Big Horn 26016 Wooden Mallet. Made from solid beech wood with oversized heads wooden carving mallets are perfect for extended carving sessions. The 5-1/4" head x 2-7/8" x 2" striking face allows for exceptional power, without damaging ymaterial. This hard Beech wood mallet features a traditional design that is great for novice or professional carvers alike. Exceptional for woodworking and other uses, this woodworkers mallet (or carpenters mallet, if you prefer) is ideal for joining work, striking chisels, and other woodworking uses and it crushes ice like a champ as well (that makes it an ice mallet too). Looks great, we know looks arent the most important feature when buying a wood mallet, but it doesnt hurt, either, this one looks great on ypegboard, and is a tool youll be proud to own. A wooden mallet (sometimes called a carpenters mallet or a woodworkers mallet) is a tool that may seem strange at first, but is essential for many applications, with woodworking being chief amongst them. Woodworking often calls for the use of chisels, with a hammer needed to tap / strike them.Features:Well balanced for precision and comfort, this wood mallet is carefully crafted to feel good in your hand while swinging and striking, youll know its quality workmanship the second you pick it upTapered handle for additional strength, the wood mallet head is secured by a 12" tapered Beech wood handle, making it impossible for the head to fly off, the handle is also smooth, splinter free, and easy to gripIdeal for general joinery work and a perfect pairing with your favorite chisels, this wonderful wood mallet is made in China with old world craftsmanship and qualityMade of premium kiln-dried Beech wood, this 5-1/4-inch Wood Mallet comes with an angled face and a smooth, splinter-free grip handle, which is also tapered to keep the head rock solidRubber mallets do not offer the hard residence needed, and forget metal, as they are too heavy, and will also damage your tools. This makes a wooden mallet very necessary, and this is one of the finest you can buy.