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

[Doug]

In my case Joe a lot of my carving is conditioned on my hearing. If I hear
Mary Ann say aren't you gonna cut the grass, it affects my carving. If she
yells aren't you gonna take out the trash and I hear her , it affects my
carving. If she bellows aren't you coming to bed ??? If I hear her , it
affects my carving!

 

A tad more serious, I think it depends on your conditioning. If you make a
habit of listening for the cut it makes total sense to me that control could
be lost. I generally have TV or music in the background so I don't listen
for the cuts. I also don't produce the same masterpieces you do .

 

Good to "hear" from you !

 

Doug E

 

From: woodcarver-bounces at carverscompanion.com
[mailto:woodcarver-bounces at carverscompanion.com] On Behalf Of Joe Dillett
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:56 PM
To: [Woodcarver]
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

 

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