Earl Krueger on tue 9 dec 03
I was putting handles on mugs tonight
and got one skewed a bit. Got thinking
"Is this now a mug for lefties?"
Anybody do this on purpose?
Which way for lefties? Which way for righties?
Thanks...
Earl...
Bothell, WA, USA
wayneinkeywest on tue 9 dec 03
I was asked to make a mug for a (left handed) friend with RA last year. (He
has a hard time grasping items, and wrist action hurts. His requirement
was that he could slip his fingers through the handle hole and "wrap" them
around the mug body to avoid gripping.)
After sitting with a mug for an hour, I found that if the handle is shewed
to the right (from the perpendicular plane of the mug centerline), it allows
lefties, (southpaws if you prefer) like me to grasp and drink from a mug
without having to bend the wrist in or out from the straight line of the
forearm. That consideration might be important for someone with carpal
tunnel/ligament damage/tendonitis as well. For right handed persons, the
handle should therefore be skewed to the left of the perpendicular center
line of the mug.
Best way to visualize it is to throw a mug, attach a handle (not quite
leather hard) and then, holding the mug in your preferrred hand while
keeping your wrist straight, pull the mug toward your mouth.
for my friend's mug, I also skewed the attachment of the handle, so that the
top of the handle is to the left of the bottom, as seen vertically when the
mug is resting. This allows him to lift and drink without having to twist
his wrist at all. A simple lifting elbow action is enough to get it to
pour.
Made one for myself too. It is fast becoming a favorite. Ergonomics is
going to be quite popular in pottery, I would imagine, with the "greying" of
the population.
Hope that helps,
Wayne Seidl
> I was putting handles on mugs tonight
> and got one skewed a bit. Got thinking
> "Is this now a mug for lefties?"
>
> Anybody do this on purpose?
>
> Which way for lefties? Which way for righties?
Pat Stern on tue 9 dec 03
Hello, Earl...a couple years ago I received a left-handed mug in the Mug Exchange from Bill Lee (he asked me first if I preferred a L or R mug)---it's the most comfortable mug I've ever lifted. When I give it to right-handed friends to use, they can't figure out what's wrong! Pat Stern--- On Tue 12/09, Earl Krueger < erkrueger@EARTHLINK.NET > wrote:From: Earl Krueger [mailto: erkrueger@EARTHLINK.NET]To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORGDate: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 01:11:14 -0800Subject: Can mugs be left or right handed?I was putting handles on mugs tonightand got one skewed a bit. Got thinking"Is this now a mug for lefties?"Anybody do this on purpose?Which way for lefties? Which way for righties?Thanks...Earl...Bothell, WA, USA______________________________________________________________________________Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.orgYou may look at the archives for the list or change your subscriptionsettings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at melpots@pclink.com.
Steve Slatin on tue 9 dec 03
Yes. A 'righty' has the opening slightly larger widdershins. Vice versa
for 'lefty.'
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Earl Krueger
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 1:11 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Can mugs be left or right handed?
I was putting handles on mugs tonight
and got one skewed a bit. Got thinking
"Is this now a mug for lefties?"
Anybody do this on purpose?
Which way for lefties? Which way for righties?
Thanks...
Earl...
Bothell, WA, USA
Kenneth J. Nowicki on tue 9 dec 03
I'm a lefty... and I find it frustrating that when I pick up a mug to drink
from it... 9 times out of 10... the decoration or imagery is on the wrong side
of the mug. One of my few pet peeves about being left-handed... When I make my
own mugs, I take this into consideration when decorating or airbrushing
glazes... I think something interesting ought to be on both sides anyway.
Why is it most ladles are made for right-handed folks? ...eh ...don't get me
started heh heh heh...
Ken
Kenneth J. Nowicki
Port Washington, NY
RakuArtist@aol.com
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Earl Krueger wrote:
> I was putting handles on mugs tonight
> and got one skewed a bit. Got thinking
> "Is this now a mug for lefties?"
>
> Anybody do this on purpose?
>
> Which way for lefties? Which way for righties?
Eleanor on wed 10 dec 03
Like many lefties, I have been forced to become nearly ambidextrous.
I use right-handed scissors, cut meat with my right hand, knit, and
throw right handed. I have never come across a mug with an ergonomic
handle, but I find drinking from an "ordinary" mug comfortable
enough. A sturdy handle with room for two or three fingers not
touching the mug's body will work.
I switch hands from time to time. If I'm using a fork to eat cake
while having coffee, I hold the mug in my right hand.
At 12:00 AM -0500 12/10/03, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> and I find it frustrating that when I pick up a mug to drink
>from it... 9 times out of 10... the decoration or imagery is on the wrong side
>of the mug--Ken Nowicki
Me too. And I've seen mugs with incised/impressed/raised decoration
so close to the lip that you would feel it or be scratched by it.
OTOH, if you are selling righty/lefty mugs, anyone who wants to have
a really well-stocked kitchen will have to buy one of each!
Eleanor Kohler
Centerport, NY
thawing out
Bonnie Staffel on thu 11 dec 03
Hi all,
My strangest request in this topic was a commission to make a left handed
moustache cup. In fact I made a few extras to see if they would sell.
However, the amount of work of adding the moustache dam did not equal the
effort to make that mug a viable addition to my line. In fact, I stopped
making mugs long ago except for special requests as I could get twice the
money for a vase of the same size. The time challenge was a great
experience to improve my skills and speed. Got my throwing time down to 30
an hour.
Regards, Bonnie Staffel
http://pws.chartermi.net/~bstaffel/contactlinks.htm
Edy Lynn on thu 11 dec 03
While watching Regis and Kellie Live (a morning TV talk show for you who
don't watch TV) they had mugs with their logo printed on them (probably not
hand crafted) and they seemed to have been made by a lefty because if Regis
pick his up with his right hand the logo was facing him and not the
audience. Question: should the picture/design face out or in? Or should you
be generous and put it on both sides? No real need to answer this. Just an
observation and a subject for consideration when making mugs.
Edy Lynn
Dayton Ohio
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eleanor"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 8:47 AM
Subject: Can mugs be left or right handed?
> Like many lefties, I have been forced to become nearly ambidextrous.
> I use right-handed scissors, cut meat with my right hand, knit, and
> throw right handed. I have never come across a mug with an ergonomic
> handle, but I find drinking from an "ordinary" mug comfortable
> enough. A sturdy handle with room for two or three fingers not
> touching the mug's body will work.
>
> I switch hands from time to time. If I'm using a fork to eat cake
> while having coffee, I hold the mug in my right hand.
>
> At 12:00 AM -0500 12/10/03, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> > and I find it frustrating that when I pick up a mug to drink
> >from it... 9 times out of 10... the decoration or imagery is on the wrong
side
> >of the mug--Ken Nowicki
>
> Me too. And I've seen mugs with incised/impressed/raised decoration
> so close to the lip that you would feel it or be scratched by it.
>
> OTOH, if you are selling righty/lefty mugs, anyone who wants to have
> a really well-stocked kitchen will have to buy one of each!
>
> Eleanor Kohler
> Centerport, NY
> thawing out
>
>
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Ian Macmillan on thu 11 dec 03
There are two issues here - the logo orientation, and the handle.
I don't make mugs with logos, so I will leave that to others.
The handles can definitely be left-handed. I make thrown mugs with
the top of the handle impressed to the shape of either a right or
left thumb, and they fit preferentially, although they certainly can
be used in the other hand. I recently sent two to a left-handed
person who couldn't figure out why I felt they were unusual, since
they felt comfortable to him! My wife is a lefty, and finds these
quite comfortable, as opposed to the uni-handed model.
Ian
Fredrick Paget on thu 11 dec 03
I just got through making a puzzle mug and it came out of the firing
with the nipple plugged up on the side toward you when it is held in
the left hand. It is now quite definitely a right hand puzzle mug.
Fred
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From Fred Paget, Marin County, California, USA
fredrick@well.com
Earl Krueger on fri 12 dec 03
WOW !!! What great responses to my original "I wonder" question.
Thanks to all.
Seems to me like this would be one way to differentiate your stuff from
(stealing from Vince) MallWart (love it). Having a few left handed and
right handed mugs around to show questioning customers how studio
potters are more accommodating, flexible and ingenious might help
convince them that they are getting more for their money.
Oh? That marketing thing again!!
Earl...
Bothell, WA, USA
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