This is Gerald, The SARF’s resident in-house baker, with his Prosthetic Dough Hook Hand ™
Here’s the photo journey of how it came to be…
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- Poor Gerald’s had a washing machine accident.
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- Even sitting on stuffed toast doesn’t cheer him up
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- Sitting on an egg blanket doesn’t help either!
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- His right hand isn’t looking so hot
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- First we’ll clean the wound. A tourniquet is helpful so he doesn’t lose more stuffing.
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- Pedicure time!
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- All clean again!
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- Let’s perform a stuffing transfusion
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- and sew him up as best as we can.
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- Gerald finds Star Trek calming. Especially Bones. We watch together and contemplate prosthetics options.
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- Hmm… inspiration!
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- Paper hook…
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- Prototype hook…
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- Transitional hook…
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- Finished hook!
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- With a little measuring…
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- A lot of math…
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- and… remember geometry?
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- You get a truncated cone!
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- And it fits!
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- Prototype works!
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- Found just the right fabric.
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- Time to sew the real deal.
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- It’s a great fit.
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- Completed hook, ready to be transferred and attached to his wounded hand!
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- Gerald’s clean and snuggly in his favorite Star Trek sheet after his final bath. He’s ready for attachment surgery now!
