> There is a tape sold at drug stores called Transpore that is a medical tape > that breathes. You can put a bit of this over cracked fingers and still play or > tune. The only real solution to cracked fingers in the winter is move to > Florida. > > ron Hi Ron B, The reason the masking tape works so well for me is because it *doesn't* breathe. It holds the splits together, sure, but it also seals up the skin so it can rehydrate from the inside out- which it does nicely in the course of a day. Stripping off the tape later, the edges of splits are soft and easily trimmed, and the split heals up quickly after that. I tend to do a lot of finger whittling this time of year. More splits later, more tape, same cycle. It's the best workaround I've found. If I made a couple of hamburger patties daily and didn't work with wood and glue, I probably would never have split fingers in the first place even without moving. Ron N
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