Preventing calluses

Take a sledgehammer and wrap an old sweater around it. This is your "shovelglove." Every week day morning, set a timer for 14 minutes. Use the shovelglove to perform shoveling, butter churning, and wood chopping motions until the timer goes off. Stop. Rest on weekends and holidays. Baffled? Intrigued? Charmed? Discuss here.
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jordonk27
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Preventing calluses

Post by jordonk27 » Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:49 pm

I've been shovelgloving for 6 days now, and I can feel calluses forming on my hands. A quick perusal of the forums reveals that some people like having them, but I think I'd rather not if I can avoid it. Is there any way to prevent calluses from forming, like using gloves or lotion, or (gasp) a change in technique?
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Post by david » Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:52 pm

Gloves will work. A pair of cheap weightlifting gloves should do the trick.

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Post by reinhard » Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:11 pm

Someone once suggested batting gloves. Seems like a good idea.

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Re: Preventing calluses

Post by Kevin » Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:56 pm

Gloves will work. In the mean time, some adhesive tape over that portion of your hand will cut down on the friction.
jordonk27 wrote:I've been shovelgloving for 6 days now, and I can feel calluses forming on my hands. A quick perusal of the forums reveals that some people like having them, but I think I'd rather not if I can avoid it. Is there any way to prevent calluses from forming, like using gloves or lotion, or (gasp) a change in technique?
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