Hardwood Floors August/September 2025

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MALLET The Wood Floor

Wood flooring installation demands the right tools for the job. Among the most common tools in a wood floor installer’s arsenal is the mallet. This tool is designed specifically to be used with pneumatic mallet actuated flooring nailers and staplers, or manual flooring nailers. The mallet must be capable of delivering controlled force without damaging the flooring surface. Though simple in appearance, the components of flooring mallets are essential to the role of this tool. This article details five primary components of a wood flooring mallet: the handle, the head, the wedge, the rubber, and the cup ring (or clamp), as well as proper use of this tool and alternative tools used in its place.

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