I collected, cut, and stuck together thin pieces of wood for turning material.
These images document the process of making a spindle, which later on became the spindle of the hammer.
Due to wood glue failure in Image 1 below, I chose to use a thick wood scrap piece for the top of my mallet.
Put it on the lathe, turned, and drilled a hole.
Since the mallet top is relatively small, I cut the spindle in half.
I measure the depth of the mallet hole, turned and trimmed the spindle to fit the hole.
Then I assembled them together, and created this simple rustic but kinda cute mallet.
