[Woodcarver] Is hearing linked to the control of your cuts?

[Larry Odegard]

Hey Joe,
 
I'm not going to comment on the last sentence of your e-mail----I'll leave that to others that will blister you more than I would.  There is a certain pleasantness to the sound of a sharp knife cutting wood but I find I have little control no matter how hard I listen.
 
Larry O.
 

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 From: Joe Dillett <jdillett at thecarvingshop.net>
To: [Woodcarver] <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 4:56 PM
Subject: [Woodcarver] Is hearing linked to the control of your cuts?
  

 
Here's a question??? How much of your carving control is dependent on your 
hearing? It may sound like a strange question but think about it. I think many 
of us, without knowing it, listen for how the chisel sounds when slicing the 
wood. There is a distinct difference in the feel of a chisel slicing across 
grain and along the grain. I think we also get used to the distinct different 
sounds of the chisel also. 

The reason that I ask, is I just needed to send my hearing aids in to the 
factory for service. This seems to happen about every 6 months. It takes over a 
week to get them back. Last time I sent them in I thought I was imagining a 
little loss in control because of not being able to hear the cut. So when I got 
them back I listened for the different sounds. To me the different cuts do 
sound different. Also when the chisel is taking a very light cut, that's hard to 
see, the sound also seems to help in knowing how much we are taking. I 
just dropping my hearing aids off for service and again I seem to have 
lost a little control just like last time. I my be just imagining it but I don't 
think so.  

Has anyone else experienced a little loss of control with reduced hearing? 
Maybe I'm just weird? 

Joe Dillett     KC9VAU
The Carving Shop
645 
E. LaSalle St. Suite 3
Somonauk, IL. 60552 

(815) 498-9290 phone
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