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=====Description=====
'''Bossing Mallets''' have 'egg-shaped' heads traditionally made from a split-resistant hardwood ''(e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxus_sempervirens '''Boxwood'''], or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignum_vitae '''Lignum Vitea'''])'' but now more commonly made from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene '''Polyethylene'''] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon '''Nylon''']. They have resilient, shock absorbing handles made from '''Cane''' or hardwood such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraxinus '''Ash'''] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hickory '''Hickory'''].


=====Features and Uses=====
Used in conjunction with a '''[[Sandbag]]''' or wooden formers when '''[[Hollowing]]''' shapes in sheet metal ''(e.g. to make a copper bowl)''. 


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