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“Shark” Protects Your Fingers While Hammering

062608shark01.jpgUse a hammer long enough and you're bound to one day miss the mark and "nail" one of your fingers or thumb instead. Designer Matthias Pinkert designed the ingenious "Shark", which looks strikingly like a staple removed, to prevent errant strikes to the wrong target...

 
 

062608shark02.jpgThe other bonus of using the Shark is that it keeps your nails or screws perfectly aligned, so you don't end up with the Leaning Nail of Pisa. Let's hope this concept makes it to the market soon...we'd gladly add it to our toolbox.

[via Productdose]

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tools & electrical helpers, shark, tools, Matthias Pinkert, hammer, screw, toolbox

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Comments (9)

that's a quirky little thing. i'd get it for a handyman as a gag gift, but i can't imagine it being a real go-to item.

posted by kdkaboom on 2008-06-26 18:48:53
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I'm such a klutz, I would totally try this.

posted by mjoe on 2008-06-26 19:38:30
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Hammering safely? Where's the fun in that?

posted by Seaside on 2008-06-26 21:34:48
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in the mean time, use a comb.

posted by erica on 2008-06-26 22:19:07
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Why does the picture show screws instead of nails?

posted by chris (nyc) on 2008-06-27 00:34:00
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My Ikea wardrobes came with a much smaller one of these, and it came in handy.

posted by beyd on 2008-06-27 03:03:49
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My IKEA stuff never came with one of those...I'm jealous!

posted by Enamorada on 2008-06-27 09:10:53
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My Ikea wardrobes came with one of those. I wish that we had kept them!

posted by ami on 2008-06-27 10:45:56
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Is there an invention out there to prevent one's husband from destroying his thumb while breaking up ceramic tile with a hammer?

posted by ehat on 2008-06-27 15:08:29
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