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  Stewie Griffin

  4 years ago

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  Jewish ritual slaughterers (shochtim) use their fingernails to check the sharpness of their knives and as a result, often have an unusually long fingernail on one of their fingers. See here (http://www.thekosheromnivoresquest.com/blog/deconstructing-kosher-slaughter-part-2-the-basics, there's a picture there too):

  
  

  "To ensure that the chalef (ritual knife) is perfect, the shochet (kosher butcher) carefully checks it for nicks using his fingernails and re-hones it if even the smallest imperfection is discovered."

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  Tucker Drake

  4 years ago

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  Guitarists also grow their nails to be used as guitar picks.  Richie Havens being a famous example of one such guitarist.

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