Buy something that makes your life easier and you'll wonder what you did without it. 

Our mallets, designed for the home (garden and studio, too!), provide an efficient tool for anyone who may be new to using them. They're versatile and perfect for a range of tasks, making it easy for anyone to incorporate them into their daily activities.

A wood mallet is a simple yet effective tool. Freestanding, its base sits solidly on any flat surface, making its upright handle within easy reach. Wood mallets deliver a softened strike with a positive drive, unlike the weighted strike of a hammer mallet.

A woodworking tool can be home decor too!

Our mallets are designed with your needs in mind. Straight-sided Astro mallets are perfect for rolling dough and crushing ingredients, while our sturdy Calla and Bump mallets are ideal for woodworking and cooking tasks. When choosing a mallet, consider what you'll be using it for, your hand size, and which designs you like best.

We start by creating design sketches that evolve into detailed CAD files. These files guide a CNC lathe in the production of our mallets. After this initial phase, each mallet is carefully hand-shaped and finished by a skilled craftsperson in woodworking. This meticulous attention to detail enables us to create pieces that are not only unique but also made with care and passion.

For in-stock items, free shipping or ground shipping typically means your order will arrive within 3-9 business days.

All production work is done in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Maine by local craftspersons, and we strive to maintain a stock of items ready for shipment. Our website is set up to notify you if an item is unavailable; however, if this notification falls short, we'll contact you right away.

We're unable to modify or cancel your order after it's been placed because of our fulfillment process. If you need to make changes, please place a new order and we'll refund your original order upon it's return. To cancel your order, please reply to your order confirmation email or email us at hello@dmalletworks.com.

We ship most US orders via UPS. For orders placed online, shipping costs are calculated at checkout. Insurance is included and calculated into shipping costs. Charges are based on your location and the size and weight of the shipment. Please see our Shipping policy for more details.

For in-stock items, ground shipping typically means your order will arrive within 3-9 business days. Orders placed on weekends or after 3:00 PM EST on weekdays will be processed starting the next business day. Please note that we do not ship on Saturdays, Sundays, or national holidays. Thank you for your understanding!

As a small studio, we don't offer expedited shipping at this time. Please note that ground shipping typically means your order will arrive within 3-9 business days.

Malletworks will gladly process a refund to the original form of payment within 30 days after you receive the merchandise if you're not satisfied with your order. Please see our Return and Refund policy for details.

We accept returns and replacements for items that are defective or damaged during shipping. Please contact us within 14 days at hello@dmalletworks.com or call 810-331-0736, and we will assist you in correcting the situation.

We're unable to modify or cancel your order after it's been placed because of our fulfillment process. If you need to make changes, please place a new order and we'll refund your original order upon it's return. To cancel your order, please reply to your order confirmation email or email us at hello@malletworks.com.

All returns should be shipped to our studio: Malletworks - Returns, 1600 Stonecrest DR, Rochester, MI 48307- 3471.

You should receive email confirmation once your return has been processed and accepted. If you’re concerned that you haven’t heard from us then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with hello@dmalletworks.com.

All kinds of things! Our new wood mallets have the right amount of heft, so you can get the job done. Here are some of the ways we use our mallets—

Kitchen and Home

• Rolling out odd pieces of dough
• Crushing herbs to release their oils
• Crushing spices like peppercorns, cloves, cardamom pods, coriander seeds, dried peppers, etc. 
• Smashing garlic cloves and soft herbs
• Crushing dry pet food and biscuits
• Pounding seeds and kernels or flowers
• Crushing cookies or wafers, pretzels
• Crushing crackers like saltines, graham crackers, croutons
• Crushing nuts like walnuts and hard candies, for example, candy canes, peppermints
• Crushing ice
• Breaking crab claws and other shellfish
• Breaking down baking chocolate bars, fresh coconut
• As a paperweight, bookend, or decorative object in a tablescape or on a shelf

Craft

• Smash ceramics, pottery, glass, crayons, wax, and pounding flowers
• Garden
• Breaking apart hard dirt clods and clay
• Furrowing rows of soil for planting seeds
• Tamping soil, moss, and gravel
• Driving stakes
• Dangling as a weight in a plumb line (we do this)

Workspace

• Striking woodworking chisels, dowels, and dovetail joints into place
• Tapping anything that requires a light touch, for example, decorative nails or tacks, or staples (we do this too)

Let us know how you use your mallet! We'd love to hear from you!

Pound meat only WITH AN IMPENETRABLE BARRIER like plastic or butcher paper. Direct contact with raw meat would result in unsanitary conditions, making the wood difficult to sanitize.

Yes, our products meet food safety standards established by the FDA, which are "safe for food contact surfaces." A clear-coat of Tried & True® Danish Oil is applied to all our products. All Tried & True® wood finishes are made of 100% renewable agricultural resources (no petroleum solvent thinners or metallic driers), making them safe for the planet and you.

Remove crumbs with a stiff brush, wipe clean with a damp cloth, or rinse with mild soap and water. Hand dry with a towel. Please visit Product Care to learn more. 

Buy something well-made a single time, and you'll use it forever. All handcrafted wood items may have slight imperfections or variations in color and grain. These unique features add beauty and character, making each piece one-of-a-kind and uniquely yours.

All mallets are made from solid North American hard maple, with the exception of the Figure XL and 2XL models, which are crafted from laminated blanks made from offcuts that would otherwise be discarded. During the lamination process, the boards are joined with food-safe, water-based glue. This approach not only prevents warping and cracking that can occur with solid wood items but also benefits the environment.

Since wooden mallets are used for crushing and striking, scarring and dinging may occur. The wood or leather may darken over time. This is considered normal and adds to the beauty of a distressed look—it's how you make them your own.

We design our mallet collections in Michigan. They're custom-crafted and hand-finished for us in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Maine.

We donate a percentage of our annual sales to Noah at Central in Detroit, MI, an organization that assists low-income and homeless individuals in the Detroit area. Additionally, we make donations to support educational initiatives for children in Traverse City, MI. Learn more.

We craft our mallets using sustainably sourced North American hard maple and plant-based finishes, ensuring our materials are environmentally safe. Our mallets are 100% food-safe and entirely biodegradable.

We use Grainger's shipping cartons and Kraft paper void fill (EPP), and EcoEnclose water-activated paper tape. Palletized orders are strapped with metal bands. Our tags are printed on Mohawk Renewal recycled cotton paper with water-based inks, and stringers are made from 100% cotton fiber. Our print collateral is made from 100% post-consumer waste paper using water-based inks. We request that all incoming shipments be plastic-free. We do not use secondary or display packaging.

We're happy to include a note to your gift recipient. Please add any instructions or your message in the notes field in your cart.

Please contact us for customized projects. For example, we recently created several sets of walnut mallets (instead of our usual hard maple) in response to a customer request.

Our mallets are a fun and safe way to keep your guests, audience, or yourself entertained during juggling acts. Just a heads up—while we aim for quality, we can't promise they won't break in certain situations.