Zwilling/Henckels Ultra-Thin Clipper
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Zwilling/Henckels Ultra-Thin Clipper Details
Manufacturer: Zwilling/HencklesBrand: Zwilling/Henckles
Product features:
- Compact and ultra-cool nail clippers
Customer Reviews of Zwilling/Henckels Ultra-Thin Clipper
Customer Review: Cuts like a knife, but it feels so right...
Summary: 5 Stars
Cutting fingernails is always an annoying task. The cheap little cutters are uncomfortable to use, require a lot of pressure to make their dull "blades" cut, and shoot the fingernail tips across the room. Then the little scavenger hunt begins, as I search the room to try and collect the wayward tips.
I've tried more expensive ones, from better brands like Tweezerman (they do make great tweezers), but the only thing I seem to get for the extra cash is a larger size. They're still dull, they still shoot the tips across the room, but at least they are bigger.
So, I took a risk and tried this one, not so much because of the name, but I liked that it won a design award, had a cool look, and (my reasoning went) even if it turned out to be no better, at least it looks really good.
Imagine my surprise when this little beauty arrived. It has a great bead-blasted matte finish that looks like titanium (it is actually stainless steel, according to the packaging). The little instruction book was tiny and impossible to follow, but who needs instructions to figure out a nail clipper, right?
Well, after thinking it wasn't working (the blades wouldn't quite touch when I squeezed), I finally figured out that the handle has to be raised and then pulled out and up, to settle in a groove on the lever (this will make more sense when you can play with one yourself). That allows more leverage, and makes the blades close all the way. So, if you get one and it doesn't seem to work, play with it a bit longer and you'll figure out the lever trick.
The blades are incredibly sharp. I remember when I got my first set of "real" kitchen knives from Henckel after using the cheap kind for years. The new knives were so sharp it took me a while before I wasn't accidentally cutting myself here and there. I just wasn't used to having to be careful with them. This clipper is *that* sharp.
And the real benefit? No more tips shot across the room! Turns out that was happening because the dull blades of standard clippers pinch the tip off instead of cutting, and that makes them fly off. With this one, they just fall right off with no force behind them. It is great, and makes me look forward to the task.
They are a bit on the narrow side, so it will take multiple clips per nail to do the job. I don't mind this because I like to have more control over the curve, but it is something to be aware of, particularly if you've been using the more expensive, larger styles.
Also, the leather pouch that it comes with is incredibly stiff, and it is a real effort to jam the clipper into it. It does loosen up a bit with use (I've had mine about six months now), but the quality of the pouch is not as high as the clipper.
What's that Maglite tagline? A work of art that works? That's what this is! Attractive enough to be in the museum of modern art, and effective enough to make you round up your collection of older clippers and toss them in the trash. The price is a lot if you aren't sure it works, but it does. Really, it is worth twice the cost, and looks the part.
You'll enjoy this one!
Sean P. Logue, 2008
Description of Zwilling/Henckels Ultra-Thin Clipper
With high tech cutting edges, precision engineering, flat design and a leather storage pouch, this stainless steel clipper is in a class all its own. This product can really "cut it."Hands & Nails
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