Support for old wrists when hand sawing and planing?

(snigger)

Sorry.

Coming at the problem from a different direction: I keep the saw teeth sharp and well-set and the plane blade well-honed with a lightly-waxed sole and then all I really have to do is guide the tools rather than pull or push them.

Nick

Just a thought, but if it?s relatively fine work you?re doing, maybe Japanese style pull saws would be more comfortable for you to use?

Tim

I was going to write "hand jobs" originally but thought it might be misconstrued. Congrats on managing it anyway.

Oh for that level of skill.

Good suggestion. Despite my efforts to economise financially I might well go for that.

Convinced about the saw but no electric in my garage workshop. I believe there are cordless models but I may have to sell my organs for that. Hammond and wurlitzer if anyone wants to make an offer.

Many years ago I restored a "portable" Hammond organ that my teenage son thought he would gig with. The top part (keyboard and tone wheel assembly) separated from the bottom part (amp, speaker(s) and pedals(?)) but each were 2-person lifts and, despite the Hammond sound, it was replaced by a stage piano and never gigged. When I started I knew nothing about tone wheels and it was an interesting project. It was eventually sold on eBay to someone in Hungary.

So what is the problem with the wrists? Is it only the wrists or arthritis in the finger joints as well? I have had to forgo using tennon saws due to aches in the wrist, Somebody suggested these vibrating saw thingies but I've not tried one, Apparently they use them to cut plaster casts off body parts ewithout injuring the patient. Brian

On planes make sure they are good and sharp and only used to get a sliver off at a time, and don't use knotty wood, I used to find it was the snagging of them that caused te aching. Brian

Just the wrists and one shoulder, so I'm pretty lucky. I do keep my tools quite sharp and waxy but it doesn't take much to enforce a day or two off.

Is there no way you could get power there?

A genuine Wurlitzer? You must have a very big garage workshop!

borax

No easy way and maybe not even a difficult way.

Hmmm? How do I back out of this one gracefully?

Up yours pal.

How often do you spend time here? I only say because I am familiar with boat power installations and feel that solar power, coupled with leisure batteries and an inverter is an effective alternative, especially during sunny times of the year. If you occupy 24/7 in the winter then you will have problems, but for intermittent power tool usage it could work well.

I guess with a large pantechnicon?

OK, now to find a driver.