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Carvers' mallets

Scope note

Mallets whose head is a well-rounded truncated cone mounted upside down on a short handle. The shape enables the carver to strike the chisel from any angle without altering the hand's position on the tool. SALAM

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300024206

Broader Terms used

<mallets: woodworking tools>

Equivalent Terms used

carver's mallet

Created

13yrs ago

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