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Jaques Mallet Handles

It was John Jaques who first made the game of Croquet popular in the mid 1800s and, a century and a half later, Jaques are still the leading manufacturer of Croquet equipment.

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Pictured above, from the top: Corrigrip, Octagonal Ash, Hickory and Hickory with splice.

These handles are designed for Jaques mallets. They may or may not fit other makes of mallet head - sorry but we do not have the expertise to advise on this. If you want to try to fit a Jaques handle to another make of mallet head, the only advice we can give is that the handles are designed to be inserted through a mallet head with a hole bored right through the head of diameter 20mm.

Handles
Hickory	Ideal traditional wood for croquet mallet shafts.
Hickory handle	The handle favoured by John Solomon, the greatest croquet player of our time. Octagonal.
Spliced Hickory handle	The insertion of a cane splice not only strengthens the octagonal shaft but extra 'zip' to the shots.
Hickory Roller Grip	These octagonal handles have a Jaques patented roller grip for use when playing roll shots.
Wedge	All the handles on this page are fitted with Jaques secret wedging system, lessening the chance of water penetration in damp conditions.
Diamond Carbotec	High quality wind-on grip.

These handles need to be fitted into the mallet heads using the instructions below. Please read the instructions to make sure you feel confident about undertaking this procedure before ordering.

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Jaques Mallet Handle - Corrigrip
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£40.83

£48.99

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Jaques Mallet Handle - Octagonal Ash
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£38.89

£46.67

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4 wk.days

Jaques Mallet Handle - Hickory
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£51.21

£61.45

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4 wk.days

Jaques Mallet Handle - Hickory with splice
Price includes delivery within Eng/Wales.

£82.50

£98.99

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4 wk.days

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Mallet Handle Fitting Instructions

Jaques recommend the following methods for replacing your mallet handle. Installations of mallet handles are undertaken at your own risk and Masters Traditional Games cannot be held responsible for any problems arising from the general advice given on this page.

First note whether the handle goes all the way through the head or not - you will need to specify when ordering so we send you the correct item(s). e.g. Send us an email to let us know after ordering.

For Mallet Handles with a Wedge

Carefully place your mallet head in a vice - we would recommend you line the vice jaws with cardboard or similar to protect your mallet head
Drive out the remaining stump of the mallet handle and wedge (if there is one) with a drift and a hammer.
Put some wood glue in the hole and/or on the handle-shaft end, then shove the new handle into the head
From the other side (the bottom) of the mallet head, insert the wedge so that it goes between the two halves of the end of the mallet handle
Hammer the wedge in
Wait for the glue to dry thoroughly, perhaps 24 hours would be a good amount of time
Cut off excess of wedge from the bottom and sand 'til smooth and flush with head
Apply a layer of lacquer where applicable to seal the mallet head and thus prevent water ingress

For Mallet Handles without a Wedge

Carefully place your mallet head in a vice - we would recommend you line the vice jaws with cardboard or similar to protect your mallet head
Drive out the remaining stump of the mallet handle and wedge (if there is one) with a drift and a hammer.
Put some wood glue in the hole and/or on the handle-shaft end, then shove the new handle into the head
Wait for the glue to dry thoroughly, perhaps 24 hours would be a good amount of time
Cut off excess of wedge from the bottom, if any, and sand 'til smooth and flush with head
Apply a layer of lacquer where applicable to seal the mallet head and thus prevent water ingress