Mallet

Description

1) A eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus astringens, that is native to Australia. The bark of the mallet tree, maletto, is used for tanning leather.

2) A wooden hammer.

Synonyms and Related Terms

1) Eucalyptus astringens

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982