Talk:Nail clipper

World record?
This is too trivial to include in the article, but I thought this Guiness record was pretty interesting. Also, if anyone can see if the history printed in Baker's book matches up with what's here rate now, that'd be really cool, because this "Chapel Carter" history seems really flakey. Ineloquent 02:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Merge
Let's merge nail clipping into this article? --HappyCamper 22:31, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Airports
Nail clippers are not allowed on most airplanes anymore. Perhaps somebody could write about this has given way to 'safe' nail clippers for flights...

Before the nail clipper
What did they use before the nail clipper was invented? Turidoth (talk) 01:45, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Teeth! 86.29.138.220 (talk) 19:15, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, teeth indeed! nail biting (conciously for the sake of trimming ones fingernails) is absolutely normal! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, just think about it. 64.222.110.145 (talk) 17:31, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I imagine any rough surface or well-aligned cutting impliment could do the trick, not just one's incissors. I personally have used a pair Lineman's pliers to trim my fingernails (no, I wasn't being tortured at the time).170.215.105.206 (talk) 18:19, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Nail Clipper as a Third-Class Lever
Perhaps someone with the appropriate expertise could discuss the physics behind the nail clipper. FitzColinGerald (talk) 17:58, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Original Research tag March 2011
There's nothing wrong with this instance of original research IMO but it should be clearly marked that the conclusion that this is the first U.S. patent is NOT in any secondary or tertiary source, but rather is the conclusion of Wikipedia editors based upon examining primary sources. If there's some better way to note that, or inline text that could be included to indicate it, we could convert the tag to the other notation. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 17:56, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

File:Nail-clippers-variety.jpg to appear as POTD soon
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Nail-clippers-variety.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on January 29, 2013. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2013-01-29. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:03, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Name of article and usage in article
If the name of the article is "nail clipper", why are most usages in the article "nail cutter" (and at least one "nail trimmer")? I don't really care which is used but it should really be consistent (aside from the list of alternate terms and any direct quotes). --Khajidha (talk) 12:15, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

NAILCUTTER DESIGN MODIFICATIONS NEEDED
I note that Nail Cutter's have a bolt that connects the "Top" Lever to the "Bottom" Lever. Under certain circumstances (which are quite common in reality, but don't seem common when thought about), the Top Lever and Bottom lever can press together (when the Nail Clipper is folded away and not in use) AND the bolt can then come loose and become lost, rendering the Whole Nail Clipper useless. IS THERE A Nail Clipper Design out there anywhere which somehow connects the Bolt to the Top Lever and the Bolt Lever in such a way that the Bolt Cannot come loose? Perhaps by using a Pin/Thin-Screw to Close the Hook of the Nailcutter? Please see below website for a BAD ASCII design depiction of one solution to what a Better nailcutter modification would be:

http://nailclippermodification.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/nailcutter-design-modification.html

ASavantDude (talk) 21:03, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Summary? Restatement?
This article is in need of a summarizing paragraph at the end. The article ends with a brief mention about William E. Bassett (spelling?) and an improvement in clipper design, for which he applied for a patent.

But then the article ends there with no further explanation. There is no summary, or bridge, paragraph which collects all of the data presented in the previous paragraphs to summarize, or restate, this article's original subject as presented in the opening paragraph.

If some of the original editors can get together and brainstorm about it, I think a reasonable summary can be crafted. I will not write it myself, as I am not well-versed in the subject. I've no doubt there are other editors who are much more knowledgeable than I.

Except for that one issue of the missing paragraph, I think this article is acceptable as written, at least in my opinion (whatever that's worth!). Erzahler (talk) 16:34, 14 October 2023 (UTC)