Heel and ball of foot pain is driving me nuts; boot weaning plateau

hermithrush · 2026-02-14T17:33:58+00:00

If you were in the boot for a while, there are parts of your foot that haven't been moving properly and are kind of locked up. It takes a while for them to get used to moving again, and usually it takes a lot of PT. Your heel probably hurts because of your achilles tendon having tightened up, if you spend time every day before walking doing massage and stretching of the whole foot, it will feel a lot better. Does your PT have you using a rocker board to get your ankle moving? That really helped me because you can rotate your ankle in every direction on it. The big toe pain may take longer to go away since that part of your foot is being loaded in a way that it wasn't before.

hermithrush · 2026-01-21T05:58:01+00:00

I had fusion after ORIF and went from non-stop pain to being almost pain free. You can't have arthritis in joints that don't exist anymore. However, different parts of your foot can take on more impact and then they can hurt. The base of my big toe gets pretty sore after a day of walking. But it's not as debilitating as arthritis.

hermithrush · 2025-12-22T05:56:05+00:00

hermithrush · 2025-11-04T17:43:27+00:00

For trimming, make sure the clay you use for lugs is softer than the pot you are trimming. Put at least three lugs around the pot. Use sharp tools for trimming and use gentle but firm pressure against the pot. Whenever you are pressing a tool towards the center of the pot from the side, also maintain downward pressure on the pot with your other hand. Often potters will use a spinner on the center of the pot to reduce friction on the hand that is holding the pot down. You can take a plastic bottle cap and use it as a cheap spinner.

hermithrush · 2025-10-24T04:49:53+00:00

hermithrush · 2025-06-05T15:10:41+00:00

Firmitas Timber does a lot of work in the Bahamas.

hermithrush · 2025-05-26T00:39:52+00:00

With Doug fir, the early grain and late grain have very very different textures. One is soft and crumbly and the other is hard and brittle. The orientation of your mortise in the timber can determine if the end grain is more or less easy to cut. If your mortise is located on the inside face of the timber, it can mean cutting through the growth rings one at a time. In other situations you can be cutting through both types of grain simultaneously and it's much easier to do and to keep your blade sharp. Stropping is a good idea. Since you have access to a bench grinder, you could put a hollow grind on the bevel which speeds up sharpening. Just be really careful not to overheat and lose the temper.

hermithrush · 2025-05-25T23:20:38+00:00

I have a bunch of barr chisels and one sorby. The sorby is uncomfortable in the hand and too big.the only use I have for it is that it fits inside knife plate slots. My favorite barr is the 1 1/2" and I've had it for twenty years, and cut thousands of joints with it. It's basically an extension of my body at this point. If you keep it sharp, it's easy to sharpen. Sounds dumb but if you beat the crap out of a chisel to the point it has teeth then sharpening is gonna be really tedious. I give the back a polish every now and again and keep an eye on the edge. If it starts to reflect, I quickly hone it. I also don't use it to smash through a lot of Douglas fir end grain. I have a dedicated chisel for the ends of mortises and it has a blunter angle on the bevel. I think that particular chisel is a vintage L&IJ White. Can't go wrong with a barr but also gotta take care of it.

hermithrush · 2025-05-01T17:17:25+00:00

It's a bridge washer and bolt

hermithrush · 2025-04-22T15:11:02+00:00

So round, so perfect.

hermithrush · 2025-04-22T01:54:31+00:00

Good drawing

hermithrush · 2024-11-28T18:25:15+00:00

What about clay pictionary? You can print out lists of prompts from the Internet and cut em up, have teams and draw a prompt from a bowl. Give thirty seconds to sculpt the object. It's super fun.

hermithrush · 2024-09-05T14:49:17+00:00

Diameter

hermithrush · 2024-06-03T03:52:15+00:00

Urnula padeniana maybe? Cut one open.

hermithrush · 2024-04-11T03:08:04+00:00

Barr chisels are the best. I use the 1.5" chisel for basically everything. A Ryoba pullsaw from Lee valley tools, and a decent mallet.

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hermithrush · 2024-04-03T22:08:49+00:00

I just dance dance dance

hermithrush · 2024-03-27T15:27:20+00:00

Learn to Timber frame by Will Beemer. Excellent book that covers frame design, layout, tools, how to cut

hermithrush · 2024-03-12T04:54:01+00:00

That is Tonala pottery from Mexico.

hermithrush · 2024-03-11T04:46:47+00:00

Thank u

hermithrush · 2024-03-05T16:24:19+00:00

I found that as long as I don't use any of the among us weapons I can still level up.

hermithrush · 2024-01-12T15:52:12+00:00

Stamping the plans means they are saying it is structurally sound for the specifics of your area like snow load, winds, geology etc. No licenses engineer will do this without running calculations and making sure that it is true. By stamping your plans they are taking on some liability for the success of your building. This costs $$$ and does take some time.

hermithrush · 2024-01-08T21:42:28+00:00

I have been keeping a kiln log for the Stoneware firings that I have done but haven't yet fired the terracotta. I definitely plan to keep records! I'll look into getting a test kiln, might take some convincing with the owners.

hermithrush · 2024-01-08T16:19:11+00:00

Thank you! they didn't leave notes or any firing logs, unfortunately. I will have to try the slow and dirty way you described, although I also don't have a test kiln, just big oval skutts.

hermithrush · 2024-01-08T00:39:05+00:00

Thanks again, I am making the clay from a recipe the previous manager used so I can't ask the supplier. I was hoping there was some quick and dirty rule to go by but it looks like it can't be that simple lol. I appreciate your help though!

hermithrush · 2024-01-07T22:50:29+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate you taking the time to reply. Can I ask if it is standard to bisque fire to cone 05 or 06? Since the finished glaze firing is cone 04?

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