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well next week I get to have thumb surgery after a turning accident. It is hard to believe a nearly finshed squat 2" diamter box could have enough force to not only only break a thumb but snap a tendon but apparently it does as my left habd can attest to. I am pretty much going to be without the use of my left thumb for the next 4 months if I am lucky. This presents a problem for me as I make a considderable portion of my yearly income from turning. This won't be a problem as a lot of my stuff for sale at christmas time (my next big sales season) is already done, nearly so or roughed out just waiting a final turning and finish. I am going to be way behind for the spring wholesale shows, but with any luck I should be able to catch up before then.
My big problem is not going to be the financial aspect, unless all my renters suddenly disapear, the rentals fall into some act of god diaster and all the mexican migrants disappear leaving me with no one to translate for, but that need to turn that most of us have is going to be a problem. I know I could use my captive hollow rig to turn the inside of bowls, hollows and boxes well enough but I am short on ideas for doing the outside of pieces any ideas. I am lucky enough in one respect to have people who understand this problem both my surgeon and the physical therapist who will be working with me are turners as well.
My big problem is not going to be the financial aspect, unless all my renters suddenly disapear, the rentals fall into some act of god diaster and all the mexican migrants disappear leaving me with no one to translate for, but that need to turn that most of us have is going to be a problem. I know I could use my captive hollow rig to turn the inside of bowls, hollows and boxes well enough but I am short on ideas for doing the outside of pieces any ideas. I am lucky enough in one respect to have people who understand this problem both my surgeon and the physical therapist who will be working with me are turners as well.