On 15/05/2021 21:23, Chris Green wrote:
S Viemeister wrote:
On 15/05/2021 18:12, Chris Bacon wrote:
On 15/05/2021 16:30, jon wrote:
On Sat, 15 May 2021 14:59:16 +0100, Chris Bacon wrote:
There's a vertical split in the top of the nail on my pointing finger.

Treat this similar to a propagating crack, drill a small hole at the
leading edge.

I had thought of running a file across so that it makes an extra
flexible area (stopping before going right through....!).

No, not a rasp or *******. Dead smooth, or nail!

Speaking from experience - don't do that! You could wind up with not
just a split, but your nail could delaminate.

It wasn't laminated to start with was it?

There are layers, and they can separate. You could wind up with that
vertical split, and horizontal separation. Most unpleasant.