I have very weak fingernails, a form of psoriasis, and can't seem to get the hang of using a fingerpick for clawhammering, so I get acrylic gel nails on my index, middle and ring fingers at the local nail salon. I use these for finger-style guitar playing as well as clawhammer and other old time styles of banjo picking. I use finger picks only for bluegrass banjo and Autoharp.