAG333
      @MikeAG333 4 года назад +5

      @@custardavenger Should be used? It's made of one of the softest woods there is. Use it for a day and you'd be throwing it in the bin.

    • @snipa298
      @snipa298 4 года назад +3

      @@MikeAG333 Is walnut and hickory really all that soft?

    • @MikeAG333
      @MikeAG333 4 года назад +14

      @@snipa298 Hickory isn't. That's perfect for a handle, and is commonly used for hammer handles (I've got one that has done 40 years service for me). Walnut is really really soft. You can mark it easily with your thumbnail. It is just about the last wood you would choose for a mallet head. Fine if it is just for show, like this mallet. It's beautiful wood for cutting neat joints in, and for a RUclips clip it nicely shows up the quality of the joinery, so it serves its purpose well in this video. Just don't hit anything with it!!

  • @jayeckhart1561
    @jayeckhart1561 4 года назад +32

    That is fantastic. Even if it did not have “forever” assembly it is a beautiful mallet. Great job as always.

    • @ThirdCoastCraftsman
      @ThirdCoastCraftsman  4 года назад +4

      Thanks jay!

    • @melody3741
      @melody3741 4 года назад

      It does though it would be nearly impossible to take apart and if you wanted to be extra thorough you could cut slots in the faces and insert wedges to completely prevent it from coming out ever.

  • @adrianashby1033
    @adrianashby1033 4 года назад

    0.51 that walnut piece is a total dream. so many possibilities but so simple.

  • @mockupguy3577
    @mockupguy3577 4 года назад +366

    If Thor ever needed a wooden hammer.

    • @ProfessorKitchen
      @ProfessorKitchen 4 года назад +6

      Exactly what I was thinking! The wooden Mjolnir!

    • @LatinDanceVideos
      @LatinDanceVideos 4 года назад +1

      Good call

    • @voxelspec5647
      @voxelspec5647 4 года назад

      Thor needs to take a business flight

    • @thatguy3718
      @thatguy3718 4 года назад

      @SittingMoose Shaman this needs more likes

    • @JasonAguirre
      @JasonAguirre 4 года назад +2

      A metal hammer done this way would look amazing. Especially with two types of metal.

  • @toddfreas3840
    @toddfreas3840 4 года назад +25

    Brother, that is the coolest mallet I’ve ever seen. Amazing work. You’re the best

  • @maryrosecarroll4558
    @maryrosecarroll4558 2 месяца назад

    Stunning joinery. Absolutely beautiful

  • @bluecollar58
    @bluecollar58 4 года назад +8

    It was nice to hear Roy Underhill mentioned , I never missed his program. Beautiful work.

  • @jbrisby
    @jbrisby 4 года назад +101

    The sound of speeded-up chiseling is so soothing.

    • @itsmissinformation
      @itsmissinformation 4 года назад +2

      The human woodpecker

    • @Gamefreak8112
      @Gamefreak8112 4 года назад +2

      sped up

    • @jbrisby
      @jbrisby 4 года назад

      @@Gamefreak8112 Maybe if you're from Mississippi.

    • @mitchgingrich2619
      @mitchgingrich2619 4 года назад +2

      jbrisby I’ve been thinking of posting videos of carving just for people who want to relax. Would you put that on while you’re going to sleep?

    • @savage12k
      @savage12k 4 года назад +1

      Mitch Gingrich - ISPolitical hell no! I’d never get to sleep! Just watching this guy carve all damn night...

  • @wax-ecstatic
    @wax-ecstatic 4 года назад +3

    I really appreciate the segments of the video with just the sounds of the work being done. Great job

  • @EUSA1776
    @EUSA1776 4 года назад +36

    Hilariously enough, despite Abraham Lincoln having worked as a rail splitter, he despised physical labor . His father rented him out to neighbors for long hours and then took all his money (all the money one earned until age 18 went to one’s parents in those days) . It might be that this early experience eventually lead to Lincoln’s anti-slavery stance, and in turn, the emancipation of all the slaves .
    Bonus: Lincoln was quite the inventor . He designed a sort of airbag that prevented ships from sinking in shallow water, he is the only American President with a patent for his invention.
    Great work ! Beautiful mallet ! Thanks for the video !

    • @tylerbrown3135
      @tylerbrown3135 4 года назад +9

      Abraham lincoln did not really have a big problem with slavery. In many of his debates, he avoided saying negative things about slavery. Around the time the civil war started, he was much more concerned with keeping the states together than fighting slavery. He made the emancipation proclamation to help keep the states together because it only "freed" the slaves in confederate states that did not return to the union. Once the civil war ended, Lincoln had plans to ship former slaves to Africa, but he got shot of course.

    • @EUSA1776
      @EUSA1776 4 года назад +9

      Tyler Brown Lincoln’s views on slavery evolved over the course of the war, he saw the necessity of good soldiers in the war and the negro men who fought for the Union proved themselves to be formidable warriors. Lincoln initially said disparaging things about blacks during the campaign (particularly in southern or border states, he was a politician after all) but his view that slavery was an immoral and cruel system never changed. This modern view of Lincoln as just as racist as anyone else in that time is missing the point, he was a complex man, but a great man nonetheless. In his last speech he even spoke of negro suffrage and citizenship, the first president to even consider blacks as citizens. His views changed, the mark of a brilliant and admirable man .

    • @michaelmoody3737
      @michaelmoody3737 4 года назад +2

      @@EUSA1776 lincoln ruined America and opened the doors to communism.

    • @gasoliniroberto7528
      @gasoliniroberto7528 4 года назад +2

      @@michaelmoody3737 communism for the rich, but there's still capitalism for the poor! Paying 10,000 to corporations to have a baby is the ultimate form of neoliberalism - the exact opposite of communism. Just like your banks that take public money, your pharma companies that depend on public money, your captains of industry and presidents that depend on other peoples money. Theranos, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump Goldman Sachs are amongst the biggest takers of other peoples money in the world.
      America too. Your petrodollar system, for example, is the product of the largest crybaby bully in the playground.
      The way Americans cry if tax goes up by a cent, then cheer as the cost of housing goes up by dollars shows how well owned they are by neoliberalism.

    • @michaelmoody3737
      @michaelmoody3737 4 года назад

      @Santina Murphy you mean historical myths written by a tyrant and his minions.

  • @waywardhero1177
    @waywardhero1177 4 года назад +8

    This is a mind blowing design for a mallet

  • @matthewnz7879
    @matthewnz7879 4 года назад +4

    This is one of the rare projects I will never attempt. Beautiful work, outstanding result. Well done, sir.

  • @brandonbrown6544
    @brandonbrown6544 4 года назад +237

    I watch the whole thing, I want to say “oh I see it all makes sense.” Nope still seems like an impossible joint lol. Good work!

    • @fivecitydirttracker4776
      @fivecitydirttracker4776 4 года назад +1

      Freeking amazing.....is all I could muster.

    • @le_blake
      @le_blake 4 года назад +2

      Same !

    • @alyden567
      @alyden567 4 года назад +1

      Yea lol

    • @tigger6186
      @tigger6186 3 года назад +6

      Think of those plastic buckles on a dog collar but with a wooden mallet.

    • @drevil2783
      @drevil2783 3 года назад +1

      True. 😆😆 i still can't figure it out

  • @nathandamaren2093
    @nathandamaren2093 4 года назад +4

    The sped up handtooling was so satisfying to the eye and ear.

  • @DieselVR6
    @DieselVR6 2 года назад

    Your attention to detail is stunning

  • @timcallahan9894
    @timcallahan9894 4 года назад +61

    "If you're a touch too tight on your joinery, either your head will explode or the tenons will fly off".
    I hate it when that happens!
    Great Video- Thanks!

  • @brandonbullins
    @brandonbullins 4 года назад +6

    Wood carving looks so satisfying

    • @Gartral
      @Gartral 4 года назад

      it's both incredibly satisfying and totally heart wrenching... satisfying when you make something awesome like this hammer, heart wrenching when you get 50+hours into a piece and realize something screwed/is going to screw up.
      SOMETIMES you can adjust and fix the issue, but far more often you have scrap anywhere from 20 minutes (annoying) to a few days' (devastating, but not the end of the world ) work to correct the mistake.
      Patience, a keen eye for detail, and understand your materials and tools mitigate a lot of it, but things still go south.

  • @terencehealy5110
    @terencehealy5110 3 года назад

    That was great the reason I really liked it was no bench saws no router all real craft hand tools and skill great work

  • @hp5469
    @hp5469 4 года назад +24

    Reminds me of the guy that used to be on PBS that only used hand tools.

    • @SamuraiWreck
      @SamuraiWreck 4 года назад +5

      The Woodwrights Shop with Roy Underhill
      I watch him every weekend

    • @hp5469
      @hp5469 4 года назад +5

      @@SamuraiWreck well apparently thats where he got the idea for this mallet , lol. What a coincidence.

    • @Bluelightbandit
      @Bluelightbandit 4 года назад +1

      Mr. Rogers? 🤪jk

    • @judsonkr
      @judsonkr 4 года назад

      Oh, you mean the guy he mentioned 40 times or so during the video? That guy?

    • @hp5469
      @hp5469 4 года назад +1

      @@judsonkr lol yeah that guy. Obviously if i knew they were the same guy i wouldn't have made the comment. And if you would have read my reply to Lawrence lake ( who had all ready informed me that they were the same person ) you wouldn't have made your comment. Unless you are of course a douchey a-hole. So which one is it ?

  • @John-ym9ht
    @John-ym9ht 4 года назад +4

    I found myself holding my breath several times during the chiseling and the initial clamping. Thanks for showing us how the impossible is sometimes possible.

  • @matthuckabey007
    @matthuckabey007 4 года назад +3

    Oh that high speed chipping is so satisfying ...

  • @benbrice9343
    @benbrice9343 4 года назад +31

    The mallet head spinning around when it was on the lathe looked like it would have completely demolished a finger/hand if you slipped into it's path of rotation.

    • @EwePeople
      @EwePeople 4 года назад

      Why u scerd?

    • @benbrice9343
      @benbrice9343 4 года назад +7

      @@EwePeople You got that right ! Nah man I wouldn't be scared but I would be extra cautious. I would hate to only have one functioning hand for the rest of my life.

    • @sethj6483
      @sethj6483 4 года назад

      It probably has security mechanism like at the part where he held the handle and it stopped. So if you did accidentally put your hand on the mallet it would stop automatically

    • @Euphroe
      @Euphroe 4 года назад

      @@sethj6483 NOPE!

    • @xXCursedWorgenXx
      @xXCursedWorgenXx 4 года назад

      @@sethj6483 it stopped because he turned it off.

  • @panglima
    @panglima 4 года назад +268

    Abe designed that mallet during his years as vampire hunter.

  • @SMMPUK
    @SMMPUK 4 года назад

    1.3K envious woodworkers... really cool stuff Third Coast Craftsman, really impressed! Thanks for sharing!

  • @o.g.bwoodwork
    @o.g.bwoodwork 4 года назад +31

    A mallet Thor would be proud of 🔨

  • @MrLookatmyhat
    @MrLookatmyhat 4 года назад +10

    Dude, you're freaking me out with that shirt sleeve so close to that lathe

  • @woodynbabs
    @woodynbabs 4 года назад +13

    This is one of the most fascinating videos I've watched in a while. I respect your craftsmanship the finished product is amazing! Well done!

  • @shaneknerr4014
    @shaneknerr4014 4 года назад +14

    Who in there right mind would give this a thumbs down. Well maybe someone who lost their thumb trying to make this mallet.

    • @alphazuluz
      @alphazuluz 4 года назад +1

      People hit it by accident. I am convinced of this. I’ve seen too many awesome videos with hundreds of dislikes. There are not that many shitheads in the world.

    • @shaneknerr4014
      @shaneknerr4014 4 года назад +1

      @@alphazuluz I agree that could happen. But by the looks of your name you don't live in the U.S.A. so I'm going to have to disagree with you on the not to many SHIT HEADS PART. I think lately as a country we have that covered. LOL.

    • @thedanyesful
      @thedanyesful 4 года назад

      Yeah it's bizarre. Six-hundred thumbs down for such a pleasant and uncontroversial video. Who are those people?

  • @joelthoenen3733
    @joelthoenen3733 4 года назад +21

    Been waiting for this ever since u teased it on Instagram

  • @cdrive5757
    @cdrive5757 2 года назад +1

    I like the way you kept the Hickory tenons proud of the head. The only thing that could possibly enhance that example of woodworker art is age! There's something about a fine old tool that only a craftsman can truly appreciate. You will either pass it down to family or it will find its way into the hands of a future Woodworker. You can bet that it will be a great find at an auction someday! *Sign Your Work!*
    Wakodahatchee Chris

  • @davidbrown4868
    @davidbrown4868 4 года назад +8

    Thank you, you did a fine job explaining the hows and whys. I do construction and cabinet making and your video opened a new world for me. Thank you again.

  • @lostarrow861
    @lostarrow861 4 года назад +5

    There's a man who loves his tools! And amazing skill, well done.

  • @billdyke9745
    @billdyke9745 4 года назад

    Nice to see an American using hand tools for a change. Clever piece of work. OK, so now take it apart...

  • @team2146
    @team2146 4 года назад +5

    "The Biggest Challenge of This Project".... is Freaking Everything 😎

  • @Subsonic-cd2en
    @Subsonic-cd2en 4 года назад +4

    THIS type of content! Nice build! Love to see the non-Lowe's sponsored real woodworking stuff.

  • @LaBizounerie
    @LaBizounerie 4 года назад

    Talk about craftsmanship!! I don't know where you find the courage to embark on a build where every step is a hair away from ruining the hole thing! I held my breath while you were turning the handle... Again, congrats on a wonderful piece!!

  • @stopcreepingyouweirdo
    @stopcreepingyouweirdo 4 года назад +288

    "Don't believe everything you see on the Internet." -Abraham Lincoln

    • @papabonito310
      @papabonito310 4 года назад +13

      Hey guys it’s me peter griffin from the series “Family Guy”! I’m here to explain the joke! Abraham Lincoln wasn’t alive to see the internet, so he couldn’t have said that! Which means you shouldn’t believe that he said that, because it’s on the internet! Peter Griffin out!

    • @user-db8lj6wt7z
      @user-db8lj6wt7z 4 года назад +1

      Hah, I get it

    • @Thunda1986
      @Thunda1986 4 года назад +4

      @@papabonito310 I don't think tis is the real Peter Griffin

    • @captaincornhole7317
      @captaincornhole7317 4 года назад +1

      I remember when he said that!

    • @austinpresley6187
      @austinpresley6187 4 года назад +1

      @@papabonito310
      Ray Comfort, is that you?

  • @davegoldy1025
    @davegoldy1025 4 года назад +4

    Sooo impressive.. That's a tough one. Loved it

  • @DB.KOOPER
    @DB.KOOPER 2 года назад

    My Dad passed away about 4 years ago now but we watched the Woodwrights Shop religiously together and this was well before the internet when we had to wait to catch it weekly on OPB. Amazing show and incredible work on the mallet. Its beautiful.

  • @jonathanballmann7569
    @jonathanballmann7569 4 года назад +23

    As Mark Novak from C&Rsenal would say "a ridiculously sharp chisel makes it a lot easier"

  • @peters972
    @peters972 4 года назад +21

    For some reason makes me want a mallet, and, actually makes me want to rethink my life choices.

  • @robertlangley258
    @robertlangley258 3 года назад

    Man alive, a simple dowel through the head and handle at the top will keep the head from coming off. Will I get a lot of glory from my friends telling me how cool my mallet looks? No, but then my friends don’t go through my shop so I have to keep showing my mallet to my bulldog and try to see if she is impressed. She seems more impressed when I show her a treat. You need to have a son or daughter who hopefully will be interested in wood working so they can continue to show your mallet off to folks and tell em, my dad made this mallet in 2021. Then you’ll be proud, but be careful as pride has its downfalls. Nice mallet.

  • @joshuamekeel4975
    @joshuamekeel4975 4 года назад +95

    Mallet he use to make this mallet: Am I joke to you?

  • @Kikilang60
    @Kikilang60 4 года назад +7

    It would be insulting to say this is beautiful, because it's on a whole other level. I think, only other wood workers would truly appreciate your work. Other people, well you sort have explain it to them, kindly. I used to work for someone who did this kind of work. He started in a metal band, and made his own electric guitars. Music doesn't pay, so he branch out into furniture. Regardless of the quality of his work, people don't want to buy from a metal head. He stuffed his hair into a hat, and put on plaid shirts, with jeans. Then he sold. Got married, and had kids. He then started working for some who had a studio. He was work shop gomer, while person who owned the shop, made the real money. He said, "You know, Being in a Band is all about, putting on a show. People want a performance for there money." He cut his hair, dropped the gomer look. When ever he sold his own stuff, he wore khaki, a blue butten up shirt, and sport coat. People came in, he talked the talk. "This is a mid century modern coffee table, blah, blah, blah. He dropped names of famous wood workers, talk styles like he knew what he was talking about (mostly, he didn't.) Now people talk about his work, by using his name. It's all a show. If this mallet is an example of your work, it above the heads of the average person on the street.

  • @rocknfan100
    @rocknfan100 4 года назад

    Love your hound ! They make the BEST friends.

  • @chaosordeal294
    @chaosordeal294 4 года назад +39

    YOU DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING WITH THE MALLET!! Wood tease.

  • @drewlovelyhell4892
    @drewlovelyhell4892 4 года назад +309

    Abe Lincoln was born in a log cabin he built with his own hands.

  • @drevil2783
    @drevil2783 3 года назад

    Jeez this guy's got skill and a LOT of patience!!

  • @dennycote6339
    @dennycote6339 3 года назад +5

    The *snick* of your plane across the workpiece soothes me deeply.

  • @zaneh6224
    @zaneh6224 4 года назад +5

    Absolutely gorgeous finished product, the only thing I would do is fill the hole where the lathe was in the tenon, other than that it's perfect. 👌👌👍👍

    • @jco2641
      @jco2641 4 года назад +1

      Or leave the middle tenon an eigth inch long for the lathe center and trim it last.

    • @richardflorence3927
      @richardflorence3927 4 года назад

      @@jco2641 Good point!

  • @jeep4ron
    @jeep4ron 3 года назад

    Wow. That turned out beautiful.

  • @RoyaleWitCheese04
    @RoyaleWitCheese04 4 года назад +240

    How tf did the dog get on the table? Why is he so uninterested in getting down? He seems kinda depressed. Tell the dog he’s a good boy or something

    • @jblps
      @jblps 4 года назад +12

      lol Dog Whisperer over here...

    • @MrBazz420
      @MrBazz420 4 года назад +2

      anthropomorphism

    • @calkaseus
      @calkaseus 4 года назад +2

      He has no response lmao

    • @LordRuckus
      @LordRuckus 4 года назад +17

      The dog is like "I nailed it the first 4 takes. I'll stand here but I'm not going to play happy puppy while you try to get your part right human".

    • @flyde6521
      @flyde6521 4 года назад +1

      Probably just tired

  • @aemicek544
    @aemicek544 4 года назад +275

    Last week was horse shoeing, this week is woodworking. Quarantine is wild.

    • @Morty73
      @Morty73 4 года назад +4

      Same here, wonder what it will be next week.

    • @therealchris5894
      @therealchris5894 4 года назад +8

      Yep. 3 weeks ago I was all about computing and coding, then dirtbiking, now woodworking.

    • @WitTwixt
      @WitTwixt 4 года назад +5

      Have y'all seen Marble racing?

    • @Morty73
      @Morty73 4 года назад +1

      @@WitTwixt
      Go Hazers

    • @booty_hunter4207
      @booty_hunter4207 4 года назад +2

      Currently on mountain biking. Cant wait for the next one

  • @billymartin1874
    @billymartin1874 3 года назад

    Just when i start thinking im a pretty good carpenter...............you start showing off!

  • @richardwebb2348
    @richardwebb2348 4 года назад +10

    Lincoln, as a young man, was well known for having a set of Japanese chisels and a Japanese saw - they were easily obtainable at the local hardware store close-by his log cabin. He also had a steam powered band saw and table saw.

    • @davidkohler7454
      @davidkohler7454 2 года назад

      Yup that's what makes honest Abe,s Mallet so special..Because all he used was his pocket knife.

  • @mattkandel2449
    @mattkandel2449 4 года назад +4

    I can't even make a PB&J sammich this perfectly!

  • @harryschaefer8563
    @harryschaefer8563 2 года назад

    Your skill and patience are amazing, The contrast between the dark and light wood really highlight the "impossibility" of your Joinery.

  • @xpusostomos
    @xpusostomos 4 года назад +87

    But it has one MAJOR flaw... It's too good to actually use.

    • @moolardpexcellent5253
      @moolardpexcellent5253 3 года назад

      That's what I was just thinking, it's meant as a tool and hopefully more safe. Although nobody who put in the time making it, will want to ruin the finished product; with actual use because it's too time consuming making another.

  • @Ninja-Alinja
    @Ninja-Alinja 4 года назад +27

    Friendly recommendation:
    Use manual focus, the autofocus messed up several
    important shots

    • @RS-tp3uu
      @RS-tp3uu 4 года назад +1

      RM Hawkins its not a how to. Its just showing how he made it

    • @michaelpalmer9174
      @michaelpalmer9174 4 года назад

      @RM Hawkins that's why he has a patreon so that you pay for that info and support his work ;)

  • @devinwhitlock2739
    @devinwhitlock2739 4 года назад

    You’re so young and I don’t mean that in a negative way at all but in a way in which it means there’s potentially decades to hone and perfect this craft. All the woodworkers I’ve known are older in age and started it late in their lives or really started focusing on it once they were retired. Really hope this continues for years to come. Love it.

  • @jonny555ive
    @jonny555ive 4 года назад +5

    I have never seen a more beautiful mallet in my life.
    Absolutely gorgeous work sir.
    You have a new subscriber buddy.
    Looking forward to seeing what you do next 👍👍

    • @eddarby469
      @eddarby469 3 года назад

      Yea. I'd buy one from you but I probably couldn't afford it. Beautiful.

  • @pluggergaming7195
    @pluggergaming7195 4 года назад +12

    I’m here to read “Nicole’s” comments about woodworkers that I saw on IG. But not scrolling through 600+ comments. Starting my welding apprenticeship tomorrow lol

    • @samnottheotherone4363
      @samnottheotherone4363 4 года назад +2

      Buy a good helmet and respirator.

    • @ScreamOG1
      @ScreamOG1 4 года назад +1

      I already watched the vid but came back to see this insane Nicole M, I like watching crazy

    • @charlotteadams4907
      @charlotteadams4907 4 года назад +1

      Good luck may see u on here sometimes making your own video!

    • @pluggergaming7195
      @pluggergaming7195 4 года назад +1

      _ NEGAN _ not actually starting my welding apprenticeship. I’m a carpenter but if you read what “Nicole” wrote on Chris’s IG you would understand the joke of going into welding or metal fabrication lol

    • @scoutandlouie4652
      @scoutandlouie4652 4 года назад +1

      @@pluggergaming7195 That 4 page comment was off the charts.

  • @richardhardaker4586
    @richardhardaker4586 3 года назад

    pure magic in every way.

  • @larrydaniels6532
    @larrydaniels6532 4 года назад +3

    The video at 5:00 shows all I needed to know to determine your proficiency in layout, tool sharpening, use of the chisel and videography, it was beautiful! The finished mallet is a treasure.

  • @dmitrys.4741
    @dmitrys.4741 4 года назад +218

    Never would have thought I'd like wood porno.

    • @dhymekeith1285
      @dhymekeith1285 4 года назад

      😆

    • @OnlyOnMondays77
      @OnlyOnMondays77 4 года назад +13

      Who wood of thought

    • @genelomas332
      @genelomas332 4 года назад +3

      For hard core wood porn, check out The Samurai Carpenter, or Young Je..
      Both make incredibly beautiful pieces..

    • @jdhed1
      @jdhed1 4 года назад +1

      Complete with phrases like "head explodes"

    • @phil8656
      @phil8656 4 года назад +2

      Why do you think they call it "wood"?

  • @kennethgrimes5494
    @kennethgrimes5494 4 года назад

    I have been a machine shop fabracator welder for a long long time so i know a bout persision joints and measurements and i must say sir you are master at your craft. I find great pleasure in watching you work and learn a few things as well,thank you for sharing your craft.

  • @mrfilan9815
    @mrfilan9815 4 года назад +57

    Why is that when a man creates he builds himself along with it

    • @whoabro615
      @whoabro615 3 года назад

      Bc we along with every other living being must grow

  • @chewytreyman
    @chewytreyman 3 года назад

    4:51 omg, that breathing. My heart almost stopped because of the tension :D

  • @stevetobias4890
    @stevetobias4890 4 года назад +19

    I would have taken a shave off the tennons to hide the lathe point before chiseling in the bevels. That is just being picky but this is outstanding work. Thank you for sharing.

  • @jgatchaljgatchal8350
    @jgatchaljgatchal8350 3 года назад

    So precise. So satisfying to watch.

  • @mikehewett9828
    @mikehewett9828 4 года назад +9

    Take my money now. I want one. I once made a turkey, by tracing my hand.

  • @charlesmoore456
    @charlesmoore456 4 года назад +8

    Roy is a National treasure. My favorite show of his was really boring.

  • @shamanic1
    @shamanic1 4 года назад

    Aside from the remarkable woodworking, your video production is finely crafted! You narrate in post-production (professional touch), and say just what needs to be said, without side-tracks, into your personal life, or diatribes, regarding tools, or whatever. Quick aside: we do not need any more members, of the curmudgeon-woodworkers-with-a-channel-tribe. Quota filled, thank you! ;-) Your editing, causes the boring parts to disappear, or go into hyper-drive, while the satisfying parts are shot, in closeup. And thanks, for keeping the - appropriate - music, dialed UNDER the sound of the hand tools! For the life of me, I cannot understand, why so many Producers, of craft content, insist upon take-no-prisoners death-metal, at 101 decibels! Cheers!

  • @BLUEYOCEANOUTUBE
    @BLUEYOCEANOUTUBE 4 года назад +59

    It took me 5 hours (total two days) to find your channel again.... Why haven't I subscribed yet!!!!

    • @camdendexter
      @camdendexter 4 года назад +1

      There is a video history in your account you can search for to view all videos you have watched. May help you rediscover content in the future :)

    • @RalphSampson...
      @RalphSampson... 3 года назад

      @@camdendexter
      The problem there is that list is WAY long.

    • @mr.2minutes161
      @mr.2minutes161 3 года назад

      @@RalphSampson... try to use 'search my history' and type things that related or likely to be the title of video you're looking for, sometime have to watch every result if you have blurry memory of it or you just straight up get eureka moment or you still didn't find it cuz it'll gone after sometime

    • @donlute3444
      @donlute3444 3 года назад +1

      Not all have acquired subscribe wisdom, grasshopper.

  • @tooljunkie555
    @tooljunkie555 4 года назад +4

    That's freakin awesome chris! That mallet head is NEVER coming loose! Pushing 350k subs! Congrats on that bro and happy holidays to you and yours
    🎅💯🍻💥 #abeandroyareproud

  • @anuragsachdev1865
    @anuragsachdev1865 4 года назад

    I really like the fact that you don't use much of the power tools. I really like the manual way with some cool tools.

  • @molonlabe5090
    @molonlabe5090 4 года назад +74

    Abe Lincoln: What if we had a mallet that had a head that never flew off
    me: ay you do its called a big stick

    • @diegoa4203
      @diegoa4203 4 года назад

      Molon Labe you are obviously forgetting he was also a vampire hunter

  • @SargeWolf010
    @SargeWolf010 4 года назад +9

    I wonder if abe ever made official blueprints of this mallet

    • @ThirdCoastCraftsman
      @ThirdCoastCraftsman  4 года назад +3

      i would love to see that too!

    • @Hudson4426
      @Hudson4426 4 года назад +4

      Third Coast Craftsman but I’ll settle for yours 😉

    • @richardwebb2348
      @richardwebb2348 4 года назад +2

      There are none because the fabled mallett is a myth.

    • @Hudson4426
      @Hudson4426 4 года назад +2

      paul beenis 🖕🏻

    • @sirmixalot3332
      @sirmixalot3332 4 года назад +2

      @paul beenis... nice one it’s always more rewarding when the knuckleheads take offense. 😂