robbhammack

I use an xacto knife with #11 blade if it's buried to deep to get a grip on. A related tip I learned years ago may also work for many very fine spinters - I haven't had occasion to try yet. when you brush up against some types of cactus, you can get many fine spines embedded - most smaller than a hair. to remove them with magnifying glass and tweezers is very tedious, but if you drip melted candle wax over the area (or use one of those wax kits your wife /daughter / SO may have around), when the wax cools it shrinks around the ends and they can all be "peeled out" at the same time.