Another ergonomic handle shape

[jimbo]

Just finished a metal/wood hook in which the handle has a totally unique shape that kind of came about while whittling and holding and whittling and so on, till i went Hay, this feels good.

Please check it out on my blog and let me know if it seems like a shape that would work for folks with hand issues.

This is an interesting quest, to find a really good feeling grip... I'm hoping this will be a good one to do in a more generic kind of fashion, but i defer to your much more discriminating senses.

Thanks!!

[donnalynn2]

Wow! Your grip is almost identical to mine! I love the way it looks Jimbo! Someday I'm gonna have you make me my very own hook... Til then I'll just drool!

[jimbo]

You know Donna, i'm finding something really interesting... and maybe you found out the same thing. Is that that for me, this grip style is easier on the hand because i have so much more grip surface involved between hand and hook, than i do with the pencil style, although this handle works surprizingly well with the pencil grip as well (although i think i'd adjust the position of the hook a bit). Thanks for your input!

[donnalynn2]

You know Donna, i'm finding something really interesting... and maybe you found out the same thing. Is that that for me, this grip style is easier on the hand because i have so much more grip surface involved between hand and hook, than i do with the pencil style, although this handle works surprizingly well with the pencil grip as well (although i think i'd adjust the position of the hook a bit). Thanks for your input!

 

I agree. The biggest issues I have with the comfort of a hook is the length (I hate hooks that are too short) and how large a grip I have on the hook. I have a feeling that a nice ergo handle on a tiny steel hook makes all the difference in the world. I have loved all the hooks I have seen that you've made, but this one I like the best. (I suffer from arthritis, but only when the weather gets crazy like now) and having a nice grip like this would help quite a lot.

 

P.S. How are you able to get the grips customized? Just by a pic or some other means?

[Pink]

Wow! Jimbo, the hook looks great...and the crick looks like a wonderful place to be. Thanks for sharing.

[viggie]

That's exactly what I was going to say! I suffer from carpul tunnel and worry a lot that my crochet hand will come down with the same thing. I tried one of those store bought ergonomic hooks but it's too short and rubs my palm. The hook isn't at the right angle either...apparently for a pencil grip so it only makes things worse.

 

Wow! Your grip is almost identical to mine! I love the way it looks Jimbo! Someday I'm gonna have you make me my very own hook... Til then I'll just drool!

[jimbo]

Well, i look at the grip, if the customer can send me a picture, and shape the hook accordingly. But there's a bit of leway, so i kind of experiment till they feel good to me when i hold the handle in the customer's grip style.

Hope that makes sense.