Why not just choke up on the hammer? earlier, carl, wrote:
>or can you buy a cheep hammer and saw half the handle off? >----- Original Message ----- >From: Robert J. Moore >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:34 PM >Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up Your Language > >Can you find a fist hammer at any of the home improvement stores or are they >hard to find? > >-----Original Message----- >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of <mailto:spiro%40netaxs.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 3:29 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up Your Language > >I have been known to use what I call a "fist hammer" which is a hammer >that has only two or three inches of the handle left. First started as >having broken the only hammer I took with me. >Then having success with that I kept it. Bought a new hammer. >The fist hammer is helpful when you can't afford to hit anything other >than the nail. So would a counter sink driver, (forget the name of that >thing) but trying to start a nail with that is annoying if not impossible. >You'll definitely use a shorter stroke and more force with a fist hammer. >Your angle will be right as you won't have the rest of the handle cuasing >a flaw in your grip. > >On Mon, 26 Feb 2007, Robert J. Moore wrote: > > > Lenny > > So my suspitions were write about choking up on the hammer being a bad > > habit. > > Now my question about that is, with some practice, will I be any less >likely > > to squarely hit the nail if I hold the hammer handle where I am supposed >to? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ]On > > Behalf Of Lenny McHugh > > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 2:53 PM > > To: > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > m <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Protect Your Thumb and Clean Up Your Language > > > > I have no idea who is more prone to smash their fingers sighted or non > > sighted. > > According to the web site the tool is not made for the blind. > > I do remember something from my 8 grade wood shop teacher. Mr. Smith >yelled > > at any student who choacked up on a hammer. There is a slight pitch on the > > hammer's head relative to the arc of the handle. When holding properly it > > will prevent the nail from bending because the head of the hammer will > > squarely hit the nail. > > If I had a dollar for every time I heard myself or someone else getting >that > > lecture, I could purchase some new tools. > > Lenny > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert J. Moore" < > <mailto:robertjmoore%40earthlink.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:robertjmoore%40earthlink.net> > > > To: < <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 3:04 PM > > 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 don't 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: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] ><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! The > > thumbSaver comes with two sizes: large is 7 1/2 inches long with a 7/8 >inch > > grip. 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