That's FAK item for me - stainless steel clippers made by Tweezerman. Got 'em at Bed, Bath & Beyond for around $3 and they even handle my SO's rapier like claws. She can ruin a pair of Gem or Trim brand in just two fingers...

M

Sir, you need more help than I can offer with a flimsy pair of nail cutters. Perhaps you should consider a pair of 8" electrician's side cutters. When not used for trimming, you could use them to administer a temporary sort of 'ANESTHESIA' when she get's totally out of control! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

7k7k99,

This choice puts you firmly in "Uber- Geek" or "Geek Meister" territory! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

TR

Duuuuude!!! Too much information. <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

I've got the whole Howard Hughes image creeping through my head now.

Repeat after me..."Kleenex boxes are not proper foot atire".

Put your wife on and let's see what she thinks. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

TR, (Considering starting a ETS nail clipper fund for Paul)

Haha! Most of the time I just use a file. I don't let them get long enough that I need cut them. If they do get too long I tend to subconsciously bite or "tear" them shorter, so I have to keep them short all the time. <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

I have the Gerber deluxe nail clippers and they won't cut anything, very disappointed in them. Maybe I got a pair they forgot to sharpen, but they are junk.

of course, these are considered dangerous weapons by the TSA, so you can't travel with them anymore, I just buy more at my destination when I fly. I don't know if anyone has ever been killed by nail clippers, but who am I to argue with the government?

Perhaps you've overlooked an opportunity for redundancy in your PSK. I can envision an appropriately sharpened thumbnail serving as a back-up striker for your ferro rod. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

As my dad would have said, "I represent that comment!"

-- Craig

I wish I knew. Good ones have a sharp edge and cut the nail. Crappy ones are blunt and leave a huge burr on my nails. If I find I have one like that, in the trash it goes.