Seki EDGEToenail Clipper

I have never written a product review for Amazon before but having just had these clippers delivered to my desk at work, I found the urge to try them out impossible to resist.Top marks for the packaging, which was a hassle free plastic box.But the packaging was merely a hint of what was to come. Although mine are the toenail clippers, I thought it inappropriate to shed my shoes and socks and clip away at my toenails, even though they have worked themselves into a foot-borne manifestation of Be'elzebub's horns and, therefore, sorely need a trim (hence the purchase).I settled instead for the uncouth but not grossly inappropriate option of trimming a thumb nail. Afterall, I thought, it is the closest nail to a toenail.*clip*WOW! Like a hot knife through butter. Well, actually not quite because the cold butter cools down the knife quite quickly meaning that before long you hit some resistance, fat having a higher specific heat capacity than metal. Oh no, these just snip through the nail mercilessly; not stopping until one blade hits another. You think it's done its job now?*clip**clip**clip**clip**clip*...ad finitum.Wrong!After cutting through your pathetically (in their mind) thin nail, the two clipper blades converge in a sligthly offset closed position.What? I hear you ask. What is this guy on about?What I am on about is that the blades sharpen themselves each time they clip through a nail. They never go blunt.Remarkable. Ninja grade clippers of the standard I have come to expect from our Japanese brothers, those inhabitants of the mysterious island, that Asian bastion of high-quality engineering.Now, at £13 you may find these clippers a bit spenny but if you are a proponent of the philosophy that you get what you pay for then I would argue that, to the contrary, they are cheap. Indeed by not spending this much money on clippers you risk tangling yourself in a poverty trap. With your nails trimmed by a pair of Seki edge clippers, you can acheive anything. You have to spend money to make money.I know what I am getting everyone for Christmas this year.

Item arrived when expected and as described.I bought this to clip my toe nails and they do a very good job. Its a strong firm action with no flex at all so cutting tough or thick nails is no problem.

Nice and sharp, immediate delivery...Very happy with them, but somehow was expecting something very special indeed...These are very good clippers and they will catch the vast majority of clipped nails, but don't go thinking they will change your life. For that reason they come up short with four stars.To be honest, I find they are better at catching finger nails than toenails, because the clipper is angled up from below the nail, rather than down from above - gravity means they'll out if clipper is above the nail... Will usually catch a nail if it tries to fire off sideways though :-)

I wasn't expecting a lot from a nail clipper because it's such a simple item, but I am actually impressed with this one.I purchased a good nail clipper abroad on a trip but it was small, that one broke after a couple of uses and it wasn't very sharp. Another one I had also broke in a different way. Both clippers had the same kind of design and this one is different. Basically all nail clippers of this kind are two blades that are pushed down by a lever, which is anchored in a rivet-style pin that goes between the two blades. In the cheaper clippers this pin has a notch and this introduces a weakness point that leads to breaking.This particular clipper gives me a feel that it will last more because the lever is not anchored on a notch, it is actually passed through a hole on the pin, which means that the pin itself is stronger and will not bend easily.I don't really know whether the clipper itself will last or if it break, but in terms of construction I'd say it is miles ahead of the ones I used before. The build quality seems much better and the nail catcher although not a perfect feature catches nail clippings most of the time. The file on the other side is quite soft but does the job.I feel that the price (paid around £15) for this product is justified, it seems to be better constructed than cheaper alternatives and there is a warranty too, which gives me confidence that if anything goes wrong, it will be replaced (haven't tested if this is actually the case, though).I will recommend this one and give it 5 stars simply because it is priced dearly but is actually constructed nicely, and the blade is VERY sharp and will let you clip your foot nails effortlessly (well, compared to my cheaper ones anyway).

I have very recently received these and chose them after reading the positive Amazon reviews. To give you some background I have never used clippers before but have used Tweezerman scissors for many many years (and highly recommended they are too). Problem is that I have recently developed a rather vigorous form of arthritis in my right hand and I can no longer use scissors as the scissor movement is too painful. My toenails had grown unacceptably long (I have always taken care of my nails as second nature). The choice was to see a chiropodist at £35 a pop simply to cut my nails or choose a different route. I chose to give these a shot. At first I was a bit nervous about using them as they surely seem very strong but much easier for me to handle than scissors. They took me a bit of getting used to, but now feel confident in using the clippers. They have the added advantage of having a nailfile attached and I have used this after clipping. Nails are now looking fine. As I have said I can't comment on other makes, but these work just fine.