April 8, 20179 yr Popular Post comment_105654 Yesterday I got a tiny splinter in my finger. I kept putting up with it till this morning. I got my magnifying light and tweezers out and quickly found out I couldn't get it. It was tiny but hurt like a big one. Then I remembered something I saw on the web. To remove a wooden splinter, clean the area and apply wood glue. Let it dry until it is like a new layer of skin. Then peel it off and the splinter will come out with the glue. I did this with NO expectations because the splinter was so small. It worked! I can't say it would work on a big one or an embedded big one. It sure worked for me. Edited December 6, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston tags added Report
April 8, 20179 yr comment_105658 Wished I had known that a couple of years ago. I made some cabinets from "Dragon Ply." Supposedly a premium plywood from China. Sort of like "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king?" Every time I touched the stuff I got a minute splinter from the ultra-thin top veneer. Being light colored (birch), it was impossible to see. Report
April 8, 20179 yr comment_105675 Good to know!! I even had a Dr. dig around for a big splinter and he couldn't find it. The big ones will sooner or later fester up . Just squeeze the pus and the splinter will come out then. What a relief then. Report
April 8, 20179 yr comment_105680 2 hours ago, Ron Altier said: clean the area and apply wood glue. Elmers or TiteBond Original, II or III? Happy to hear it worked regardless Ron...and thanks, great tip!! Report
April 8, 20179 yr comment_105684 I am glad you got it out. I have one in my left fore finger now that is about a year old and the skin has grown over it. Every once in awhile conditions are just right and it reminds me that it still exists. The ones I really don't like are the ones under the thumb/fingernail. Herb Report
April 8, 20179 yr comment_105696 I've heard of this baking soda trick, er, technique, but never tried it. http://farmersalmanac.com/health/2010/06/28/easy-ways-to-remove-a-splinter/ Report
April 8, 20179 yr Author comment_105705 The glue did get most of it out, but I found out later that some broke off and had to be removed the old fashioned way. However I will use the glue again. Maybe if I had used it sooner while the splinter was stil kind of dry, it may have worked better Report
April 9, 20179 yr comment_105710 2 hours ago, kmealy said: I've heard of this baking soda trick, er, technique, but never tried it. http://farmersalmanac.com/health/2010/06/28/easy-ways-to-remove-a-splinter/ Keith, the comments to that link are hilarious, especially the one about the bacon having worms in it and they bore their way to your brain. Herb Report
November 1, 20196 yr comment_207277 This one... Urgent Care place wound up digging out....splinter left an 1/8" long "tip" in the thumb...right about where that red hole is...rest came out back by the knuckle... Report
November 1, 20196 yr comment_207286 51 minutes ago, steven newman said: rest came out back by the knuckle... OOPS! Report
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