The tool has to be held in such a way that none of the fingers nor the
thumb is underneath it. The handle rests in the lower part of the hand,
the fourth finger in the groove of the inner part of the handle and the
third finger by its side; these two fingers touch the handle and keep it
in position within the hand. Following the third and fourth, the two
forefingers rest on the outer side of the blade while the thumb, extending
beyond the fingers almost to the point, is on the inside. The thumb is the
only part of the right hand that touches the block. The fingers touch each
other in natural order: there need be no space between any. The tool
should be laid flat upon the table, and may be taken up in one movement
(Fig. 14). Seen from below it should then show as Fig. 15. Held in this
way the tool will pass flat over the wood without any obstruction from any
part of the fingers or hand.
[Fig. 14]