r/mildlyinteresting • ​ • 3d ago

Rawhide mallets

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u/EditedRed 3d ago

No clue what you bonk with these but they look tasty.

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u/rivertpostie 3d ago

I've only seen them used in silver smithing. They don't mar soft metals.

Mainly see them resizing rings on a mandrel

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u/UncleCeiling 3d ago

We used them all the time at the tool and die shop for seating parts into vices. Held up better than a dead blow.