The age is well in excess of one hundred years.
It has a lovely hard beat and is mainly use for the dressing of hard stones and for rustic, tooled finishes where it pairs well with an olde three inch fire sharp boaster.
It is particularly joyous when working with Portland stone, which, for the curious is my favorite stone, mmmm.
The mallet was purchased along with several chisels from a retired stonemason. These tools had been passed on to him by his father, as once was tradition.
The mallet and chisels cost me ten pounds by the way. BBBBARGAIN!
The working practices and tools of a Traditional Stonemason have changed little over many centuries. Stone is still carved by hand, using tools and techniques that have fundamentally remained unchanged in that time. For example; a recent innovation, the tungsten~tipped chisel, has been one product that has been marketed and proven to be a huge success, the main benefit being the hardness of the tip material which provides reduced wear, all too important when the sharpness of a chisel is of paramount importance for the production of quality.
The working practices and tools of a Traditional Stonemason have changed little over many centuries. Stone is still carved by hand, using tools and techniques that have fundamentally remained unchanged in that time. For example; a recent innovation, the tungsten~tipped chisel, has been one product that has been marketed and proven to be a huge success, the main benefit being the hardness of the tip material which provides reduced wear, all too important when the sharpness of a chisel is of paramount importance for the production of quality.
However, the overall shape remains relatively unchanged over thousands of years.
This web~log will be continually updated, as I'm sure that you will appreciate
there is slightly more to the subject matter than is written at present.
there is slightly more to the subject matter than is written at present.
I will be including photographs of relevant material and welcome
participation, queries etc. from other interested parties.
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With warm regards,
Richard.
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