[Woodcarver] CRAMPS IN THE HAND AND PAINTING?

[Patti Landmann]

Hi Harry,

I found that most of the knife handles were too big
for me and often too smooth.  They are really pretty
but I really held them tight to maintain control.  I
have since gone to a smaller handle with a different
shape and my cramps are a thing of the past...knock on
wood.
When I buy a new knife to try,  a friend almost always
re-profiles the handles for me.  Just a thought.  You
being male and with bigger hands, perhaps this is not
a problem for you although I have fairly large hands
for a woman.

And another ray of possibility enters the discussion.

Patti
--- harry hadadi <harounhadadi2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> > hi everyone,
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> i need some advise concerning something that always
> happens without exception each time i carve.
>  
> each time i carve with a knife for a certain time my
> hand blocks completely for a few seconds its like if
> my fingers are totally stuck in the holding the
> knife position for a few moments. stretching helps
> and after a break of a few minutes i am fine again.
> i do many different things with my hands and this
> never happens except for when i carve with a knife.
> (there is no pain involved just this weird feeling
> like if your fingers don't listen to you)
>  
> has anyone had this happen to them before to ,or is
> it normal?
>  
>  
> the other thing is when i carved a caricature or
> small carving i sometimes want to paint it .
> now making a painting is easy i know how to do it
> but somehow painting that carving makes me
> completely want to rethink how i should paint.
> the caving looks good but when i paint it i
> completely mess it up and don't seem to get the
> details right. for excample the eyes are the hardest
> to do, i can't get the detail i want and always have
> to redo it to get right several times, staying
> within the lines is ok but sometimes i feel like i
> just can't get any straight line going.
>  
> is there any tutorials on painting a carving
> properly, what pensils and paints are best to use?
>  
> can you tell me how you usually do your carvings
> painting? do you pay any special attention to
> certain things first? etc...?
>  
> haroun from finland
> 
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Patti Landmann 

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