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As a retired barber I am well aware that my hair and nails grow at a rate that is about twice as fast as the Lion's share of my former clients and given these experiences I have accrued as a tonsorialist gives me some insight and knowledge that non-barbers may find absent from their skill set. I have tried just about every nail clipper sold at retail stores as well as the items available to professionals in the industry. Frankly, they have all left me thinking some one must have designed one of these things to work well, with ease and in such a manner that their highly polished surfaces with chrome finish that leaves them quite slippery in your fingers and at times rather uncontrollable. Which brings me to this point and this review will focus on the nail clipper and the serrated shears:
Recently while browsing an online auction house I noticed the above-pictured nail clipper offering from the people at Victorinox and after reading through the advertisement I decided to acquire one. It has arrived and I must confess to being rather impressed with it. Besides the usual knife blade as well as finger nail file/nail cleaner, tooth pick and tweezers it has a nail clipper that is actually effortless to use. The clipper actuating lever is folded to the side opposite when the clipper is stored within the body of the knife. The blades of the clipper are sharp and easily cut the finger nails rather than as in some cases by other vendors more or less chip the nail requiring more filling than you may have intended to do. Additionally, the aging process has caused me an arthritic condition in my hands that makes using most makers' nail clippers, too, painful to use. Whether it is the sharpness of the blades or the mechanical advantage employed in their design or both, having used these for a bit I have yet to experience any pain what so ever in using them. The fact that the body of the knife fits into your palm securely keeps the clipper from being uncontrollable.
And there is a bonus: The shear blades are serrated. You might find this unusual, however, the barber industry learned the value of these serrations several score ago. While it is an expensive process to have applied to your shears it does stop hair from being pushed off the end of the shear blades during the cutting process and it keeps you from chasing an uncooperative hair or two with the tips of the blades, which is the usual time a barber will cut themselves between the fingers or across a knuckle. If you do your own maintenance on your eye brows, nose hair, ear hair, moustache, beard or whatever hair you are cutting, you will appreciate the serrated blades and be glad you spent your hard earned funds on this tool!
The other tools are up to the usual and expected design and quality standards that the faithful customers of Victorinox have come to expect.
In closing, I can say I am very happy that I bought one of these Multi-Tools!
Recently while browsing an online auction house I noticed the above-pictured nail clipper offering from the people at Victorinox and after reading through the advertisement I decided to acquire one. It has arrived and I must confess to being rather impressed with it. Besides the usual knife blade as well as finger nail file/nail cleaner, tooth pick and tweezers it has a nail clipper that is actually effortless to use. The clipper actuating lever is folded to the side opposite when the clipper is stored within the body of the knife. The blades of the clipper are sharp and easily cut the finger nails rather than as in some cases by other vendors more or less chip the nail requiring more filling than you may have intended to do. Additionally, the aging process has caused me an arthritic condition in my hands that makes using most makers' nail clippers, too, painful to use. Whether it is the sharpness of the blades or the mechanical advantage employed in their design or both, having used these for a bit I have yet to experience any pain what so ever in using them. The fact that the body of the knife fits into your palm securely keeps the clipper from being uncontrollable.
And there is a bonus: The shear blades are serrated. You might find this unusual, however, the barber industry learned the value of these serrations several score ago. While it is an expensive process to have applied to your shears it does stop hair from being pushed off the end of the shear blades during the cutting process and it keeps you from chasing an uncooperative hair or two with the tips of the blades, which is the usual time a barber will cut themselves between the fingers or across a knuckle. If you do your own maintenance on your eye brows, nose hair, ear hair, moustache, beard or whatever hair you are cutting, you will appreciate the serrated blades and be glad you spent your hard earned funds on this tool!
The other tools are up to the usual and expected design and quality standards that the faithful customers of Victorinox have come to expect.
In closing, I can say I am very happy that I bought one of these Multi-Tools!
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I learned a new word too, thanks. 
It is not an every day thing, mostly when I'm driving long distances that I tend to notice my finger nails. I consider it more a function of boredom.
