I carve with the work in one hand and my chisel in the other while 
sitting down. Although sometimes I get confused and put the chisel into 
the hand holding the work. Last time I did that (last weekend) I put on 
a huge band-aid, then put a padded glove on. I still managed to drive 
the chisel through the glove, through the bandage, and right into the 
same spot as before. Accuracy in small groups is considered a sign of 
distinction in shooting, I wonder if it has some significance here.

-B

On 8/1/2012 9:00 AM, oldtools-request@r... wrote:
> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:24:40 -0700
> From: "Rudy X. Desjardins"<rudy@s...>
> Subject: [OldTools] carving bench-on-bench?
>
>
> For the carving galoots,
>
> I've started attempting to do a bit of simple carving, which I find I
> really enjoy... except my back does not.
>
> My bench is about 37" off the floor, probably slightly high compared
> to most but I find it's normally a good height for me. But while
> carving, with work held on the benchtop, I'm always bent right over so
> my hands/forearms can rest snugly on the benchtop... this creates a
> tired/sore back very quickly....
>
> Any suggestions/info appreciated, thanks!
>
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