Ghodda / Wooden Tools

Mazza tal-injam / Wooden mallet

Mazza tal-injam / Wooden mallet

           
Il-mazza tal- injam kienet u għada tintuża fit-tismir ta’ xi tapp tas-sufra jew inkella fuq xi minċotti tal-injam artab. Ħafna drabi l-mazza kienet tintuża flok il-martell tal-ħadid biex id-daqqa ma’ tkunx tant b’saħħitha.

The wooden mallet was, and still is used to hammer cork or dowels made of softwood. The mallet was often used in stead of the metal hammer for the stroke to not be too damaging.