# Cutting through a dog bone with expensive scissors using arthritic hands. Guess what failed first? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150 "2020-12-16T02:35:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/1 "2020-12-16T02:35:01Z")
The damn Fiskers! The one thing that’s worth a crap or won’t heal eventually. Damn! Although, I’m somewhat happy that I can snap scissor handles with my hands. Well, it was the right hand. That might have something to do with it. Somehow managed to avoid bloodletting. So there is that. I fortend a future thread: **Super Glue ain’t nearly as Super as it once was** ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/2 "2020-12-16T05:18:08Z")
Dog Bone? Not real bone I’m guessing. Nylabone or rawhide bone? That’s why they make reciprocating saws! ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/3 "2020-12-16T05:45:34Z")
Where are your kitchen shears? Why are you risking your GOOD scissors when you have something that could cut through a chair leg with no problem? Super glue never was super. Get yourself some Gorilla Glue and put it on the shelf next to your duct tape and WD-40. You can thank me later. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/4 "2020-12-16T08:23:41Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Get yourself some Gorilla Glue See my recent thread about GG… (I can’t link. I’m search impotent since the change) And I don’t have a shelf for WD and Duct tape. The Lubricants are in a three-tier cabinet, and tapes all have a sepreate drawer in the ‘Big Chest’. Mainly catagorized by stickyness and permanence. I throw the pipe tape in there (both white and yellow) because they have ‘tape’ in the name. But we know better, don’t we? > [@GaryM](#): > > Dog Bone? Not real bone I’m guessing Yeah. Real Bone. Some kind of T-Bone or something I had left over from the aborted BBQ. When you got 5 dogs, you gotta try to cut it up at least into half, and let them ‘Lord Of The Flies’ over it. It sorts itself out. They are all to bed, reasonably content. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/5 "2020-12-16T08:27:27Z")
Zo… This is all a breadcrumb trail. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/6 "2020-12-16T10:40:07Z")
What, you don’t have a bone saw? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/7 "2020-12-16T13:45:44Z")
Use a hacksaw. I give our dogs pig ears that are huge. I cut each into 3 pieces, using a hacksaw and it works beautifully. When I help a friend butcher lambs, we use a stainless steel hacksaw type tool (as well as a bandsaw). ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/8 "2020-12-16T13:47:24Z")
Thread title seemed to show that some amateur at-home veterinarian surgery went horribly wrong. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/9 "2020-12-16T14:11:19Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > Dog Bone? Not real bone I’m guessing. Nylabone or rawhide bone? That’s why they make reciprocating saws! Oh, God, this is so much better than my initial reaction to the thread title. I was envisioning Gatopescado performing some sort of rapid emergency amputation on their dog. I’m overly dramatic. So sue me. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/10 "2020-12-16T16:12:50Z")
I’m gonna go all JB Weld on those scissors today I think… They got this little groove in them. Perfect for reinforcing with a stiff piece of wire, I think. Frankenshears. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/11 "2020-12-16T16:26:22Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > The damn Fiskers! [My favorite Fiskars.](https://www.fiskars.com/en-us/gardening-and-yard-care/products/shears-and-snips/non-stick-softgrip-micro-tip-pruning-snip-399211-1001) (for trimming plant material) 🇯🇲 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/12 "2020-12-16T20:58:34Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Oh, God, this is so much better than my initial reaction to the thread title. > > I was envisioning Gatopescado performing some sort of rapid emergency amputation on their dog. > > I’m overly dramatic. So sue me. That’s exactly what I thought. I envisioned someone holding down the dog after giving it a shot of whiskey. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/13 "2020-12-17T00:25:01Z")
Yes, thought this was going to end with, “a dog walked into a saloon and said, ‘I’m looking for the man who shot my paw…” ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/14 "2020-12-17T00:34:32Z")
I’ve got a set of those. Very sharp and good for fine work too. But not for bones! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/15 "2020-12-17T01:04:24Z")
Should we be worried about a guy named **Gato** who attacks dogs with scissors? I know they’re famously not supposed to get along that well, but really now; that seems a _bit_ much. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/16 "2020-12-17T03:02:06Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > a guy named **Gato** That is _Gatopescado_. Totally different animal. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/17 "2020-12-17T03:43:27Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Oh, God, this is so much better than my initial reaction to the thread title. > > I was envisioning Gatopescado performing some sort of rapid emergency amputation on their dog. Had exactly the same reaction. “Oh, a ‘dog bone’ as in a dried bone for a dog to eat. Whew.” ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/19 "2020-12-17T04:49:33Z")
Is ‘Dog Bone’ really that big a confusion? Now, 'Dog Skull", that’s another thing… ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/20 "2020-12-17T11:34:31Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Super glue never was super. Get yourself some Gorilla Glue and put it on the shelf next to your duct tape and WD-40. You can thank me later. Duct tape is awful, and so is WD-40. If you want to actually seal a duct, get **[foil tape with acrylic adhesive](https://www.mcmaster.com/76145A33/)**. The adhesive doesn’t creep over time, and it doesn’t dry out or leave gummy residue behind when you peel it off. If you want to lubricate something, get an old-school bottle of **[machine oil](https://www.amazon.com/3-ONE-10038-Multi-Purpose-Pack/dp/B00065VGWK/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=machine+oil&qid=1608204659&sr=8-2)** and a can of **[Tri-Flo](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tri+flo&ref=nb_sb_noss_2)**. The oil is good for oilite motor bushings, and the Tri-Flo is good for things like bicycle chains. If you want to dissolve adhesive, use **[Goo-Gone](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=goo+gone&ref=nb_sb_noss_2)**. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150/21 "2020-12-17T11:47:42Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > a guy named **Gato** > > That is _Gatopescado_ . Totally different animal. Quite right. However the joke doesn’t work when I include that part. A catfish is not a cat with a fish. Nor a fish with a cat. Nor even a dog with a bone. Now that it’s morning, maybe you can share with us _why_ you wanted to cut a bone for your dog in the first place and why you’d think to do it with scissors. IANA pet owner, but I always figured they could work the bone themselves well enough. ISTM cutting it just invites dangerous sharp edges. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150.md?page=2)