[Woodcarver] aching palm

[Joe Dillett]

Hi Maura,

They sell gloves with a padded palm for pushing those palm tools.

I use the full-size chisels so I can get both hands around the tool when I'm 
pushing it. I also love using a mallet on the full size chisels.

Joe Dillett
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> Hi to all,

>

> doing some real deep relief in mahogany, using hand chisels only.   Spent

> endless hours today and yesterday.  Last night after I put the tools  down 

> the

> palm of my hand was extremely tender due to the butt of many chisels 

> being

> pressed into it for so long.  Today I began carving and almost 

> immediately, my

> palm was as sore as ever.  What I wound up doing was taking  a piece of 

> duct

> tape and folding it over on itself again and again till I had  about 8 

> layers,

> sticky side out.  Stuck it to my palm and put a glove over  it.  Carved 

> for

> about 6 hours after that with no problem.  What does  everyone else use to 

> prevent

> painful palm syndrome?

>

> Maura carvin'  in  nyc

> http://www.carvinginNYC.com

> http://www.picturetrail.com/carvinginnyc

>



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