cutting finger nails with a folder?

[oneformula]

i see it mentioned a LOT. do you really do this? often? primary means of cutting nails?? toe nails, too?? HOW?

i prefer nail clipper for toes and victorinox scissors for finger nails. (to much personal information!!!)

i wouldn't know how to cut nails with a blade.

[peacefuljeffrey]

It sounds ridiculous and stupid to cut one's nails with a knife blade.
I think that anyone attempting this, when he gets cut, deserves to get cut.

Where did you hear of people doing it, anyway?

[oneformula]

spyderco's own catalog

and that it has been a design requirement for Sal.

[Peter1960]

Cutting finger nails with a folder? The very thought of it hurts :o

[redhawk44357]

i've done it many times and no i never cut myself. fingernails that is. its not that hard. course then i am from the old school (58).

[DMgangl]

I've just always used the scissors on my leatherman.

DM

[El Comanche]

I'm a flamenco guitarist and sometimes I do it in a pinch before a show. I've found getting in between a serration on an SE blade works well-

[Doc Pyres]

I've been curious about this one too. It seems a little extreme, kinda like shaving with a Hossom, but I suppose that in a pinch out in the field it might be useful. I just think there are better and safer tools for the job (which to me also means faster).

[FLYBYU44]

I actually always use a folder for my nails :) SE works best, you get the nail in the small serration and it just slices it off. PE also works, just not as good.

[gac]

I use the serrations on a folder to trim my nails. Is your question about closing the blade on a folder like a scissors?

[tap]

vvVvvVvvV I have not used anything else for about 15 years. This is just one more reason that ALL of my EDC have some teeth. It works best if the knife has a small serration first in line rather than a large one . My Gerber EZ-OUT JR has the small serration first. I can't imagine a better tool for trimming finger nails. The Lady Bug 3 works OK because the large serration is fairly small. Most Sydercos have the large serration first and that is not ideal. I have considered adding one more small serration on my D4s. I will just have to cut into the kick a tiny amount. Those that insist on carrying PEs could easily add a single small serration. If you have never used a knife with a small serration first in line then you can't possible imagine how well this works. On edit; You do need to keep that first serration very sharp and near the factory angle.

[Murdoc]

I use my SE H1 Mariner for that quite often. works great, no problems or cut-off fingertips so far.

[...] It seems a little extreme, kinda like shaving with a Hossom, [...]

That said....:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=ngFdNZX0REA


Dennis

[ClockWork]

Call me high-tec, but I use nail clippers

[CombatGrappler]

I always carry a pair of nail clippers in my pocket, so that is what I usually use. It is quick and easy, plus having clippers can make you a hero to any female coworker who is having a nail problem.

However, if I lost/forgot my clippers and had a hangnail or the like, I would not be afraid to "shave" it off with my Spydie. Sitting down and trimming all 10 nails with a knife would be kinda silly when you can get clippers for less than a buck, though.

[oneformula]

...plus having clippers can make you a hero to any female coworker who is having a nail problem.

wouldn't most women puke? that's a hygiene problem... people get skin eating diseases from manicure and nail cutlery if not disinfected properly

[yablanowitz]

Well, I guess I'm officially an old fart now. I've been trimming my fingernails with a pocket knife since I was a kid. I never carry clippers (they just aren't versatile enough to suit me) and I chip or break fingernails pretty regularly at work, so the pocket knife gets used. Yes, I have cut myself a couple of times doing it. So what?

[vampyrewolf]

If I'm at work, I have wire cutters on my bench :p

The rest of my day, if I need to trim a nail I either use a knife or the file on my multi. Only have to resort to clippers for toe nails.

[zenheretic]

Yep SE is the way to do it. One side is easier than the other, mostly due to the one sided nature of the SE grind.

[The Deacon]

Always have a nail clipper at home and keep a small one in my desk at work. Still, I do use a Kiwi if a nail breaks while I'm out and occasionally if it's only one nail and I'm just too lazy to look for the clippers. Can't recall ever cutting myself. Back when I use to garden and work on cars and bikes I'd use a knife all the time to clean under my nails.

[feeny]

Surely a job that the cricket excels at....