denver Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 I was wondering what experienced benders can bend with bare hands. I have not been bending very long but bare handed bending seems crazy. I can bend an IM blue nail fairly easily wrapped up but can't touch a white bare handed. What can you do bare handed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 There is really no point to bending with your bare hands unless you like holes in your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Vigeant Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 spiral 60ds but, it hurts unless you have a couple first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denver Posted January 10, 2004 Author Share Posted January 10, 2004 I wasn't sure if there was much use in bare handed bending, but it is burlly. Also, I was wondering if experienced benders hands are just way tougher than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 I would rather see longer/thicker pieces of metal bent bare handed- long enough so that holes in the hands would not be an issue. Just my opinion. Bill Pearl used to bend bare handed until the nail went INTO his hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffPeterson Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 I can do the white but anything that requires more pressure would ruin my hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asultzer Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 I think I've read somewhere that Brookfield bent a whole box of nails in less than an hour. Anyone know if that was bare handed or wrapped. He would have to be really fast to wrap and bent that many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Im not sure if those nails were bent bare handed but on benders web site is says that brookfield has conditioned his hands and can bend a 60 penny bare handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 I've e-mailed JB a few times and he said he bends bare handed, but used a "loosely wrapped shop rag" to bend the box of 60D's. Others have heard and seen different... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denver Posted January 13, 2004 Author Share Posted January 13, 2004 Bending 60Ds bare handed puts things in perspective...ouch! Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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