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Would you rather use just your hands or tools with only your non-dominant hand?

 
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Would you rather have to do a whole project with just your hands or only be able to use tools with your non-dominant hand?

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Well, I might hit my thumb seventeen times but at least I will have a hammer. Non-dominant hand it is.

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They say using your non-dominant hand for things is good for your brain... probably not for your thumb, like you mentioned, but I think I would also go with tools with my non-dominant hand.

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I'm ambidextrous.

I'll take the tools!

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I vote non-dominant.
Have recently, unwillingly entered into the ranks of the non-dominant hand, users club. (It is getting better)
I can attest that we all are capable of switching...
Even when you do not want to.
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I taught myself to be ambidextrous. I'm a tool using animal and want my tools!

Although, quite often the tool that will do the job best, so I use it, is my bare hands.

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I am Rt handed. My older brother is L handed. He taught me to swing a bat, catch a ball, brush my teeth, shoot a gun, etc.   So, while I am not always comfortable using my L hand,  I am more comfortable than many.  So, I choose my non dominate hand.

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Non-dom with tools, please!

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Just my hands...it leads to better "projects" like crawling around the woods and gardens digging, weeding and planting just like my heroes, the critters!
 
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No body mentioned what the project is???  Tool user so most likely gimmee the tools.  Driving nails with my bare hand is painful.  Cutting stones with a karate chop is worse yet.

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I would use my non-dominant hand, with tools. It might take me three times as long, but hopefully there would be a learning curve. Surely you'd get better with practice?

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Matt McSpadden wrote:If you like the "Would You Rather Game" check out this index of other questions. https://permies.com/t/238000/Permaculture-Edition

Would you rather have to do a whole project with just your hands or only be able to use tools with your non-dominant hand?



Non dominant hand, learn to use it and make some new brain connections!

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Non-dominate hand would be better it can get pretty hard and much longer to do something without tools, depending on the project.
 
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