My mom is 90 and has dementia but when I showed her those scissors she laughed so hard . She is doing a word search puzzle and every once in a while she giggles all over again. I had some left over sanitizer from Dad's IV infusions so I swabbed the scissors down but good a couple times and put the scissors in the tube for a while. Hopefully that cleaned off toe jam and fungus. They cut fairly well now that I polished up a couple places. Mom is still cracking up. I told her I didn't see any dried blood on them so she must have let him live but made him buy another pair.

Because the "toenail" scissors were in the secret place, it probably was put there by a quilter with a delightful sense of humor. She knew that no one would touch those scissors. I love it.

Great idea! I was thinking the same.
Or maybe it was just her way to keep people from using her scissors.[/

Or maybe it was just her way to keep people from using her scissors.[/

We all know that quilters are creative people with a sense of humor! I loved it! lol

Is it possible that she had a small horse? Still chuckling.

Well my aunt had the thickest strongest nails of anyone I had ever seen. She actually used tin snips to cut her fingernails and toenails. So it wouldn't surprise me if the prior owner of these scissors did the same. My uncle finally purchased another pair of tin snips, he thought she had dulled his one and only pair.

You all are too funny with the scissors jokes. Made me laugh a lot.

I was using Ginghers before my wife knew what they were. Fly tiers are big into good scissors. By the way, I bought her two pairs of Kia scissors and she thoughts I was nuts buying those (right up until she used them).
My theory is that those Fiskars were the little woman's special toe scissors and she didn't want to share. :eek:

What you all are missing... Remember, I said there was an IDENTICAL pair in the secret sewing machine compartment with these.
I showed them to my Dad a bit ago. He said somebody must have really big toes. Mom and I got another good laugh out of that. No wonder Mom hid her scissors real good! She kept an old pair in the silverware drawer.... ew EW EEEEWWW

Clay, you could be right it was a man sewing on that machine and to keep his wife and 8 kids out he marked his good scissors 'Toenail'..... They are man sized scissors...

I label my scissors and rotary cutters either "Fabric" or "paper". I loaned a good pair of scissors to the guy I'm teaching how to make a quilt. I told him if he cut anything other than fabric with it I'd make him a eunich. Think he got the idea. I rarely use scissors these days but when I do I like them to be sharp.

Toe nails????? YUCK!!!!!