There are the 2digit stone tools, very finite, where the artisan pinches a pebble between the thumb and finger. Then, there are 3digit tools, as mentioned in an earlier post. After finger-held tools, palm tools are next in line.
As the name suggests, the palm tool is held within the grasp of the entire hand. Amongst the many benefits of this positioning, the biggest is that the artisan is utilizing the power and control generated by the muscles and bone structure throughout the arm and shoulder.
In the mind of a carpenter
If a carpenter is standing still, while swinging a hammer, the distance and angle to the nail determines the dynamic geometry that exists between the body and the subject matter.
Additionally, at the point before collapsing this geometric structure, the carpenter will either compromise the effectiveness of the swing, or the carpenter will change positioning, in order to regain balance: dynamic triangulation.
Dynamic triangulation becomes fluid, as the artisan moves from one position to another. This is the dance of geometry. This critical knowledge exists, hidden behind the physical world. It, along with the geometry of the hand, determines the very shape of these stones: poetry in motion, solidified in stone.
