Thread: Splinter extraction

I wonder how well it would work. I usually dig the stubborn splinters out with my fingernails while in the shower when my skin is soft and juicy. I guess the hot jar of water is doing much the same thing to soften and swell the skin allowing easy extraction but I am skeptical if the vacuum will pull it out.

Bi-carb soda! A pinch with a drop of water then cover with a band-aid. Leave for a few hours or overnight and it will draw it out. Apparently [emoji53]


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My late father in law was a chippy and used the corner of a chisel as stated in the link.

Originally Posted by Kuffy

I wonder how well it would work. I usually dig the stubborn splinters out with my fingernails while in the shower when my skin is soft and juicy. I guess the hot jar of water is doing much the same thing to soften and swell the skin allowing easy extraction but I am skeptical if the vacuum will pull it out.

Please report back once a hundred extractions are completed using the hot bottle method.
With your results

Now THIS is a splinter!

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I saw a video of a guy riding a dirt bike, a branch went through his boot at calf height. The boots are plastic coated and it almost come out the other side. It was nasty. [emoji31]


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Originally Posted by Simplicity

a hundred extractions

100 extractions! Assuming my math is correct, that'll mean I'll need to get approximately 100 splinters! It'll take donkey's years unless I just jump head first into a blackberry bush.....and for that I'll be needing a payment paid in full before any such silliness occurs. payment will need to be in dollars because we sure as hell know that there won't be any sense cents involved.

I always seem to get splinters in my fingers like happened yesterday. So I don't see how the bottle method would work.

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I keep one of these handy.
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=s...07035865531758
I find it better than most of the improvised splinter digging tools I have used in the past.
Regards
John

+1 for splinter probes.

Here is a guy who could do with a good splinter extractor:

Originally Posted by orraloon

I keep one of these handy.
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=s...07035865531758
I find it better than most of the improvised splinter digging tools I have used in the past.
Regards
John

$16.50 for for a pair of tweezers.... "Tell him he's dreaming"

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Originally Posted by Kuffy

100 extractions! Assuming my math is correct, that'll mean I'll need to get approximately 100 splinters! It'll take donkey's years unless I just jump head first into a blackberry bush.....and for that I'll be needing a payment paid in full before any such silliness occurs. payment will need to be in dollars because we sure as hell know that there won't be any sense cents involved.

Its not a good weekend if I dont get 10-20 splinters