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09-20-2015, 08:39 PM #150 year str. shaver
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Unusual tool use found
Did you ever have a tool intended for a specific purpose and then find that it is also perfectly suited for an entirely different use.
This just happened to me a few days ago and thought I would share it. I mis-placed my toe-nail clipper recently so I tried trimming my toes with the "flush cutter" that I use for removing pins from straight razors. Works great. Actually as good or even a little better. End of story.JERRY
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09-20-2015, 10:00 PM #2illegitimum non carborundum
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And I think I appreciate that it is.
Originally Posted by mrsell63
I also know what I'll be thinking about the next time I trim my toe nails.Last edited by Utopian; 09-20-2015 at 10:11 PM.
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09-20-2015, 10:08 PM #3Senior Member
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I will also think about any razors re-scalled by Mrsell63.........lol
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09-20-2015, 10:13 PM #4illegitimum non carborundum
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Ha! I had not thought of that, but I sure will now! Originally Posted by rodb
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09-21-2015, 02:56 PM #5"My words are of iron..."
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There are side cutters made specifically for cutting nails. In a wide variety... Nail Cutters, The Horseshoe Barn
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09-21-2015, 03:51 PM #6
I use a set of 4" flush cut side cutters for my big toenails, as they are very thick (some sort of weird birth defect) I can't really use anything else.
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09-21-2015, 09:22 PM #750 year str. shaver
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Right you areike except when they have beenmisplaced. That is when l need to substitute with whatever is available. Originally Posted by Mike Blue
Thinking about pruning the grape arbor this fall!!JERRY
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09-21-2015, 09:39 PM #8'with that said'
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Well if you want a Heavy Duty set of nail clippers. Here's what was used in my household when I was a young buck.
The ones of the far left. I don't know if they would work for clipping 1/16th" brass or nickel silver rod but they went through toenails like a hot knife through butter.
More than once I've used a pair of aviation shears to cut the plates from the bottom of a lobster tail.
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09-21-2015, 09:42 PM #950 year str. shaver
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Mike Originally Posted by Mike Blue
I checked out those nail cutters. Allow me to remind you that l am not a horse. Some of those cutters would take a man's toe clean off !!!Mike Blue likes this.JERRY
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09-21-2015, 10:07 PM #10"My words are of iron..."
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That pesky toenail wouldn't bother you ever again....LOL
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