WD202 Mallet, 30-Ounce

Sturdy and nicely balanced. I'm using this as a replacement for my 45 year old lignum vitae mallet that broke at the neck. This mallet works well for removing larger amounts of wood, in my case cherry. It's too early to evaluate the mallets durability, but from what others wrote, this is a robust tool. The handle is comfortable and smoothly finished.

I am a novice wood worker/timber framer at best. I have one big project under my belt (our timber framed SIPs home) and used this mallet just about everyday for a year straight. It looks almost as good as good as new and has hd up to countless abuses. The mallet is very sturdy in my hand and I love the balance of it. Initially I thought nearly $50 for a mallet was insane, but its quality and usefulness have already more than made up for the cost. Strange to say, but it is a quality tool and there is just something nice about the feel of it in my hand!

Had a hard time finding a 24oz + mallet. This is 30oz and it absolutely delivers. It's just soft enough to grab the whole head of your tool if you hitting HARD (i mean embossing leather on an anvil hard), but seems to be unscathed so far. I can see some small imprints where my tool caught it at a bad angle, but they look superficial and will probably just fade away. It's all once piece. I think the urethan is poured right onto it. It feels like it will last a lifetime or two. My other polyurethane mallet can't say the same.

This is a nice, solid mallet with some heft to it. It did not seem too heavy to me even after using it for a full day. It will deliver a solid blow without damaging the chisel butt. The plastic head dissipates the shock of the blow relieving the stress on your hand and arm. I have not used it for many fine tasks, but I have used it for some lighter chiseling and it worked fine. I used it to chisel mortises through a 10" walnut log and it worked better than my beech-wood mallet. The head shows some signs of use but is not damaged in any way. I expect to get a lot of use from this tool and will likely purchase one of the lighter models for smaller and more detailed work.

My timber framing teacher absolutely hated this tool. His name is Steve Chappell. When he saw me using it he yelled at me... "No no no! Do yourself a favor and throw that in the garbage!" He then tried to sell me one of his more expensive mallets that he has floating all around his shop. His mallets are cumbersome, overly heavy, and in my opinion not well balanced at all. On top of that at least 4 of them ended up broken by the time our class was over. Once they fall the handles break out on them. My Wood Is Good mallet on the other hand survived many falls. Despite him yelling at me for using it I kept going back to it. I'm sorry Steve but this mallet is just far superior. You can hate on it however you want, I know you've been using yours for 40+ years, but this mallet checks all the boxes. I'm not a professional timber framer, but I beat the piss out of this mallet and what I love is the balance. Using it all day is easy, and my hand/arm never felt tired at all. The handle is the perfect size, and it makes chisel work a dream. If you need a mallet like this for any reason I definitely recommend it. The polyurethane looks just as good as the day I bought it, and I can't see myself ever needing to replace this mallet. This will last me the rest of my life. I would love to see a heavier version in the future if they can get the balance as good as this.

My review is not original... If you do a regular web search for "wood is good review", you'll find a number of professional, well respected, and venerated authorities that unanimously agree. I cannot possibly add to the glowing respect and support for this company and it's mallets. I've seen this product line touted for it being the solution for elbow problems, a fantastic protection for expensive or brittle tool handles, and the best idea for an apartment woodworker wanting to be respectful and chop morises in the quietest manner. The list goes on and on. All of the mallets have a lifetime guarantee and a performance record that is worth every penny of the investment. I in no way benefit from the praise I've written here. This simple tool is so amazing it necessitates the little time it took to write this.

Solid build! Been using it to beat mercilessly against a froe and it's still going strong. If you use it for carving it will last generations.

I've had this a couple of years and I've tried my hardest to damage it, break it, hit stuff I shouldn't with it and it just laughs and carries on. this thing is wonderful. Not as accurate as a brass headed mallet for fine work, but if you are doing timber framing and need to get a tennon seated, it will do that well. It is always in my tool bag and the lead shot really helps give it some heft. Just don't hit your hand with it, ask me how I know...