I'll speak up here. I don't have a video, but I have some .... shall we say.... structural impairments... from a nasty car accident i 2001. In fact I'm looking at yet another surgery on my ankle. Can't stand long... especially on concrete. My right shoulder and upper arm ain't doing so good. I've broken my back 3 times now (yeah.... it really really sucks).
Your friend may want to think about WHAT he does in woodworking. I firmly believe that nothing is impossible, even with impairments. Harder maybe.... takes longer maybe.... requires you to think of new ways to get the same old thing done 'cause the old way isn't something you can do any more. .... but not impossible.
I do more carving now. I make smaller stuff now that's easier for me to handle. I get help with bigger stuff. I build more "helpers" than I ever used to. I use more clamps than I ever used to .... probably shoulda used them before....
A lot of this depends on what your friend DID with his woodworking skills. Hate to sound too vague here, but in its simplest terms, I've found that if I start doing things RELATED to what I used to do... I either find some new directions to go off in OR I have one of those "lightbulb moments" and figure out how to do something I USED to do.... a different way.
One of my biggest frustrations has been KNOWING how to do something and being physically unable to do it. It rocks your morale. I'm guessing your friend is feeling that too.
So tell us a little more about the kinds of things he liked to do. Maybe you'll get more suggestions. Sorry about not having a video or something. But YOU may be part of the answer. Ask your friend to show you how to do something... or help you figure out the best way to do something. He just might be the best teacher you've ever had. And I'm not talking about just woodworking. |