Another Way to Condition a Rawhide Mallet

by Judy Larson

I purchased a weighted rawhide mallet purchased a while back and put it on my desk top so I would remember to try to start the conditioning before the snow flew. Too late. So it sat there and sat there, taking up room and gathering dust. In my other tip on how to condition these tools, I used an outside curb. Here's an inside way!

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Every once in a while I get one of those "Duh, head slap, why did I not think of that before" moments. I was looking for something in one of the kitchen drawers and spotted my Mother's meat tenderizer mallet that I inherited when we cleaned out her house. I always use a larger one I purchased 40 or so years ago, so never used this one. It is PERFECT for conditioning the mallet head. Every once in a while, especially when some project is giving me a tough time, I start whacking away at one side or the other for a while and then set it aside. It won't be long before the mallet surface is broken in!

So, if you don't have a curb you can hammer on and/or are afraid little bits will get stuck in the leather during the process, this is for you!

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Large Rawhide Hammer 1 1/2 inch - Pack of 1

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Medium Rawhide Hammer 1 1/4 inch - Pack of 1

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Small Rawhide Hammer 1 Inch - Pack of 1

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Judy Larson

My philosophy has always been "I will never live long enough to learn everything I want to learn, go everywhere I want to go and see everything I want to see!" So, what I make and how I create it is always changing and evolving. I was born shortly after WWII to parents who grew up during the Depression. They always had a "we can do it, we can make it" attitude which rubbed off on my two younger brothers and me. My brothers are amazing and can make and do ANYTHING! When I was a little girl, my mother gave me an old carved cigar box, which I cherish, filled with pop beads, wooden beads and yarn for stringing. That was the beginning of my jewelry making journey.

On a visit to the Grand Canyon when I was a young woman, I was fortunate enough to help a Native American silversmith sand cast my first silver bracelet and bezel set a large turquoise nugget on top. I was in love, hook, line and sinker! While working full time and having a family here in northern Minnesota, my artistic endeavors slowed down but never stopped. I am an artist, scrapbooker, seamstress, woodworker and jewelry artisan. Now that I am retired, I am able to indulge in all my hobbies. However, there just never seems to be enough time in the day to do it all, but I try!

I have been teaching community education beginner and intermediate jewelry making classes since my retirement. Many of my students have been bitten so hard by the jewelry making bug that they say I have turned them into monsters-they just can't get enough. Making jewelry, seeing something take shape from small bits and pieces, is so rewarding that I hope it brings out the "monster" in you, too!

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