I buy very expensive German scissors for my nail care. Nails are serious business.
Well now I'm curious. What brand?
“Takumi No Waza” – Japan's famous Green Bell Nail Clippers
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#42Anyone aware of a list of these sorts of niche unusually high quality items?
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#43So 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 own these. The experience using them is substantially better than using grocery store clippers. The cutting edges meet very precisely and firmly so I get a very clean cut with relatively low pressure every time. There is very little "give" in the lever, so with my relatively thick nails, there is never a bend as I apply more pressure.
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#45Anyone aware of a list of these sorts of niche unusually high quality items?
Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools maybe? Not even sure if it's still extant.
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#46I can take the standard $0.89 "GEM" clipper to my nails, squeeze them until the handles touch, and they won't go through my nails. Mentioned this to a friend at work, who showed me his "Seki" (now I know where they got the name!) ones, got one, and WOW, so sharp, instantly go through my nails with no problem. Totally Worth It(TM).
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#47Anyone aware of a list of these sorts of niche unusually high quality items?
Not exactly a list but /r/buyitforlife is a collection of well built products.
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#48I've always been a "Buy expensive to last" type person. That doesn't always work for everything, but it does work for stuff like this.
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#49 Not the same pair, but 20 years ago I visited Japan and I still own and use the nail clippers that I purchased when I was there. The brand are called ten star. I was 15 when bought those 20 years ago. I have tried to find other nail clippers, and nothing has ever beat this 20+year old cheap pair. They are strong and sharp and collect the debris perfectly. Never thought I'd still have these nail clippers and beyond photos, its all thats left from that trip to Japan..
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#50This is blogspam, right down to the Amazon referral code.
Am I the crazy one?