Until you pair this mallet with a good set of chisels, you won't know how important and useful it can be for woodworking and grooving or grooving. Of course you can Use your steel headed hammer but it hits too hard and can cause the chisel to scratch the work.But this mallet is excellent and adds just enough weight and measured punch to allow you to slice and slice more accurately.Basically it teaches you to be more patient and improve your performance.Five stars!