On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:19:12 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

It's very cold today and Spouse keeps coming in to warm his hands. He says
tht the very thin ply he's working with seems to be sucking the heat from
his fingers. Gloves would be impossible for the job he's doing - or most of
them because he's usually making very small items.

What about fingerless gloves? Or take some cheap motorcyle gloves and
chop the fingers off (hint - take hand out first)

He stands on boards and mats, is wearing thick shoes and socks and I've told

Isn't he allowed to have a seat? Poor spouse! Also two pairs of summer
socks are probably better than one pair of winter ones. Winter socks -
who needs 'em!?!

him to keep the door closed and put on the fan heater.

Yes, putting a heater on and leaving the door open is a common
mistake!

He - anyone - needs
to be comfortable in such circumstances. If you're not you don't do a good
job.

Indeede!

We'd like to know if there's anything more efficient in fuel use and heating
than the fan heater though. He won't use a gas heater because of wood dust
and flammble materials. An electric convector heater takes a long time to
warm the space.

If he's working in one spot, buy him a nice chair or stool to sit on,
put one of those 700w mini oil filled radiators under the bench, and
section it off underneath eg with boxes either side to trap the warm
air more. Let us know what he thinks of this anyway...

cheers,
Pete.


He's not a wuss (and it's silly and offensive to accuse anyone of that).

Mary

--
Tony Williams.