[Jewelry making - Article 00214] - Re: [Orchid] Ergonomics

[Marilyn Smith]

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>     Anyone else out there unable to raise, or am I the only one? 

    Are you hammering at the right height? If you are short, the stake
    you are using may be too high resulting in you lifting your shoulder
    to compensate. The hammer and your arm should be in alignment and
    the swing from the elbow. Are you annealing enough? If not, the
    metal requires more force than what it should. Are you using the
    right hammer to either push or stretch the metal? It all adds up.
    Also as mentioned, breaks and stretching are very important. I have
    a chronic shoulder problem  and feel lucky that I don't have to do
    any of this full time. 

marilyn smith




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