16 oz Rubber Mallet
Price: €15
| Head weight | 16 oz |
|---|---|
| Face diameter | 55 mm |
| Head length | 90 mm |
| Head material | Rubber, non marring |
| Handle | Wood |
| Behaviour | Bounce resistant |
Tracked delivery anywhere in Europe. It is free on orders of €100 or more, and a flat €25 below that. Allow 5 to 7 days, after a 24 to 48 hour handling time.
Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, and a further 14 days to send it back in resaleable condition. We refund the price you paid, including standard delivery. You cover the cost of returning it unless the item is faulty.
If it arrives faulty, damaged or not as described, we put it right at no cost to you under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 and the EU Sale of Goods Directive 2019/771, return postage included.
Keep the wooden handle out of standing water. A handle that swells and dries repeatedly will loosen in the head.
About this product
16 oz rubber head on a wooden handle. 55 mm face, 90 mm head, bounce resistant.
If you are installing edging, this is the tool that stops you ruining it on the last step.
A steel hammer on a steel spike marks the spike head and, if you slip, the edging itself. A rubber face does not.
16 oz is the useful weight: enough to drive a 100 mm spike into firm ground, light enough to swing accurately for fifty of them.
Bounce resistant, so the head stays where it landed instead of kicking back at you.
55 mm face and a 90 mm head, on a wooden handle.
Most edging installs come down to driving spikes, and most people reach for whatever hammer is in the shed. That is where the damage happens: a steel face on a steel spike deforms the spike head, and a near miss puts a dent in the edging you just spent an afternoon aligning.
A rubber mallet solves both. The face is soft enough not to mark what it hits, which is why it is the standard tool for seating edging, pavers and anything with a finished surface.
Bounce resistance is the property people notice second. A cheap solid rubber head rebounds, which wastes the blow and puts the head somewhere unpredictable. A dead blow design absorbs the rebound so the energy goes into the spike.
16 oz is a considered weight rather than a compromise. Heavier mallets drive faster and tire you out over a long run of spikes. Lighter ones make you swing harder for the same result, which is where accuracy goes.
The wooden handle is the part that needs a little care. Wood is comfortable and absorbs shock well, but it does not like being left out in the wet, because repeated swelling and drying loosens the head on the shaft.
Still deciding?
You can change your mind. Under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, and a further 14 days to send it back in resaleable condition. We refund the price you paid, including standard delivery.
If it turns up faulty, damaged or not as described, that is on us. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 covers you, we pay the return postage, and you can have a repair, a replacement or your money back. Read the full detail on our refunds and returns page, or ask us anything before you order.
Got questions?
A mallet designed so the head does not rebound after a strike. The energy goes into what you are hitting instead of bouncing back up the handle.
Because a steel hammer deforms the spike head and dents the edging if you miss. A rubber face marks neither.
16 oz, which is enough to drive a 100 mm spike into firm ground without being tiring over a long run.
55 mm in diameter, with a head length of 90 mm.
Wood, which is comfortable and absorbs shock well.
The head is non marring, so it is the right tool for working against a finished surface.
Yes. Seating pavers and blocks is one of the standard uses for a non marring mallet.
Yes, that is the job it is bought for here. Our edging spikes are 100 mm and this drives them.
Not in normal use. Leaving a wooden handled tool out in the wet is what loosens a head, because the wood swells and shrinks.
Keep it dry and store it indoors. Wood that is repeatedly soaked and dried will loosen in the head.
Yes. A soft faced mallet is the usual tool for tapping joints together without bruising the timber.
For wooden or plastic handled chisels, yes. Steel struck tools generally want a proper club hammer.
That the face will not leave a mark on the surface it strikes, unlike a steel face which dents and scratches.
You can, and you will see the result on the spike heads and probably on the edging. The whole point of this tool is that it does not leave that mark.
For edging spikes in normal ground, yes. Very hard or stony ground can need a pilot hole rather than a heavier mallet.
Yes, though rubber stiffens in hard frost and will feel less forgiving. It does not damage the tool.
The face wears slowly with heavy use. It is a consumable in a professional setting and effectively permanent in a garden.
At 16 oz with a 55 mm face it is a general purpose mallet. Fine work wants something smaller.
It is a hand tool with real weight, so treat it as an adult tool and supervise.
No specific product guarantee is offered on this item. Your statutory rights under EU consumer law apply, including the 14 day right to change your mind.
All of ours: the 100 mm steel edging spikes and the plastic spiral pegs. Both seat cleanly with a rubber face.
It is the right tool for plastic edging specifically, because a steel hammer will crack or mark a plastic profile.
The listing describes it as bounce resistant, which is the property a dead blow design provides.
As many as your run needs. The limit is your arm rather than the mallet.
Yes. Seating interlocking sections into each other is exactly the kind of job a soft face is for.
There is no exposed steel in the head, so no. The handle is wood.
Hanging, indoors and dry. Do not leave it standing in a bucket or on wet ground.
No. This mallet is supplied in the one 16 oz size.
Spikes if your chosen edging does not include them, and a half moon spade to cut the trench. Both are in this range.
Delivery is Europe wide and takes 5 to 7 days, after a 24 to 48 hour handling and processing time. A tracking number is emailed when the order ships.
The complete guide
Installing edging comes down to driving spikes, and the hammer you reach for decides whether the job looks finished or dented. A steel face deforms the spike head, and a near miss marks the edging you just aligned.
This is a 16 oz rubber mallet on a wooden handle, 55 mm face and 90 mm head, bounce resistant so the blow lands where you aimed it.
Dead Blow Hammer, sold as a 16 oz Rubber Mallet and also listed as a plastic hammer or soft faced hammer, by Steel Edging Company at steeledging.eu.com at EUR 15, warehouse pick code rubber-mallet. A 16 oz mallet with a non marring rubber head on a wooden handle, with a 55 mm face diameter and a 90 mm head length, and a bounce resistant design. Its main use on this store is seating edging spikes during installation: a steel hammer on a steel spike deforms the spike head and a near miss dents the edging, while a rubber face marks neither. Bounce resistance means the head absorbs rebound so the energy goes into the spike rather than kicking back, which also keeps the blow accurate. 16 oz is chosen as the balance point: heavier mallets drive faster but tire the user over a long run of spikes, lighter ones require harder swings and lose accuracy. It also suits pavers and any work with a finished surface that must not be marked. Care: keep the wooden handle out of standing water, because repeated swelling and drying loosens the head on the shaft. Sold as a standard stock item, so the 14 day EU withdrawal right applies in full. Delivery Europe wide, free over EUR 100, otherwise EUR 25.
