Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The unguis grows outward faster than the subunguis to produce a curve and the thinner sides of the claw wear away faster than their thicker middle , producing a more or less sharp point .
Simplified: The unguis grows outward faster than the subunguis to make a curve and the thinner sides of the claw wear away faster than their thicker middle , making a more or less sharp point .