| Cutting a Sycamore log to make a mallet |
Working in pairs |
Edgar arrives to help |
Marking the end to show where to cut with the billhook |
Waiting turn |
Whittling the handle with a knife |
| and removing the bark |
When we use blades, we keep a lookout for each others safety. |
Steady the part-sawn log and find a buddy with a mallet |
Make the handle with billhook and mallet |
Coordination with
your buddy is very important. |
Whittling the handle in the comfort of a "bender" shelter |
| Using one mallet to make another. |
Sawing on the chopping block ... |
... is not as easy as using a saw horse with a buddy |
Edgar uses his axe |
This mallet which we used last week was made this way. |
Nearly time to pack up. See you in 2010! |
