# Ladies with like 1 inch nails - how does that work? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 26, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360 "2025-07-26T15:51:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360/21 "2025-07-29T19:09:56Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Long nails are disgusting IMHO, for all the reasons listed here. And aside from… wiping (shudder) how the hell do you type on a computer keyboard? You can’t use the sides of your fingers for that. I can’t imagine having to deal with someone that needs help because of this very, very stupid thing. I’m a writer by trade and as a creative pursuit. I can’t stand even a little length because of how they feel on the keyboard. I tend to bite them off. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360/22 "2025-07-29T19:18:19Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I’m a writer by trade and as a creative pursuit. Yeah. Programmer here. No way in hell would long fingernails work for me. Aside from also being a bit of a jack of all trades, so I use all types of different tools. There is no way in hell a person can be productive with 1” claws. Vanity has done worse I suppose, but deliberately handicapping yourself just blows my mind. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360/23 "2025-07-29T23:24:54Z")
@chela … Having watched various GFs get fancy, not necessarily long, nails … At a modern salon, everyone’s nails get cut with a Dremel w a cutoff wheel. Then the edges smoothed with a Dremel fine abrasive rubber cone. If existing fake nails are to be removed, they’re ground off the top surface of the real nail w the same Dremel abrasive cone. The fake application process is equally involved, as is the coloring and decoration. I’m happy to admire the results, but glad it’s not being done to me. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360/24 "2025-07-29T23:34:02Z")
Dremel is the go to in nail salons. For doggies too. Fast and easy. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360/25 "2025-07-30T08:47:19Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > how the hell do you type on a computer keyboard? My colleague is a copywriter with very long false nails. She holds her fingers very straight and flat so she’s typing with the flat part of her finger rather than the tip, if that makes sense. Most of us bend our fingers slightly and type with our tips. It looks pretty awkward to me but doesn’t seem to slow her down. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360/26 "2025-07-30T09:53:37Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Dremel is the go to in nail salons. Thanks for the tip. My toenails are so thick and tough, I have to take a pair of kitchen shears to them, in order to cut them. They defeat nail clippers and nail scissors. And after using the shears, getting rid of the rest of them is difficult. A Dremel tool would work well to take care of the rest—Thanks for the tip! My Mom was very proud of her nails. Not an inch long, but carefully shaped and polished. She loved them, but she also loved playing piano, and when she played, there would be “clicks“ from her nails on the keys. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360/27 "2025-07-30T13:27:32Z")
Lotta diabetic folks visit a doctor’s office to get a toenail trim. Lots of others just visit nail salons. I’ve seen old guys in these places getting trimmed while sitting in between all the fancy women getting fancy nails, etc. I’m still pretty slender and flexible for a retiree but I think I’d struggle a bunch to safely use a Dremel on myself. I forget how urban / suburban / rural your house is, but if you’re near a nail salon you might stop by to ask about that service. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360/28 "2025-07-30T16:33:13Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Lotta diabetic folks visit a doctor’s office to get a toenail trim. Lots of others just visit nail salons. I’ve seen old guys in these places getting trimmed while sitting in between all the fancy women getting fancy nails, etc. With my weight and flexibility issues I always had trouble trimming my toenails. A friend suggested going to a nail salon, pointing out that there was no reason to think of it as “unmanly”. I agreed with her and found a small salon nearby, where in addition to getting my nails trimmed I got the rough patches on my heels sanded down and my feet and calves rubbed down (which with my neuropathy feels _real_ good). Once I even treated myself to a manicure. As a bonus, the barbershop I go to is in the same mall. so I treat myself to a “mini-spa day” by getting a haircut. I am long overdue to get my toenails done. Between the heat and some other issues (I don’t drive and need to take public transport) I haven’t felt up to going out. ---
**Author:** ![Reindeer\_Flotilla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reindeer_flotilla/32/3024_2.png) [@Reindeer\_Flotilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reindeer_Flotilla)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360/29 "2025-07-30T19:12:14Z")
This subject came up when talking to a professional guitarist. He mentioned that open tunings were used because fingers could be just barred on the fretboard. He mentioned Dolly Parton as an example of someone who did that, combining having nails for her image/fashion sense along with playing guitar in open tunings. No idea if that’s still the case with her now. I can imagine it being more of a thing in the 50’s - 70’s, especially in the country-and-western genre. Not seen too much anymore as styles change and guitarists prefer having no impediments to their playing virtuosity. ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360/30 "2025-07-30T19:21:15Z")
> [@Reindeer\_Flotilla](#): > > He mentioned that open tunings were used because fingers could be just barred on the fretboard. An interesting thought; open tunings do simplify fretting in some cases. Not sure if that is very useful in the general case though… ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360/31 "2025-07-31T14:36:45Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Yeah, that’s one of Nature’s Subtle Warning Signs. Gal be wack. On the plus side, _if_ you can deal with the wack, she can scratch your back from across the room. WINNING! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-with-like-1-inch-nails-how-does-that-work/1021360.md?page=1)