Everyday Systems: shovelglove: message 180 of 649

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Don't hurt yourself! Consider starting with something lighter. Maybe
start with cal, and add the ex, ib, and er later.

--- In , Storm Fox <storm_m_fox@y...> wrote:
> Yikes!
> I did the following, just to get a feel for shovelgloving:
> Shovellingx10 each side(low "dump")
> Churning Butterx10 each side
> Pound Fence Postsx10 each side
> Stoke the ovenx10 each side
> 45 degree choppingx10 each side
> Swiss Automatonx10 each side
> Flip the Leverx5 each (lots of choke!)
> I had to walk away from the sledge after each set. My grip is
freaking distroyed worse than I could imagine! I'm not generally the
type to ease into something, I believe this is a case in point. To be
honest, this was not the fast, smooth type thing I imagine most SGers
do. THis was a desperate man clawing at excalibur.
> 
> Reinhard Engels <beautiful_idiot@y...> wrote:
> The mythical 20 pound shovelglove in the garbage heap.
> That's like excalibur or something. Awesome.
> 
> Reinhard
> --- Storm Fox <storm_m_fox@y...> wrote:
> 
> > Today on my lunch break, I visitted the local
> > scrapyard, its just down the street from where I
> > work. While rooting around for materials to make
> > free-standing squat racks, I stumbled across
> > something cool. At first, I thought it was a big
> > clump of, well, who knows what, but it made me
> > curious, and, after getting the gunk off it, I
> > realized it was the head of a retired sledgehammer. 
> > It was big, too, although I wasn't sure how big. As
> > much gunk as I scraped off the sledge, I couldn't
> > read the weight. I guessed it would be worth it,
> > just for having scrounged it. Well, since scrap
> > steel is ten cents per pound, the guy let me have it
> > (I have bought much stuff there before, and we have
> > a good rapport). I cleaned it and weighed it, and,
> > sure enough, it is a full-on 20# sledge! It is now
> > in a nice hickory handle I purchased at work. It is
> > an effing BEAR to handle. This is gonna be fun!
> > 
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