Post #23351 by tikifille on Tue, Feb 18, 2003 7:16 AM

Hey mrtikibar, since I'm a girl, and a whimpy one at that, my right forearm was aching perpetually when I carved. Somehow I acquired a dead blow hammer. It's a polyurethane exterior (neon orange at that) with lead shot interior. It's visually the antithesis of classic carving, but since it's made for autobody/metal work it really absorbs the shock. I think it was less than $20 too. Just an idea. My lower back aches after a day of carving, nonetheless.