Using the term 'mallet" I found these images. There seem to be two main construction techniques. In some the handle seems to be inserted into a hole in the head and glued or otherwise secured. In others the handle is slightly wedge-shaped and inserted through the top of the handle with the thick part becoming wedged in the top. The handles can be rounded or rectangular as well as the head. The grain on the head seems to run perpendicular to the handle.
I like the use of different woods and mixed up grain directions in the head.
Using the term "hammer" I got mostly images of the standard metal hammer so I tried "wooden hammer" that returned many of the same images as "mallet" but a few interesting different ones appeared.
This one apparently is used in shaping sheet metal and in auto body work.
This one has pockets in the head for filling with metal shot.
Using the term "maul" found these. Each seems to have either been carved from one long log or by inserting a handle into a larger head. In the two piece construction mauls it seems that the grain of the wood in both pieces runs lengthwise.
When I used the search term "wooden sledge hammer" I found these images. They all seem to be much larger versions of the mallet. Most seem to have handles about 3 feet long. Some have metal bands around the head to keep the heads from splitting with the grain. The grain of the head seems to be perpendicular to the grain of the handle.
This one was described as a circus tent stake sledge.
When I used the term "axe" I got mostly metal headed tools but there were a few examples of ancient stone axes that had some interesting construction techniques that I wondered about using to make a my wooden mallet.
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