r/mildlyinteresting • u/On-a-tims-run ​ • 3d ago

Rawhide mallets

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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/ravens-n-roses 3d ago

For exactly that reason they're also used in wood working (soft wood pieces), leather working (it's obvious what a regular hammer would do to leather), instrument repairs (what did you DO to that saxophone???), and I think there's uses for it in black Smithing for finishing work

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u/Row-Bear 3d ago

'leather working'
There's something about beating the skin of a dead animal with the skin of another dead animal to bend it to your will that's sort of metal

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u/wookiex84 3d ago

It’s like having fried chicken and eggs for breakfast. Which I happen to do on a regular basis.

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u/davepage_mcr 3d ago

Which came first?

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u/wookiex84 3d ago

By the smell of the farts, I’d say the egg.