On Dec 15, 1:39�pm, Omelet > wrote:
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> �"James Silverton" > wrote:
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> > �Omelet �wrote �on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:56:53 -0600:
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> > > >>> Needle-nosed pliers are good for removing the pin bones
> > > >>> from salmon.
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> > > >> OH yes! �I use fishing plyers.
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> > >> �I don't fish but I'd forgotten that use for needle-nosed
> > >> pliers, not that I keep a special pair. Tweezers, even the
> > >> large ones I use for electronic work, don't gripfirmly
> > >> enough.
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> > > Hemostats work too... The ones with teeth.
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> > Yes, I've tried hemostats since I use them for electronics too but they
> > only seem to work if there is enough of the pin bone to grip.
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> True. �You may have to dig into the meat.
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> If it's cooked, I just use my fingernails.

Sure, but not everyone is blessed with emu talons.