I've done some carving, but haven't had a lot of time to play with it. But since he has been able to see, those images won't ever be lost to him. He'll be able to carve from memory. Dimension may need adjusting, but it's definitely possible to carve and be blind.
As for making a living at it, there's no way to know. So much depends on the things you don't know. How good is he? How much will he enjoy it after not being able to see? Is there a market for what he enjoys carving? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <[email protected]> To: "handyman-blind" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:18 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] wood carving > Last evening after working on his pine wood derby Christian asked me a > question concerning his future. Like me he has RP and knows that he will > loose his sight. He is exceptional at using some of my hand tools and his > knife. So far for the cars he built a race car, a dauphin, a peanut, a > stick > of tnt and this time a rocket ship. while waiting for the paint to dry he > carved a duck and a rabbit out of a bar of soap. He then asked if a blind > individual could ever make a living out of wood carving? I would like to > know if anyone on list does carving or knows of anyone who does. He did so > well with the coping saw, better than most adults that I know, that I am > considering giving it to him. It was my dads, his great grandfather. > --- > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous > with many resources for the blind. > http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ > Lenny > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
