Tried a rubber mallet vs my old wooden one on a retaining wall and the difference is night and day

I spent 3 hours Saturday fighting a crooked course with my trusty wooden mallet until a buddy handed me a rubber one and everything just clicked into place. Has anyone else found that switching mallets made that big a difference on their work?

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oscar74312d ago

My neighbor switched me over to a rubber mallet on a bluestone patio last summer, and I swear it saved me from throwing the thing into the woods. The wooden one kept bouncing off the stone and chipping the edges, plus it left these little dents that looked terrible in the light. With the rubber one, I could actually control where the stone sat without ruining the face of it. I've got a 32oz rubber one now for flagstone work and it's honestly the only thing I grab for setting anything that's not just a concrete block.

william_torres12d ago

Can't agree with you there, oscar743. Wood hits right and rubber just slides off.

rowanharris12d ago

Started using a rubber mallet for my bluestone after chipping a corner off and never looked back, it's a game changer.