“Takumi No Waza” – Japan's famous Green Bell Nail Clippers • Hacker News Board

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

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Post by mgaunard » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 4:11 PM UTC

danesparza wrote: post #41

mgaunard wrote: post #38

I buy very expensive German scissors for my nail care. Nails are serious business.

Well now I'm curious. What brand?

Solingen is the German town that specializes in knives of all types.

There are several brands from there which make all sorts of nail/cuticle scissors.

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

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Post by tzs » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 4:37 PM UTC

flir wrote: post #50

This is blogspam, right down to the Amazon referral code. Am I the crazy one?

> This is blogspam

Blogspam from where?

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

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Post by flir » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 6:41 PM UTC

kizunajp wrote: post #59

bdsa wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Amazon links have a ref parameter: https://www.amazon.com/G-1 16XRCYN?ref=one-from-nippon.ghost.io

You are right. My apologies, @flir. It looks like Ghost adds the referrer information despite me trying to strip off as much as I could from the URL. I have removed the links altogether from the post. Thank you for pointing this out.

I also apologise, my tone was completely wrong. If you're genuinely just writing about cool stuff you've found, I can't see the problem with an Amazon referral link (it's way less offensive that youtube monetization). I was just surprised to see it on HN.

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

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Post by RONROC » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 7:31 PM UTC

beeforpork wrote: post #37

> Everyone has a nail clipper. No I don't. The first sentence is already a lie. :-)

Found the Linux user.

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

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Post by fmajid » Wed, Mar 22, 2023, 10:11 AM UTC

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’ve had a pair of them for a decade or so, sold in the US under the “Swki Edge” brand but made by Green Bell (not sure if it’s their top-of-the-line variant, though). Very sharp and effective (they cut your nails rather than crush or shatter them), definitely recommended.

For travel, the compact Zwilling ones (made in Japan, not Germany, probably also by Green Bell) fold and lock down into a tiny package and are also great.