[TheForge] Rodent Wrist

[Jerry Smith]

         I used to switch hands, back when my elbow started giving me 
trouble. The doctors found that my muscles were stronger than my joints. So 
I was ambidextrous, so instead of wearing out one elbow, I wore out both of 
them.
         There is a re-enforced hand brace on my right hand for when I am 
working, just can't get a good grip on anything and then I have a night 
brace, which can't get a good grip in anything either.


Jerry

At 04:11 PM 1/9/2005, you wrote:
>Did you say "amdisextrous"?
>
>dan tull
>georgia
>abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
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>>I'm ambidextrous and switch hammer hands every now and then.  It's been a 
>>good experience.
>>
>>Dan Tull wrote:
>>>When cord bruise made me lose use of right hand , I prepared to switch 
>>>to lefty.
>>>It's amazing what you learn ( or re-learn) starting over. No bad habits 
>>>to correct,
>>>and you notice hammer control immediatly. Built myself an 800gr. Swedish 
>>>style
>>>cause I didn't think I could handle the 1000gr. And , yes, I turned the 
>>>anvil the right way.
>>>Horn to hammer hand.
>>>
>>>
>>>dan tull
>>>georgia
>>>abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Smith" <jfsmith at ameritech.net>
>>>To: <artgawk at thegrid.net>; "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>>Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 11:09 PM
>>>Subject: [TheForge] Rodent Wrist
>>>
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>>>>My rodent wrist has gotten worse, I spent the afternoon at the ER, I 
>>>>was doing some hammering and lost my grip on the hammer. My wrist 
>>>>swollen up and then I went to the ER. They gave me some 
>>>>anti-inflamitories and told me to keep my appointment with my hand doctor.
>>>>Plus they told me to stop hammer, telling an artist of fire and iron to 
>>>>do that, you might as well pee on my anvil.
>>>>
>>>>Jerry, better known as lefty
>>>>
>>>>
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