Larry's got a good technique here. When I was young, I split a lot of cordwood cause I killed some of my ol' man's trees with a bullwhip. Anyway, I used a sixteen pound sledge and wedges. My old man had holes drilled in the wedges, and pieces of round stock inserted in them. This way I could swing with one hand and still have orientation. Of course, if you missed, you'd get a shock that went through your left arm that really hurt.
-----Original Message----- .From: "Robert J. Moore"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .Sent: 2/26/07 4:26:10 PM .To: "blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com"<blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> .Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up Your Language . .Larry thats brilliant. I will definetly add that technique to my arsenal. .By the way are you ready to race your Hell camino against my little s10 .hotrod. And since your 383 and my 4.3 are to my knowledge the same block .configuration with the exeption being that you have two more cilenders. Is .it fair to have you pull the front 2 plug wires? .LOL .Well to be fair I suppose that would not be very kind to your Motor. . .Hope to meet you and your car some day. .Regards .robert .-----Original Message----- .From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] .Behalf Of Larry Stansifer .Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 4:14 PM .To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com .Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up Your Language . .Robert, . .As per my last few posts to this list, I go to great lengths .not to have anything to do with wood. My mastery of that .particular molecular structure is to cut it into fire-place .lengths and enjoy the warmth created by it's destruction. .That said, I do have a fair amount of experience with .hammers and punches, a few chisels and a whole variety of .baring, bushing and seal removers and installers. For .those special moments when the only tools that will get the .job done is a 4LB short handled sledge and the biggest .chisel in the tool-box take a pair of vice-grips and snap .them to the chisel shank. This goes a long way toward saving .smashed appendages. . .Regards . .Larry Stansifer . .-----Original Message----- .From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> .[mailto: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com .<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Robert .J. Moore .Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 1:05 PM .To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> .Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up .Your Language . .Lenny .I do not do as much wood working or carpentry and such, as I .would like to. Hence I dont use a hammer on a regular .basis. Now this is a very honest question. Given a similar .amount of experience, is a blind person more likely to have .more difficulty hitting the nail than a sighted person. I .always just thought that I had ahard time driving a nail as .well as I think I should be able to. Because of my lack of .experience. So really it boils down to is driving a nail a .blindness issue. I figured since you know where the hammer .is and you know where the nail is it should not be a .problem. Another way to put it is how much do sighted people .rely on their sight to aim for the nail. I can drive a nail .and get the job done but it is a bit of a chalange. I also .have a bad habbit of choking up on the handle of the hammer. .I think because in my mind I feel that there is less of a .chance of the head of the hammer pivoting slightly to the .left or rite and causing me to speak in my secondary .language. Any feed back from those of you that use a hammer .on a daily basis and had to go through the learning curve. . .-----Original Message----- .From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> .[mailto: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com .<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ]On .Behalf Of Lenny McHugh .Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 10:33 AM .To: Handyman-Blind .Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up .Your Language . .A friend just sent me this information. I took a quick look .at the site and they have some interesting items. Lenny . .Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up Your Language While .Hammering. we talk about devices that no blind or visually .impaired person should be without because they improve their .lives in some way or another. Well, if you work with wood or .find yourself hammering nails into things often, I have .another gadget for you. This one not only keeps you safe but .prevents you from using the colorful language that often .occurs when working with a hammer. The inventor of this .intelligent gadget must have bruised his thumb many a times .while using the hammer. He or she obviously got tired of .this and created a device that will help you keep the hammer .on the right target. The ThumbSaver was designed and tested .by real tradesmen and lends a helping hand when driving .nails, screws, fence staples, or just about any fastener. .You can use ThumbSaver on nearly any job from fine trim or .craft work to the largest framing jobs, building fences, .decks or installing joist hangers. . .A strong magnet is machined into the durable ergonomically .designed aluminum shaft and finished off with a comfort .grip. Just pull the tool out of your pack or tool belt, pick .up a fastener with the magnet and drive the nail or screw! .Once you use it you will know why it is called the .ThumbSaver! 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