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I posted this in my Blog quite awhile ago,
but I just discovered that I hadn’t posted it as a project.
This tool is used as an extra finger, that won’t get tired, or sore.
I thought it would be nice to show it here, for those who may have missed the blog.
Her Arthritic fingers get painful for her, & she has to type with one finger, & even that gets painful.
One day I told her I’d try to alleviate that problem, so I went out,
& cut a branch the appropriate size, & commenced making her this “typing aid”.
The device has stood up to a great deal of rigorous usage for the past two years, & Barb just loves it.
If she happens to misplace it, it’s like losing the TV remote.
I carved this from a piece of a small Birch tree.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
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John Stegall
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#1 posted 1643 days ago
Good idea!!! I hope it makes it easier for the user.
-- jstegall
MsDebbieP
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#2 posted 1643 days ago
you inspire me, Dick and Barb. Not only because of the creativity and craftsmanship but also because of your loving partnership.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Karson
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#3 posted 1643 days ago
Dick. I remember it as a blog and I’m glad that it gets great use. But I’m not glad that it has to be used.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
CharlieM1958
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#4 posted 1643 days ago
Can youmake one of those that will help me type without looking? :-)
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Dick, & Barb Cain
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#5 posted 1643 days ago
Thanks to all of you.
Charlie, I’ll have to pass that idea onto our research & development team. <(:O)#
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
Grumpy
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#6 posted 1643 days ago
Dick, you should patent that one. Obviously it works well if Barb has trouble without it. Great idea.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Dominic Vanacora
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#7 posted 1643 days ago
Necessity of the mother of invention.
Creative ideas come from great men….
-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.
lightweightladylefty
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#8 posted 1642 days ago
Dick,
That looks like a great idea. Could you take it a little further and come up with one for me to use to play the piano when my fingers hurt too much? I could use one often for the left hand, middle finger. Got any ideas?
-- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.
rikkor
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#9 posted 1642 days ago
Very nice Dick. I have to echo what Ms Deb says: it is just great to see an obviously wonderful relationship with you and Barb. You set a fine example.
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#10 posted 1642 days ago
Hi everybody, & Thanks.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ lightweightladyleftie, When using this tool, you actually have an extra finger,
so you just pretend that the tool is your middle finger.
If you use this on a piano, you may want to put a rubber eraser tip on it, so it won’t slip off the keys.
The computer keys are concave, so it doesn’t seem to slip on them.
I just changed the images so you can see the shape of it better.
If you make one for a lefty, you carve the flat area for your thumb the opposite way.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
jockmike2
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#11 posted 1642 days ago
I remember this from before Dick, it was a great idea then and still is. This could be useful to a lot of people. Thanks. My mom had ole arthur so bad she could have used it.
-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -
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#12 posted 1642 days ago
Thank you Mike,
The reason I posted it now is, because of all the new Jocks may not have seen the Blog.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
Dan'um Style
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#13 posted 1642 days ago
sweet posting and way to use your creativity !
-- keeping myself entertained
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#14 posted 1641 days ago
Thank you Dan!
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
Jiri Parkman
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#15 posted 1636 days ago
Dick and Barb
That is perect, maybe everybody of us could produce something like that for somebody who needs it.
Thanks.
-- Jiri
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