Re: Numb Left Hand

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 05:49:05 -0500 (EST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Go NY Giants
They Stink, Go Anyway!!) wrote:

>Being right handed, I have unfortunately experienced that after an
>initial roughing of a bowl blank, especially the next day, that my left
>hand, the one guiding the gouge on the toolrest, suffers from numbness
>due to the shock of the tool hitting the the uneven surface of the
>blank.  The sensation is that of how hands feel after a session with a
>weedwacker.  Am I clenching the tool too tightly, maybe lighter cuts??
>The wood I was turning was semi dry pine, sticky and hard as a rock.
>The bowl by the way came out fine.  Maybe there is a shock reducing
>glove thats made for this purpose????  Thanks in advance. 

Yes to all those questions.  Let up on the tool, take lighter cuts,
and if the problem persists, check with a chainsaw store for one of
the shock absorbing gloves.  They also come in fingerless models,
which I use for my right hand, which is very much prone to numbness
form carpal tunnel syndrome.  You can relieve the numbness by taking
ibuprofin or aspirin to reduce the swelling and ice packing the wrist
area, which is where the problem arises from.


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