Re: Great new tool!

Tom Gardner wrote:
> I have had this 3" dia x 2" long AL round by the mill for years for tapping
> pieces in the vise to make sure they were seated.  It was some alloy that
> cuts terribly stringy and gummy but had a 3/4" hole in the center. So I had
> this 3/4" wood dowel on the bench and inserted it into the hole after
> slitting it on the band saw.  I then forced a wood wedge into the slit thus
> jamming the AL round onto the dowel.
>
> OK, OK, ...it's a hammer, but is there a name for this shape of hammer?  I
> find it very useful and like the shape of the striking surface.

It's referred to by some woodworking catalogs as a maul or club maul, 
others call it a mallet or club mallet.  Most are either wood or plastic.

Bob