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Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :
 
Those who were at the Nanaimo Splash will know what I speak about. I warned all who might try the carved concrete work I love so much.

I did another major day of concrete work today after the job I did on Saturday at the meet...

The train station/electrical building is starting to look like a real building instead of this see through steel sculpture the neighbors have been wondering about.

A mud day involves troweling on the concrete mix and then as it sets up we carve the detail into it with hand tools. I use a small pointing tool and soft brush to smooth things over after I'm done.

The trouble starts here. I wear rubber gloves to put on the concrete, as its corrosive and abrasive too. Smart thing to do without a doubt.

But when it comes time to carve I just have to take off the gloves. I can carve twice as fast and with way more control without them. My hands don't cramp up as much either without the gloves binding them up. My crew calls it carving nekid. They all wear gloves without fail. Smart folks!

But for that finicky detail the fingers are the very best tool made. And they work well too... for the first half hour or so.

I start to feel the tingling of the finger tips about then... the abrasive sand and the corrosiveness of the cement are making the tips of my fingers kinda thin. The obvious solution is to switch fingers, huh?

Yeah, right. As I sit here and type tonight five out of my 10 fingers are bleeding at the tips. Seems I wore holes right though the skin. Trouble is that that's where the nerve endings are. No trouble though unless I touch something.

So tomorrow and the next few days I will wear finger tip bandaids to ease the pain a little. Good thing we heal so quick!

And I'm happy to report it was worth it. The Carving turned out fabulous!

I'll post some pics tomorrow, as it was getting too dark to take them when we finished toinight.

-dan
 

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Posted by The Moon (Member # 452) on :
 
Dan... And I Thought only my father-out-law did those kind of things. Well, I'm glad to hear the nut here is not alone.

Sorry Danny, I had to.

The Living NextDOOR to the Out-laws side of the Moon
 

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Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
 
Dan,

You're such a tease!! Where's the pictures??
 

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Posted by Mark Yearwood (Member # 2723) on :
 
I was afraid to look at this post. I thought their would be a pic of a nekkid Canadian laughin', dancin' and carvin' a chicken!

Sounds like it's really taking shape, Dan. I'm anxious to see all the pictures.
 

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Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
 
Dan, being a messy, sloppy, hands on person myself I have a tip for you. Sounds ridiculous but massage some mayonaise into your hands tonight and leave it on for a while. You will be amazed at the difference.
 

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