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Looking Dogwood to make a Mallet to use with my fro

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Looking Dogwood to make a Mallet to use with my fro  (post #169674)

BurtonSJohnson on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 08:27
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I live in Utah, not a place with much dogwood.  Any help out their with finding some.  Thanks, Burton

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A substatute (post #169674, reply #1 of 3)

by BruceS in reply to BurtonSJohnson [original] on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 12:56

If you have Hornbeam or Hop Hornbeam available they will work too.  Harder than nails.(almost)

Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

Bruce S. 

 

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dogwood (post #169674, reply #2 of 3)

by sid works in reply to BurtonSJohnson [original] on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 14:18

and thr preferrable part would be from the roots, much  tigher grain

ron

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Dogwood? (post #169674, reply #3 of 3)

by robscaffe in reply to BurtonSJohnson [original] on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 15:50

Why so picky?  I would consider a wooden mallet used to beat a steel froe disposable. Use whatever hardwood you have available and you will do just fine. I have a great mallet for the same purpose made out of a Bradford pear tree limb that fell in a storm.