Tricks for removing splinters?

[Bolster]

I don't have good technique for removing splinters that go completely under the skin, or go under the skin and break off.

As long as a little is sticking out I can grab them with fine tweezers. Do you have any tricks for removing the ones that go under and stay under?

 

[autoace]

I sterilize a sharp blade and cut the splinter out with a little skin with it.

 

[back2class]

that and a very high quality needle nose tweezer.

 

[Bolster]

What happens if you just leave the splinter alone, will it work itself out? I don't savor the idea of cutting myself open (it's in my right hand so I'd have to use my wobbly off hand to cut), but will do it if it's the best course of action.

 

[billymade]

When I was working at the body shop; we were drilling aluminum all day... needless to say we got quite a few metal splinters! I found this little tool to be invaluable! Of course if its under the skin; it might be hard to find!
"MAGNA-POINT TWEEZERS"
Check it out here: http://www.miraclepoint.com/
I got them off the mac truck and I think matco has them as well...

http://www.matcotools.com/Catalog/toolcatalog.jsp?cattype=T&cat=2091&page=4综

http://www.google.com/products?hl=e...agna point tweezers&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf




splinter removal "how to"
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=splinter+removal&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

 

[back2class]

10 years working construction and never left one in. The itching, throbbing and just plain uncomfortable feeling was way worse than just getting a razor and cutting a bit to get to it. Hurts for a few min then closes up and is fine the next day. Don't be such a sissy...LOL

 

[Kevin54]

Either fine tweezers, cut it out, or see your doctor.

 

[ImportTuner]

Cut it open, pull splinter out with tweezer or dull fingernail clipper ..

 

[Garage_Mahal]

Yep, cut it out. Try to figure out which end is closest to the surface and just expose that end when your cut and try to remove with the tweezers. Works sometimes and you are no worse off than if you have to cut down the length.

 

[Merkava_4]

I just pulled one out last night. I took my X-acto knife and inserted it going parallel with the direction of the splinter. I then pulled straight up, ripping the skin above it. Pushed it out with the side of the blade.

 

[Snappy]

If it's not too deep , I sterilize a needle and try to pick it out.

 

[wyndycity]

I sterilize a firm sewing needle under a flame until its red hot then once it cools off, starting at the point of entry, I begin picking away surface skin to create a slightly bigger opening and hopefully expose an end of the splinter to tweeze out.

Once I'm done, I clean up thoroughly and even use a little peroxide.

The key is to work sloooowly.

 

[Danglerb]

Good sharp, clean (ok sterile), needle and you pick or in doctor talk, tease out the splinter. You start at the tail end of the splinter through the entry point and kind of hook the splinter working it back out.

I've got the broken off end of a pencil in one leg for about 45 years now and no real issues. Many times splinters don't stay put, and they don't dissolve or deteriorate, so I would always try pretty hard to get them out.

 

[Merkava_4]

I sterilize a firm sewing needle under a flame until its red hot then once it cools off, starting at the point of entry, I begin picking away surface skin to create a slightly bigger opening and hopefully expose an end of the splinter to tweeze out.

Once I'm done, I clean up thoroughly and even use a little peroxide.

The key is to work sloooowly.

That's about as squeamish as you can get.

 

[alex71]

X2 on these! I bought a couple of these about 15 years ago. Still have them, and still use them whenever I get a splinter. The weezers are nothing special, but with the magnifying glass attached to them, getting at those little suckers is 100 times easier.

When I was working at the body shop; we were drilling aluminum all day... needless to say we got quite a few metal splinters! I found this little tool to be invaluable! Of course if its under the skin; it might be hard to find!
"MAGNA-POINT TWEEZERS"
Check it out here: http://www.miraclepoint.com/
I got them off the mac truck and I think matco has them as well...

http://www.matcotools.com/Catalog/toolcatalog.jsp?cattype=T&cat=2091&page=4综

http://www.google.com/products?hl=e...agna point tweezers&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf




splinter removal "how to"
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=splinter+removal&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

 

[J.A.F.E.]

Wood splinters left in can often become rather unpleasant after a while as they are prone to swelling and infection. Treated wood adds other risks as well. They sometimes work in deeper (although sometimes they work outward too). If you are having trouble using the wobbly hand perhaps Mrs Bolster or another volunteer could assist but vest to get it out.

 

[ossaguy]

First I try the trick where you lay some stick duct tape on,then yank it off really quick.Works better on metal shavings.If that doesn't work,I have one of those large magnifying lights that I use with a tiny tweezer set to remove them.A few years ago,a customer said"Here you go"while tossing our old,dried out pine loading ramps to me.When I caught them,they kept going in my hands,filling my left hand with deep,long splinters.The Dr.wouldn't "go dig 'em out like the olden days",and I had to undergo major hand surgery to get them all out.Turned out fine,though.They said if they were metal,they were fine being left alone,but the wood in there isnt good.

Steve

 

[kmorgancraw]

Here is what I use:

 

[CraigFL]

I just cut them out with a nail clippers...

Haven't had a bad enough one yet to use the Dremel

 

[Daves69]

If the splinter is deep you can numb the area with Burn cream and then start to cut it out.
The active ingredient in the burn cream is Benzocane.

 

[Vinko]

If it's not too deep , I sterilize a needle and try to pick it out.

Me too. I've got two metal splinters, one in each index finger right now. I've left one in for a week and it's getting to the point where it's pretty damn uncomfortable. Time to find a needle, sterlize it with a hot flame, rub the area with alcohol and dig it out.

 

[fourfeathers]

I use nail clippers to cut it and grab it @ the same time. We use apitong truck flooring, and that stuff is REAL splintery.

 

[Bolster]

I just pulled one out last night. I took my X-acto knife and inserted it going parallel with the direction of the splinter. I then pulled straight up, ripping the skin above it. Pushed it out with the side of the blade.

This worked for me. Thanks. I feel better now!

One thing that helped lots was a pair of these:

 

[autoclassicnut]

Use gloves in the first place...LOL ... just kidding! I worked in a sawmill for 19 years and the only way is get it out a soon as you can, because it isn't worth it to feel it every time it pushes in deeper. Finger nail clippers , a pocket knife, whatever you desire. Make sure your tetinus shot is up to date. good luck ,I've had 50+ in my days...

 

[GSSFC]

I just use my leatherman. It is far from clean and i have been doing it this way for years. I just try to remember to wash my hands when I get a chance!

Tim

 

[Underdog]

For wood splinters I've found the best tool is a 18gX1" or 19gX1" one time use hypodermic needles. They have a very sharp edge that you can slice down along the splinter and then use the point to just pull it out. You can buy them at the local farm supply store where they sell them for giving meds to large animals. They don't get hyper about selling them as they are usually much larger needle than a person would use.

 

[mhm993]

Put your finger in hot water, and soak for 15 minutes. Your skin plumps up, and sometimes it forces just a bit of the splinter back above the skin.

 

[JeepsAreBuilt]

Yep.. I use the needle method. Leaving it... usually makes it get infected, and it'll start to come out.

These days.. I get small splinters and they dont get infected. They're just stuck in the dead skin on my hands.

 

[krehmkej]

X-Acto knife with a new #11 blade. Little pain or blood. Can always patch the cut with super glue at the end.

 

[Injected65]

We have these at work. Dealing with splinters in a cnc shop is a given. These things are a god send.

http://www.medipoint.com/html/splinter_out.html

Chris

 

[U5512]

If you don't remove the splinter(s), you will get an infection.

 

[Steve from Socal]

Regarding splinters; a knife is the way to get to them if they are deep and the best tweezers for the job IMHO are Uncle Bill's sliver gripper. These are finely made and can usually grab them if they are anywhere close to the surface. A pair have been in my tool box for over 20 years.

Steve

Lacquer Thinner will disinfect just fine.

 

[Snappy]

Here is what I use:

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[Vinko]

Dealing with splinters in a cnc shop is a given.

I thought you guys just pushed buttons

 

[Fedwrench]

The best pair of tweezers I ever saw had a short needle or probe on the handle end. You would poke/scrape at the splinter until you had exposed enough to pull out with the tweezers. They worked great.

 

[rhp]

Snap-on Splinter Extractor

 

[Stephenw]

I usually use a dull butter knife.














Actually, I dig away enough skin with a needle to reach the splinter. Then I extract it with tweezers.

 

[Richard Givan]

I'm in with the little tweezers with a built-in magnifier. I bought a cheap one over twenty years ago (for the princely sum of one dollar and change), and use it nearly every day I go into the shop.

It's especially useful now that my eyes want to focus further out than they used to.

 

[SportFury59]

Add a few drops of dish washing detergent to a bowl of water and soak hand/finger in bowl for a few minutes. The water/detergent mixture draws out sliver enough to grab with tweezers.

 

[WVBrady]

If you tape a piece of fat meat (cooked) onto it and leave it, it will sometimes draw the spinter out. I'm not sure why. I remember when I was a kid, I ran a thorn apple spike into my arm and it swelled up. My dad taped a piece of fat meat onto it and a couple of hours later it was out. Such a little thing to cause a big hurt!