[Woodcarver] the more the marrier

[Wayne Preston]

Thanks Teri
That is what I have is Degenerative Disc and a pinched nerve and 1 disc slightly miss aligned. Surgery is not an option since they will not even give a 50/50 chance of being better. Cannot stand for more than 15 to 20 min. Cannot sit in a reg chair for more than 15 to 20 min either. Back starts hurting badly and lower leg will swell to double and sometimes tripple normal size.
I have 2 fairly confortable desk chairs with arms, 1 for the desk and the other at my lil carving table. I have a milk crate that i put a pillow or 2 on when I am at the desk or I am carving. I am not very productive at a desk, because i lean the chair back to relax and keep from hurting and I am a bad typist and slow, so office work is out of the question. Since I cannot stand very long, a reg job isa out of the question.   I started carving walking sticks and canes out of necessity for my self. I bought a plain cane and did not like it so I decided I could make my own. I learned at an early age how to make hammer handles and handles for axes and picks and mattocks so I figured a walking cane or stick would not be much harder. I had not carved anything since I was 13 (39 years ago), so i am having to retrain my hands and eyes. 
Thanks for the advice and I wish i was half as good as you are at carving the Santas


Thanks
Big Wayne P
someof my work and lots of useful carving links ar posted here on my yahoo site
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HouseOfWoodCarving/?yguid=161756310




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