Ouch...help make it go away

Pretty good sliver under the nail, any suggestions on gettin 'er out, 'deeply' {} appreciated!


hand sanding my fresh made side panels in case anyone's wondering

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Get a good grip on it with tweezers or a small needle nose pliers and pull it out somewhat slowly so it doesn't break off .

Then soak it in alcohol internally and forget it ever happened.

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Thanks, but that's where I'm having problems...not enough sticking out to grab onto. I've tried spearing it with a needle to pry it out some, with no luck so far...grrrrr

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Make a slit or nick in the nail on each side of the sliver with a small side cutter or diagonal style nail clipper, then with a needle nose, or the same clipper fold back the piece of nail over the sliver and tear it off.

Now you have access to the sliver.

hope it helps
John

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Take the pointy end of a razor blade and stab it and drag it out. Just try not to cut it off, but to stab it with the point. Your nail should work well as a back stop

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Ok, first you will need a case of beer and a chain saw......oh wait, wrong post. Whew, that was close.

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Ok
if you have a dremel tool

use the edge of a sander /cut of wheel
slow speed. for only a split second at a time towards the end of your nail.
The heat it generates is real quick so go real slow.
then use a razor blade to peel the piece over the edge up.
then grab it with tweezers.
It works..
If you want security then after you disinfect it put some super glue over the split.

worked for me.

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Old chinee commie torture trick! ...hmmmm? or was that to pull the nails off?

Oh man, that sucks! Follow all the good advice and proceed slowly. It'll only hurt for a little while!

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Still in there, gaining a little, but the charcoals are ready and my stomach is too, after she's out and the tears are dry{lol}, I'll be back to report...

Thank you all for the suggestions!

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Pull the skin down and the nail up, grab it good, bite a bullet, GRRRRR
NOW PULL
Now that did'nt hurt did it.

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I do a lot of wood working and that picture is very familiar.
I have a set of tweezers that would have that sliver out in seconds....doesn't do you any good though....you want it out in seconds, and I have the tweezers here....

Here is a link to the manufacturer's web site....

http://www.slivergripper.peachhost.com/Home.htm

call around to local stores and see if they carry the product, or call the manufacture and get the name of a distributor or retailer near you.

A truly accurate description of these tweezers would sound like a snake-oil salesman's pitch...you can pick fly poop out of the pepper with these....

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rbh said:

Pull the skin down and the nail up, grab it good, bite a bullet, GRRRRR
NOW PULL
Now that did'nt hurt did it.

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Well, didn't hurt you....

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That's not a sliver thats a pole!

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a70eliminator said:

That's not a sliver thats a pole!

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See what happens when you try and steal lumber.

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Tim Frank said:

Well, didn't hurt you....

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It did I just sucked up the pain and some liquid anti hurt.
(thank god I am not the guy who shot his manthing with the air nailer.)

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Unfortunately that is in there very tight as the nail bed is dense in comparison with skin.I think once you get a good grip on it you will get it out.

I like the internal soaking in alcohol idea.

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Thanks everybody, You all played a part in my time of need, I owe ya all a cold one sometime...

Bart Sr. - " Get a good grip on it with tweezers or a small needle nose pliers and pull it"
HSF..............I used hemostats...

j martin - "Make a slit or nick in the nail on each side of the sliver"
HSF..............I made a slit right thru the nail above the sliver...

Lowkee - "Take the pointy end of a razor blade and stab it and drag it out"
HSF..............I used the razor to open the nail and released the pressure on the sliver...

Hangeye - "Ok, first you will need a case of beer and a chain saw"
HSF..............I used two shy of a quarter of the case, the saw needs sharpening...

Bass Tracker TX17 - "so go real slow"
HSF................Not a chance lol, once I got a hold of it, it was now or never...

WiseOne - "It'll only hurt for a little while! "
HSF..............it's been a little longer than a little while, still hurts{lol}...

rbh - "Now that did'nt hurt did it"
HSF..............Promise you won't laugh if I tell you

Tim Frank - "you want it out in seconds, and I have the tweezers here"
HSF..............Your still a good guy in my book, Thanks for the link!

a70eliminator - "That's not a sliver thats a pole! "
HSF............. Tell me about it, I kept waiting for a dancer to come out with it

Boatenhiemer - "I like the internal soaking in alcohol idea"
HSF...............In progress

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YAAAAA, KENNY!!!!
dang thats a big one.

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Use Ambisol or Ora-jel to numb the pain first, works like a charm

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You should put it back in there and hang on to it. haha Never know when you're gonna be in a MacGuyver situation and need a sliver, a tampon, and some chewing gum to make a bomb to blast your way out of some diabolical trap. Or...frame it and the tweezers. New conversation piece. lol