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“Takumi No Waza” – Japan's famous Green Bell Nail Clippers

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Re: “Takumi No Waza” – Japan's famous Green Bell Nail Clippers

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Post by Isamu »

jaipilot747 wrote: post #2

It's interesting that there are so many things like this in Japan where they seem to go into an incredible amount of detail. Sometimes, waaayyy more than what might really be needed. Is a 13 dollar nail clipper really all that much different than the one that costs a dollar?

Well I’m sold, I am tired of crappy clippers, and have plenty of complaints.

There’s categories of products where the market is flooded with minimum quality choices because most people are satisfied with the cheapest option.

And if I find more expensive options I hesitate to purchase because I suspect that it is just a repackage of a minimum quality product.

Even in this case I am wondering if I order these, will I get the real deal, or a cheap knock off? I will order these though.

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Post by syntheticnature »

vanilla_nut wrote: post #5

Anyone have experience with these nail clippers? I generally buy into the philosophy that it's better to spend more money on a nice object with a superior design and a longer lifespan. But I only see two differentiating features for these clippers: 1. A rounded file that matches natural nail shape. 2. "The highly polished blades cut nails with minimal force, even on thick nails." I don't file my nails (should I start…

Sounds like you might not need it. My fingernails seem to be unusually tough, so this intrigues me. The no-brand clippers often have trouble with them, and the one time I had an in-grown toenail the doctor had to get a stronger pair of cutters.

Filing-wise, I find it helps even any minor issues out after cutting them, but it's not essential.

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Post by rjzzleep »

vanilla_nut wrote: post #5

Anyone have experience with these nail clippers? I generally buy into the philosophy that it's better to spend more money on a nice object with a superior design and a longer lifespan. But I only see two differentiating features for these clippers: 1. A rounded file that matches natural nail shape. 2. "The highly polished blades cut nails with minimal force, even on thick nails." I don't file my nails (should I start…

I'd like to know that as well. Lot's of seemingly Japanese artisan things are actually cheap chinese manufactured goods with online marketing.

That said, living in Taiwan and having been to Tokyu Hands a few times I can say that there are walls of nailclippers with some more fancy than others.

Looking at the Green Bell website it looks like your "average" japanese brand that would find it's way to the Tokyu Hands shelf. The average brand there seems much better than the average American brand though.

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Post by jrootabega »

syntheticnature wrote: post #8
jrootabega wrote: post #6

Once a month clipping? I can go about 10 days before my fingernails start looking and feeling dirty.

Cutting nails is for shortening them, not cleaning them; while a month may be on the long side, definitely I try to clean under my nails daily and usually do more extensive cleaning with a nail brush (or toothpick, if I'm out of town) at least once a week.

I mean that after about a week, my nails are long enough that daily life makes them dirty enough that they need cutting. Shorter nails get less dirty.

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Post by tinza123 »

So the material looks identical with other grocery store clippers. I guess the curved file was slightly nicer? I mean my $2 clipper has served me 2 years without hints of becoming dull anytime soon. I don't understand the appeal of this other than its exotic Japanese background.

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Post by syntheticnature »

jrootabega wrote: post #15
syntheticnature wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cutting nails is for shortening them, not cleaning them; while a month may be on the long side, definitely I try to clean under my nails daily and usually do more extensive cleaning with a nail brush (or toothpick, if I'm out of town) at least once a week.

I mean that after about a week, my nails are long enough that daily life makes them dirty enough that they need cutting. Shorter nails get less dirty.

You might be one of the "lucky" folks whose nails grow faster than average, then. That said, the article suggesting cutting once a month seems a bit on the long side to me, too.

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Post by coffeebeqn »

tinza123 wrote: post #17

So the material looks identical with other grocery store clippers. I guess the curved file was slightly nicer? I mean my $2 clipper has served me 2 years without hints of becoming dull anytime soon. I don't understand the appeal of this other than its exotic Japanese background.

I bought one of the Japanese clippers - I don’t remember if it was this. There are many different types of steel with different tradeoffs. They were so sharp that I would regularly cut a chunk of my skin off that grocery store clippers would have just.. squished. Not sure if it was worth it or not but they are certainly different than $2 clippers

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Post by alanbernstein »

mjb wrote: post #7

I can definitely understand the attraction of a luxury version of regular nail clippers. But my problem with nail clippers isn't generally the quality, it's just the overall design. In my mind, "flush cutters" made for electronics are a much better design for nail cutting than traditional nail clippers. If you really want to go extreme, you can buy a little stone or diamond lap and hit the edges from time to time to…

I agree, I never use the normal style. Check out Tweezerman cuticle nippers. They're more versatile, and they work better for nails IMO. These are the real "luxury" nail clippers.

Of course, nails generally want to have a curved shape, so a straight blade isn't the ideal match for that. I bevel corners two or three times to "round" them.

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