Great mallet and write up RL...

 I drew some more guide lines to define the boundaries for the rounded edges, which I made with rasp and sandpaper. 
Guess who needs a Shaper?

 Final shape
Had to be great when Fe$tool is mentioned.

Had me going about a left handed handle till I noticed the ebony.

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD