Sizes are specified in head weight or diameter with the exception of wooden mallets, which are specified by head diameter only.
Comes in variety of shapes and sizes for specific tasks.
Carpentry mallet features angled head to reduce fatigue; shop mallet with octagonal head is used for flat strikes; rawhide mallet is used in furniture assembly.
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Has rubber, plastic, wooden or rawhide head.