re: Kiefer inspired mallet

I never heard of ekki before either. I thought it was teak and posted about my find and someone kindly pointed out what it most likely really is. I looked it up online and it seems like a match for ekki considering where it came from as well as the description and photos. It was the decking from pier 17 at south st seaport which was demolished after sandy. I got my hands on it because a client’s designer purchased it for a shelving project and I’m taking home the leftovers when we’re done. The mallet was made from short cutoffs from last week’s work that I could fit into my backpack. Very heavy stuff.