Moderator Johanna Posted March 14, 2007 Moderator Report Posted March 14, 2007 Clay, Holly, Kate, (Oh, how I love lists!) So far. If you know leatherworkers who are lefties that are not on this list, post names here. Please vote. Carpel tunnel and other injuries kind of go with the leatherworker lifestyle. I smashed all the little bones in my right (dominant hand) wrist a few years ago, and it has forced me to learn to do things new ways, since my right hand does not work like it used to. Johanna Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
Contributing Member wolvenstien Posted March 14, 2007 Contributing Member Report Posted March 14, 2007 Ok, Johanna, I am stumped... I tried to make a poll on the question of the contest and couldnt do it... so I just posted it as a question in the thread.... Quote "The miracle is not how two adults can create a child, the phenomenon is how quickly a child can create two adults." -- VYBE Her: Hit Me Him: Do you want me to use the knife? Her: No, When you hit with a knife, that's STABBING!
BruceGibson Posted March 14, 2007 Report Posted March 14, 2007 I'm left-handed. Sounds like we've got a few around here! Quote "Don't squat with your spurs on." www.GibsonLeather.com
pepin1948 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Posted March 14, 2007 Wow! Look at all the lefties! I'm so thrilled The only time I hold the mallet in my right hand is if I'm "helping" Ethan, because he usually is sitting on my right knee, with my right arm around him, so balance-wise it's easier to do. (The tool then would be in my "free"/left hand) He's right handed (boo!) thus far. Quote
pepin1948 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Posted March 14, 2007 Johanna said: "Carpel tunnel and other injuries kind of go with the leatherworker lifestyle. I smashed all the little bones in my right (dominant hand) wrist a few years ago, and it has forced me to learn to do things new ways, since "my right hand does not work like it used to. I'm struggling with tendonitis (spelling?) in my right elbow - and I'm not certain if it's related to leatherwork or lugging around a 35 lb kid on that arm. Have any of you gotten tendonitis in the arm that you hold the tools with? Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted March 14, 2007 Author Moderator Report Posted March 14, 2007 Ibuprofen, rest and ice packs. It comes and goes, but I know if I overdo, it's gonna hurt for days. It was so bad 15 years ago I went to see a specialist, and he gave me HUGE ibuprofen pills (back then they were still prescription) and mostly that just upset my stomach. Resting the sore spot is the key. Like that's possible being a mom. LOL Johanna Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
pepin1948 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Posted March 14, 2007 "Like that's possible being a mom." EXACTLY! My chiropractor told me to rest it, so I've been trying to carry him on my left side, but it's sooooo uncomfortable - plus my right arm has always been stronger. Quote
Members Brandon Posted March 19, 2007 Members Report Posted March 19, 2007 I'm a lefty but write with my right so don't know how to vote? Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted March 19, 2007 Author Moderator Report Posted March 19, 2007 Hmmm...which hand do you prefer to eat with? Call that your dominant hand? Everybody is ambidextrous to some degree, some more than others. Were you inclined to write with your right hand or did your teachers insist? My little sister, a lefty, used to come home crying because they wouldn't let her color or write with her left hand at school. Then they told her that her papers were messy. Johanna Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
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