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*** Attention Left Handers ***
*** Attention Left Handers ***
Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly? Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day? Have you had enough of this? Discover the real benefits proper left-handed products can bring to your family. Be a proud left-hander and show how well you can perform! How Many People Can You Reach To Better Their Lives. Please Forward To As Many People As Possible. Click Here http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/ |
wrote in message oups.com... *** Attention Left Handers *** Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly? Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day? Click Here http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/ Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that left hand crap in my house. -- ******** Bill Pounds http://www.billpounds.com |
wrote in message oups.com... *** Attention Left Handers *** Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly? Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day? A agree and I've bought a lot of left handed tools. It cost almost double, but the lefthanded screwdriver is a dream to use. Same with the lefthanded hammer and adjustable wrench (both metric and imperial sizes). -- Ed http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/ |
ALL of my chisels are left handed models. Cost me a small fortune to have
them custom made that way too. But well worth it in my humble opinion. jc |
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message m... A agree and I've bought a lot of left handed tools. It cost almost double, but the lefthanded screwdriver is a dream to use. Same with the lefthanded hammer and adjustable wrench (both metric and imperial sizes). -- Ed http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/ Does your screw driver have reverse rotation? I heard that was really dangerous. -- ******** Bill Pounds http://www.billpounds.com |
On Thu, 12 May 2005 11:14:01 -0700, "Pounds on Wood"
wrote: Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that left hand crap in my house. Right handed people are controlled by the left side of the brain, and left-handed by the right. That means that only left handed people are in their right minds. Along the same line ... Some guy said that we use only ten percent of our brain. The way I figure it, there's a 90% chance that he's wrong. |
Pounds on Wood wrote:
Does your screw driver have reverse rotation? I heard that was really dangerous. I think it's more confusing than dangerous. I've got some left handed froes though, now THOSE are dangerous. Dave in Fairfax -- Dave Leader reply-to doesn't work use: daveldr at att dot net American Association of Woodturners http://www.woodturner.org Capital Area Woodturners http://www.capwoodturners.org/ PATINA http://www.Patinatools.org/ |
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote: wrote in message oups.com... *** Attention Left Handers *** Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly? Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day? A agree and I've bought a lot of left handed tools. It cost almost double, but the lefthanded screwdriver is a dream to use. Same with the lefthanded hammer and adjustable wrench (both metric and imperial sizes). ROTF |
I know you're joking but it struck a nerve. I was born left handed and had a grandparent that watched me frequently and beat me into being right handed. When that grandparent died, I shed no tears. I'm good now with both hands, but do have a problem - Like Joe C. I ordered some custom chisels for both handed people and spent a small fortune. I'm tired of pounding my forehead into the chisel but I don't want to just throw them away. "Pounds on Wood" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... *** Attention Left Handers *** Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly? Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day? Click Here http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/ Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that left hand crap in my house. -- ******** Bill Pounds http://www.billpounds.com |
Thank you, Ned Flanders.
B. wrote in message oups.com... *** Attention Left Handers *** Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly? Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day? Have you had enough of this? Discover the real benefits proper left-handed products can bring to your family. Be a proud left-hander and show how well you can perform! How Many People Can You Reach To Better Their Lives. Please Forward To As Many People As Possible. Click Here http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/ |
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Guess who wrote: On Thu, 12 May 2005 11:14:01 -0700, "Pounds on Wood" wrote: Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that left hand crap in my house. Right handed people are controlled by the left side of the brain, and left-handed by the right. That means that only left handed people are in their right minds. Along the same line ... Some guy said that we use only ten percent of our brain. The way I figure it, there's a 90% chance that he's wrong. I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous. |
"Robatoy" wrote in message I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous. And you'd still have one arm left |
I don't know if you were joking about the left handed adjustable wrench or
not but there is such a thing. Got ahold of one once. Never could get used to it. "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message m... wrote in message oups.com... *** Attention Left Handers *** Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly? Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day? A agree and I've bought a lot of left handed tools. It cost almost double, but the lefthanded screwdriver is a dream to use. Same with the lefthanded hammer and adjustable wrench (both metric and imperial sizes). -- Ed http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/ |
"CW" wrote in message k.net... I don't know if you were joking about the left handed adjustable wrench or not but there is such a thing. Got ahold of one once. Never could get used to it. CW, if you're serious, welcome to our world..... :-) of course, all you righties have us to thank for the left-tilt saw. And you're welcome. jc |
"CW" wrote in message k.net... I don't know if you were joking about the left handed adjustable wrench or not but there is such a thing. Got ahold of one once. Never could get used to it. I was joking. What is different about it? |
Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a
measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in your left hand. My mother is also a lefty and always complains that the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess. I got my finger caught in a gas powered hedge trimmer because it was designed for a righty (an extra handle along the blade shaft for guiding the tool). Fortunately for me, my right hand is still the strongest, but I write and eat left. Makes it great for driving screw into tight places as I can easily use either hand. |
In article TN1he.1$4d6.0@trndny04, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"CW" wrote in message nk.net... I don't know if you were joking about the left handed adjustable wrench or not but there is such a thing. Got ahold of one once. Never could get used to it. I was joking. What is different about it? The adjusting screw turns the opposite direction, so that, to tighten or loosen it, you make the same motion with your left thumb that you would make with your right thumb on a standard adjustable wrench. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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Woodchuck34 wrote:
Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in your left hand. My mother is also a lefty and always complains that the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess. I got my finger caught in a gas powered hedge trimmer because it was designed for a righty (an extra handle along the blade shaft for guiding the tool). Fortunately for me, my right hand is still the strongest, but I write and eat left. Makes it great for driving screw into tight places as I can easily use either hand. Ayup. I'm AC/DC myself. Makes life easier. ;-) jo4hn |
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jo4hn wrote: Woodchuck34 wrote: Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in your left hand. My mother is also a lefty and always complains that the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess. I got my finger caught in a gas powered hedge trimmer because it was designed for a righty (an extra handle along the blade shaft for guiding the tool). Fortunately for me, my right hand is still the strongest, but I write and eat left. Makes it great for driving screw into tight places as I can easily use either hand. Ayup. I'm AC/DC myself. Makes life easier. ;-) jo4hn And popular at parties..*G* |
"Woodchuck34" wrote in message oups.com... Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in your left hand. My mother is also a lefty and always complains that the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess. snip ....you just don't shop at the right places.... http://www.leevalley.com/gifts/page....104,45477&ap=1 http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,43513,43003 http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,41182,41187 http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,42706,45668 http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,180,42334 Heck - we even sell single gloves in a lot of the glove line... http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,42407,33246 Dextrously yours - Rob |
the tape measure and primus plane just got added to my fathers day wish
list. Prolly be getting the tape measure... ;-) jc "Robin Lee" wrote in message ... "Woodchuck34" wrote in message oups.com... Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in your left hand. My mother is also a lefty and always complains that the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess. snip ...you just don't shop at the right places.... http://www.leevalley.com/gifts/page....104,45477&ap=1 http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,43513,43003 http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,41182,41187 http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,42706,45668 http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,180,42334 Heck - we even sell single gloves in a lot of the glove line... http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,42407,33246 Dextrously yours - Rob |
Different thread. When holding a standard adjustable wrench in the right
hand, roll the adjustment wheel forward and the wrench tightens. With a left hand wrench, hold it in your left hand, roll the wheel forward and it tightens. Really hard to get used to if your right handed. Probably hard for a lefty to get used to too as he would likely be used to the right hand model. "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message news:TN1he.1$4d6.0@trndny04... "CW" wrote in message k.net... I don't know if you were joking about the left handed adjustable wrench or not but there is such a thing. Got ahold of one once. Never could get used to it. I was joking. What is different about it? |
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"Robin Lee" wrote: Dextrously yours - Rob Shameless promotion!!! Congratulations. *G* |
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Robatoy wrote: In article , Guess who wrote: On Thu, 12 May 2005 11:14:01 -0700, "Pounds on Wood" wrote: Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that left hand crap in my house. Right handed people are controlled by the left side of the brain, and left-handed by the right. That means that only left handed people are in their right minds. Along the same line ... Some guy said that we use only ten percent of our brain. The way I figure it, there's a 90% chance that he's wrong. I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous. That sounds very much like a sinister thought to me. |
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Woodchuck34 wrote: Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a measuring cup that has a spout on it. Try reading the gradiation in your left hand. Some of us buy measuring cups with labels on _both_ sides for exactly that reason. grin My mother is also a lefty and always complains that the spouts on ladles are on the wrong side, causing quite a mess. She isn't shopping in the right places, either. Ladles are available that pour from _both_ sides. solves -that- problem quite handily. Oh, BTW, I really *do* have a _left-handed_monkey_wrench_ in my tools. Belonged to my grandfather -- maintenance engineer at a large mining operation in N. Idaho. He may have made it himself, in the shop. The reverse thread on the adjustment drives anybody else trying to use it absolutely *batty*. It's amazing how few requests I get to borrow tools, after people experience _that_ one. grin |
Woodchuck34 wrote:
Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a measuring cup that has a spout on it. Hey, on a positive note, this lefty is learning SI units; all the wife's measuring cups are labeled so that I see ml instead of oz. -j |
On Mon, 16 May 2005 08:45:20 -0500, Joe User wrote:
Woodchuck34 wrote: Righties don't realize the subtle differences. Take a close look at a measuring cup that has a spout on it. Hey, on a positive note, this lefty is learning SI units; all the wife's measuring cups are labeled so that I see ml instead of oz. -j this lefty has never had that problem, probably because I was taught to put the cup down on a level surface before adding whatever you're measuring.. lol mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
My dad tried that when I was little. I am so left handed that I went without
meals because I didn't have the dexterity to use a fork or spoon with my right hand. Grant Pounds on Wood wrote: wrote in message oups.com... *** Attention Left Handers *** Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly? Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day? Click Here http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/ Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that left hand crap in my house. -- ******** Bill Pounds http://www.billpounds.com |
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"Pounds on Wood" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... *** Attention Left Handers *** Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly? ..... Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that left hand crap in my house. -- ******** Bill Pounds http://www.billpounds.com D Steck wrote: I know you're joking but it struck a nerve. I was born left handed and had a grandparent that watched me frequently and beat me into being right handed. When that grandparent died, I shed no tears. .... I've read Bill's posting several times and am not so sure--hopefully he is. As another lefthander who suffered similar treatment (in school, not at home, thankfully), I can attest it isn't a good solution. It certainly leads to stress at a minimum and can manifest itself in a myriad of other problems such as stuttering, etc. |
Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of
that left hand crap in my house. -- ******** Bill Pounds http://www.billpounds.com D Steck wrote: I know you're joking but it struck a nerve. I was born left handed and had a grandparent that watched me frequently and beat me into being right handed. When that grandparent died, I shed no tears. ... I've read Bill's posting several times and am not so sure--hopefully he is. YES! Bill was joking. I am surprised and disappointed that the practice of punishing lefties is recent enough that anyone here experienced it. I know some you guys are old, but shees, that should have ended in the 19th century. My son is left handed. -- ******** Bill Pounds http://www.billpounds.com |
"Pounds on Wood" wrote in message ... Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that left hand crap in my house. -- ******** Bill Pounds http://www.billpounds.com D Steck wrote: I know you're joking but it struck a nerve. I was born left handed and had a grandparent that watched me frequently and beat me into being right handed. When that grandparent died, I shed no tears. ... I've read Bill's posting several times and am not so sure--hopefully he is. YES! Bill was joking. I am surprised and disappointed that the practice of punishing lefties is recent enough that anyone here experienced it. I know some you guys are old, but shees, that should have ended in the 19th century. My son is left handed. -- ******** Bill Pounds http://www.billpounds.com i was switched as a kid, sometime in the early 60's. |
Pounds on Wood wrote:
YES! Bill was joking. I am surprised and disappointed that the practice of punishing lefties is recent enough that anyone here experienced it. I know some you guys are old, but shees, that should have ended in the 19th century. My son is left handed. I'm glad that it's an ancient practice. It gave me lousy handwriting and the ability to do most things with either hand. I'm still going to blame it for my ongoing confusion though. That and the teacher who taught us that North is up South is down East and West are right and left respectively, but couldn't explain what to do if you turned around. Really. Dave in Fairfax -- Dave Leader reply-to doesn't work use: daveldr at att dot net American Association of Woodturners http://www.woodturner.org Capital Area Woodturners http://www.capwoodturners.org/ PATINA http://www.Patinatools.org/ |
On 2005-05-18, Dave in Fairfax wrote:
Pounds on Wood wrote: YES! Bill was joking. I am surprised and disappointed that the practice of punishing lefties is recent enough that anyone here experienced it. I know some you guys are old, but shees, that should have ended in the 19th century. My son is left handed. I'm glad that it's an ancient practice. It gave me lousy handwriting and the ability to do most things with either hand. I'm still going to blame it for my ongoing confusion though. I would... from what I've read forcing people to be right handed can cause all kinds of problems... I'm left handed.. and luckily young enough no one tried that. My teachers did try to make me use left handed scissors though... and for whatever reason I can't. Always use my right hand for cutting. Drove them nuts. Why they should care is beyond me. That and the teacher who taught us that North is up South is down East and West are right and left respectively, but couldn't explain what to do if you turned around. Really. Oh boy... what would have happened if you'd brought this map in? http://www.public.asu.edu/~aarios/re...maps/img12.jpg :) -philip |
On Wed, 18 May 2005 11:03:12 -0700, Pounds on Wood wrote:
YES! Bill was joking. I am surprised and disappointed that the practice of punishing lefties is recent enough that anyone here experienced it. I know some you guys are old, but shees, that should have ended in the 19th century. Yup. Someone tries that on my kid, and we'll have a _long_ discussion about it. My son is left handed. My 6 year old daugher is too, my son is only 7 months but seems to be favoring his right. We'll see... |
On Wed, 18 May 2005 10:42:04 -0500, "Grant P. Beagles"
wrote: My dad tried that when I was little. I am so left handed that I went without meals because I didn't have the dexterity to use a fork or spoon with my right hand. Grant My oldest brother is just the opposite.... My sister was about 5 when he was born, and she's a lefty... when he picked something up with his right hand, she thought it was wrong and corrected him.. I've envied his ability for years.. writes with either hand, uses a wrench in each hand when taking down engines, etc... Pounds on Wood wrote: wrote in message oups.com... *** Attention Left Handers *** Why are basic tools made so left-handers can't use them properly? Why should you or your children have to compromise and adapt every day? Click Here http://www.LeftHander.Official.ws/ Best bet is to teach them right hand dominance in preschool. None of that left hand crap in my house. -- ******** Bill Pounds http://www.billpounds.com mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
On Thu, 19 May 2005 09:46:29 -0700, mac davis
wrote: On Wed, 18 May 2005 10:42:04 -0500, "Grant P. Beagles" wrote: My dad tried that when I was little. I am so left handed that I went without meals because I didn't have the dexterity to use a fork or spoon with my right hand. Grant My oldest brother is just the opposite.... My sister was about 5 when he was born, and she's a lefty... when he picked something up with his right hand, she thought it was wrong and corrected him.. I've envied his ability for years.. writes with either hand, uses a wrench in each hand when taking down engines, etc... I write and throw only right, but I'm equally strong on both sides. I've been told that I'm left-footed and I'm DEFINITELY left-eyed. Makes shooting awkward, but it pleases my karate sensei to no end when she sees me being equally . .well . . . equally clumsy at this point, |
On Thu, 19 May 2005 23:17:28 GMT, Larry Kraus wrote:
Dave in Fairfax wrote: I'm glad that it's an ancient practice. It gave me lousy handwriting and the ability to do most things with either hand. I'm still going to blame it for my ongoing confusion though. That and the teacher who taught us that North is up South is down East and West are right and left respectively, but couldn't explain what to do if you turned around. Really. Sounds like you had the same teacher as my Dad. I had a hell of a time convincing him that a river could flow north. He KNEW that water flows downhill and that South is down, therefore, rivers flow South. Sounds like that teacher was in De Nile... |
On 20 May 2005 18:32:02 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:
On Thu, 19 May 2005 23:17:28 GMT, Larry Kraus wrote: Dave in Fairfax wrote: I'm glad that it's an ancient practice. It gave me lousy handwriting and the ability to do most things with either hand. I'm still going to blame it for my ongoing confusion though. That and the teacher who taught us that North is up South is down East and West are right and left respectively, but couldn't explain what to do if you turned around. Really. Sounds like you had the same teacher as my Dad. I had a hell of a time convincing him that a river could flow north. He KNEW that water flows downhill and that South is down, therefore, rivers flow South. Sounds like that teacher was in De Nile... They make it easy in Texas.. north is up, south is down, Calif. is on the left coast, NY on the right coast, and Texas is the center of the universe.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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