Excellent mallet and the price is a fraction of what some brass mallets seem to be going for

Heavy enough so you dont need a lot of force to move the gouge through some harder woods like oak maple or cherry

Fits very comfortably in the hand when you chokeup on the handle the rounded bottom of the brass sits snugly in the palm for the gentle rhythmic taptaptaps used when doing delicate work

This mallet is superb not just for the power it can generate which is substantial but particularly for the increased control