Decided to treat myself to a Blue Spruce round mallet choosing African blackwood for the handle.  Despite its size, its even slightly heavier than the square beech mallet you can see in the picture which I've used for several years.  I've only done some test chopping with it, but I like how dense and solid it is with the acrylic infused head and the embedded steel rod that joins the head to the handle.

Yesss! It is beautiful and super functional! I got that size in Cocobolo as well as the larger flat faced version that is similar to your beech mallet. It is super nice as well. It has one flat wooden face and one flat leather face.

That make sense, thank you for answering my question

I felt pretty silly spending so much on a wooden hammer... until the moment I removed it from it's package.  Then I felt like Thor, and wondered what all needed hammering around the shop, the house, my employer, etc...  A couple years into ownership, and I still love mine.  Holds up like a champ.  I don't drive chisels with it as much as I thought I would, but as a general non-marring persuader, I find I use it all the time.  Knocking things together, knocking things apart.  When I need to get a tight Domino out of a slot, I grab it with a pair of channel locks and give a few taps to the panel or part with the hammer, and it pops right out without prying or marring.  No regrets!