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Unintentionally discovered a woodworking tip.
"Mike Marlow" wrote in message ... "brianlanning" wrote in message ups.com... Well, sort of. It involves loading and unloading plywood and stock from a trailer. Last night I completed the last step of the shop move: moving all the unused plywood, maple, hickory, and other stuff. It was maybe half a dozen sheets of plywood and about 200bdft of stock. When I got to the old house, I discovered that I didn't have my gloves. This was annoying because it was cold. I'm confident that I could have moved all of it without gloves and not gotten any splinters. But I would have had to go a lot slower. Oh you whoos. What the hell is a splinter or two or three? Real woodworkers... After complaining to my wife about the situation, she suggested rubber gloves. You know the type, the thick yellow rubber ones swmbo uses to do the dishes. They're thicker than latex surgical gloves, but thin enough to feel what's happening. I stretched them over my hands and proceded to move wood. I was surprised by how good they were. They kept my hands warm (probably too hot in the summer), prevented splinters, and provided an extra rubbery non-slip grip. I plan to fix the car with them this weekend. Actually, I have recently taken to wearing latex gloves for a lot of jobs that I never did before. I use gloves when painting now - imagine not having to deal with tinted hands in your professional life... I use latex gloves now for auto mechanics repairs. Imagine not having all of that grease under your fingernails and in the cracks of your skin. As un-manly as gloves sound, I've come to appreciate the benefits of them. Now I just have to find the right glove compound for the stuff I do. -- -Mike- Latex is quickly broken down by oil based products. I use nitrile gloves as they are unaffected by the oil and are a little better for punctures. I agree that they are nice for not having to clean my hands with a brillo pad after changing the oil in the truck or working on some greasy, grimey part that needs replaced on it. Another use I have found is when I am in the kitchen carving the turkey or boning off a chicken. Allen |
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