I appreciate this longer cut - nice to see all of the details that went into the production! A lot of great learning along the way, and it's definitely a process. Thank you so much for sharing! I'm definitely enjoying my marking knife. My wife has no interest in woodworking at all and she was blown away by the packaging and finish.
One thing you never said which I find so annoying...wait let me back up a sec. I may be ignorant but it's not obvious to me. With how much you talked, quite verbose actually, which isn't a bad thing necessarily. Buy you never said what these mallets are for and why you chose the size you did. I'd like to know.
An adaption of old shopfitters trick: for your pillar drill jig, use three protruding wood screws (eg 5x30) on one face (two at the bottom, one at the top centre line) of your pillar drill jig and two on the other (top & bottom of the centre line). You can screw them in and out to adjust the perpendicularity and no mater the shape/bow/twist/squareness of the stock, repeatability on the same faces is guaranteed. Good to chat at Makers Central BTW.
“It is a bit of an investment in terms of cost - it was provided to us for free” just goes to show how moronic some UA-camrs are when they say things like this that make zero sense and just want to accept free stuff
Cheers for the great videos m8, but 1 thing has been bothering me a bit about all the mallet videos... As a fellow long hair with a penchant for using rotating machines, please, please, please tie your feckin hair back! just one slip and suddenly you have a face that only works for podcasts! dont do it! hair ties: get a stack of them. cost bugger all, save a long pointless visit to A&E.
Absolutely. LOOK at health and safety video about long hair and moving spindles. Unless of course you want to see your face wrapped around the spindle. Hope that thought will make you Think........
Six months to make a mallet that does not immediately index in your hand to align the barrel with the handle. That creates a grip that needs to be adjusted....every...single....time... you grab it. It's pretty, stylish in a movie set sort of way, not ever something I'd pick up to use without wanting to make it right.
Why not cut the holes after turning the blocks. After turning a simple v block fixed and centered on the drill table gives you every time a perfectly centered hole.
Cool, but here is the thing about selling mallets like that. (This is all good natured ribbing) Many years ago, decades before you were born, my shop made mallets just like that. Like you, the internet and UA-cam did not yet exist, and we sold them to people via word of mouth. So please feel free to tell me not to sell something I sold almost 50 years ago. Semi retired now, so I spend a lot of time checking out the next generation and enjoy your videos. BTW- TIE YOUR HAIR BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have seen a couple bad accidents in my day- the worst one was a person having their scalp and part of their face peeled off because of long hair in a rotating tool. Super nasty and impacted everyone around. TIE IT BACK!
Very nice craftsmanship, but I have questions. A mallet in a local brick and mortar costs 5$ or less (the one that is to be used on a daily basis). I understand this here is a premium item in the video that is being made, but is the market really there for these? How many souvenir style mallets will you sell to justify the investment of time and money that you had to make ... And if i actually wanted an arty item, i would prefer an imperfect hand made one, with a slightly crooked handle, oddly shaped head, not a machined one. So I must admit I'm just confused. What is this for, aside from a great video.
Since it´s mostly CNC and lacks the handcrafted charm i would buy the china knockoff if the price is not right. It´s a weird sell for sure and leaves me confused as well. As Merch to support him it might work good enough, but all these expenses for a mallet is kinda strange.
My experience of developing a new product - time spent working with suppliers who talk but don’t do the walk; time spent making mistakes yourself; time spent actually positively developing the product, its packaging and marketing. Add to that your personal issues with getting to grips with new machinery, I would say that 6 months is probably 2 months longer than it could have been; maybe. However, what you’ve learned from your second tool development (machinery, suppliers, packaging etc.) should mean that the third tool development is much quicker.
Very interesting and entertaining to see this compiled story of your process. Thanks for sharing! I’m curious, can you recommend any guidebooks or materials on industrial design and manufacturing?
What an incredible story Matt. The head of the mallet looks large relative to the handle; which seems a bit small. Your hands look about the same size as mine, so maybe ok. Again, thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed the video.
Thank you for those detailed insights. One of those Projekts I want to rebuild. I will buy the Wood and other stuff… let it lay around for 2-3 years, forgot why I bought it, wait a few more years and then, just maybe, start it😂
The issue with the lathe being placed with the wrong side towards the wall. You could just move it to the wall facing the shop instead of the stone wall. Just moving it like that would be much easier then spinning it around in the limited space you have there.
I use to manufacture furniture and it must be a generational thing but I was fascinated by the differences in our problem solving paths. I would hate to calculate the financial feasibility numbers.
The set of skills to go from 0 to 1, is not the same set of skills it takes to go from 1 to 10, is not the same set of skills it takes to go from 10 to 100, is not... 👍 I look forward to ordering a (predicted) carvers' mallet to be made from the unused lengths of leadwood.
Having watched a few of the videos on how you made these wonderful mallets, this one really was the one everyone should watch. I wish you all the success in your endeavour. You are what Britain needs, a young man who's not afraid to work.
I have an idea on how to make that dome shape. Just make a sturdy mold with an abrasive or cutters inlayed that can get it to the shape you want. Its got to be better than the router and drill
@@richardgoebel226 tools are meant to be used That’s the whole purpose of a tool, to not use it after all this work has been put in to it reduces this tool to a trinket
Pre-Order the Mallet here:
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Watch the Overview Video Here:
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Pre orders closed. Would you make a waiting list for when you are in production?
@MarrEstlea2 why didn't you use 60ish grit sand paper on a steel or wood dowel object to shape and finish the heads?
4 months of the 6 - looking for tape measures. The other two, getting faffed about by your partner in crime :) It was absolutely hysterical to watch!
I appreciate this longer cut - nice to see all of the details that went into the production! A lot of great learning along the way, and it's definitely a process. Thank you so much for sharing! I'm definitely enjoying my marking knife. My wife has no interest in woodworking at all and she was blown away by the packaging and finish.
One thing you never said which I find so annoying...wait let me back up a sec. I may be ignorant but it's not obvious to me. With how much you talked, quite verbose actually, which isn't a bad thing necessarily. Buy you never said what these mallets are for and why you chose the size you did. I'd like to know.
LOVE the use of the sponge to illustrate differing shrinkage directions!!!
Thanks for taking the time to go through the entire process. Got the automated juices flowing 🎉
An adaption of old shopfitters trick: for your pillar drill jig, use three protruding wood screws (eg 5x30) on one face (two at the bottom, one at the top centre line) of your pillar drill jig and two on the other (top & bottom of the centre line). You can screw them in and out to adjust the perpendicularity and no mater the shape/bow/twist/squareness of the stock, repeatability on the same faces is guaranteed. Good to chat at Makers Central BTW.
“It is a bit of an investment in terms of cost - it was provided to us for free” just goes to show how moronic some UA-camrs are when they say things like this that make zero sense and just want to accept free stuff
For anyone who wants the short version, the answer is Matt isn’t very good at doing business stuff and should probably just get a job.
The “r” in rpm is already plural (revolutions), so it’s not “rpm’s”, its just “rpm”, just like your would say 60 mph and not 60 mph’s
Cheers for the great videos m8, but 1 thing has been bothering me a bit about all the mallet videos...
As a fellow long hair with a penchant for using rotating machines, please, please, please tie your feckin hair back! just one slip and suddenly you have a face that only works for podcasts!
dont do it!
hair ties: get a stack of them. cost bugger all, save a long pointless visit to A&E.
Absolutely. LOOK at health and safety video about long hair and moving spindles. Unless of course you want to see your face wrapped around the spindle. Hope that thought will make you Think........
Six months to make a mallet that does not immediately index in your hand to align the barrel with the handle. That creates a grip that needs to be adjusted....every...single....time... you grab it. It's pretty, stylish in a movie set sort of way, not ever something I'd pick up to use without wanting to make it right.
Love your videos, love my mallet, love my marking knife but could we have more videos, more frequently please.
Haven't seen the price, but for production items and not hand made they shouldn't be real expensive. And yes hair ties are cheap and should be used.
Why not cut the holes after turning
the blocks. After turning a simple v block fixed and centered on the drill table gives you every time a perfectly centered hole.
This is the first video of yours that I've ever seen. I'm not sure why UA-cam hasn't recommended you to me before now, your videos are great!
So interesting to see what goes into making a product to sell. Great job! Wishing you much success
Sunk-cost fallacy. But marvelous mallets! Loved the video
Cool, but here is the thing about selling mallets like that. (This is all good natured ribbing)
Many years ago, decades before you were born, my shop made mallets just like that.
Like you, the internet and UA-cam did not yet exist, and we sold them to people via word of mouth.
So please feel free to tell me not to sell something I sold almost 50 years ago.
Semi retired now, so I spend a lot of time checking out the next generation and enjoy your videos.
BTW- TIE YOUR HAIR BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have seen a couple bad accidents in my day- the worst one was a person having their scalp and part of their face peeled off because of long hair in a rotating tool. Super nasty and impacted everyone around. TIE IT BACK!
He could just call his lathe Comanche.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalping#/media/File:A_scalp_dance.jpg
Very nice craftsmanship, but I have questions. A mallet in a local brick and mortar costs 5$ or less (the one that is to be used on a daily basis). I understand this here is a premium item in the video that is being made, but is the market really there for these? How many souvenir style mallets will you sell to justify the investment of time and money that you had to make ... And if i actually wanted an arty item, i would prefer an imperfect hand made one, with a slightly crooked handle, oddly shaped head, not a machined one. So I must admit I'm just confused. What is this for, aside from a great video.
Since it´s mostly CNC and lacks the handcrafted charm i would buy the china knockoff if the price is not right. It´s a weird sell for sure and leaves me confused as well.
As Merch to support him it might work good enough, but all these expenses for a mallet is kinda strange.
Were any of the prototypes in a condition that they could be sold as usable seconds?
Sound is good now!
My experience of developing a new product - time spent working with suppliers who talk but don’t do the walk; time spent making mistakes yourself; time spent actually positively developing the product, its packaging and marketing. Add to that your personal issues with getting to grips with new machinery, I would say that 6 months is probably 2 months longer than it could have been; maybe. However, what you’ve learned from your second tool development (machinery, suppliers, packaging etc.) should mean that the third tool development is much quicker.
Best video yet, if ugly mallet
Very interesting and entertaining to see this compiled story of your process. Thanks for sharing!
I’m curious, can you recommend any guidebooks or materials on industrial design and manufacturing?
What an incredible story Matt. The head of the mallet looks large relative to the handle; which seems a bit small. Your hands look about the same size as mine, so maybe ok. Again, thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed the video.
I am sorry that you had the problem making concentric holes. I struggled with this when making spool clamps.
Thank you for those detailed insights.
One of those Projekts I want to rebuild. I will buy the Wood and other stuff… let it lay around for 2-3 years, forgot why I bought it, wait a few more years and then, just maybe, start it😂
Thank you for producing this video! Such a wealth of learning for how to take anything from 0 to 1.
The issue with the lathe being placed with the wrong side towards the wall. You could just move it to the wall facing the shop instead of the stone wall. Just moving it like that would be much easier then spinning it around in the limited space you have there.
I use to manufacture furniture and it must be a generational thing but I was fascinated by the differences in our problem solving paths. I would hate to calculate the financial feasibility numbers.
What an incredible walkthrough… thank you so much for sharing it!
The set of skills to go from 0 to 1, is not the same set of skills it takes to go from 1 to 10, is not the same set of skills it takes to go from 10 to 100, is not...
👍
I look forward to ordering a (predicted) carvers' mallet to be made from the unused lengths of leadwood.
and now.... cut one of the final products across the length of the handle to see all the inner-beauty! 😅
Having watched a few of the videos on how you made these wonderful mallets, this one really was the one everyone should watch. I wish you all the success in your endeavour. You are what Britain needs, a young man who's not afraid to work.
I have an idea on how to make that dome shape.
Just make a sturdy mold with an abrasive or cutters inlayed that can get it to the shape you want.
Its got to be better than the router and drill
is there a Hitler chimney sweeper in your shelve in the left upper corner??? xD
How much to buy the faulty coins from you? Seriously.
Impressive work 👌🏻
How long does it take to produce a single mallet now?
Oh Jesus Christ, ANOTHER MALLET VIDEO
YOURE TELLING ME?!?
@@MattEstlea2 fair play 😂
@@Solid_Jackson It's your own fault, you trained the YT algorithm yourself.
@@stg931 true true
I like his stuff! Just so many mallet videos
No sound?
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Beautiful. But to me... the price is outlandish for a wood item
Hi
Where to buy one in US (Ardmore PA)?
Thanks
Matt will ship internationally.
International shipping is available :)
mattestlea.com/mallet
Ok
Thanks
These are not to be used. They are presentation pieces or gifts for the woodworker in your life.
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@@Solid_Jackson Why do you say that?
@@richardgoebel226 tools are meant to be used
That’s the whole purpose of a tool, to not use it after all this work has been put in to it reduces this tool to a trinket
No sound, indeed...
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After you laid out exactly how to do it, I don't think it'd be easy to duplicate it!