Diamond Paddles I use: amzn.to/3KmSlcb File I use: amzn.to/3Yh946x Old Video On the Sharpening Scissors: ruclips.net/video/i1Wy9O7lwYI/видео.htmlsi=5WWj5BHmzqaU2o5j
I’ve been sharpening knives for years having been a meat cutter. From there, everyone I knew wanted me to sharpen their knives. Inevitably, scissors were showing up. I refused an attempt to sharpen them but I always wanted to try. Because of your detailed video, I’ll be prepared for the avalanche of scissor requests from family. Thank you for putting this information together.
I was desperate after trying several ways to sharpen my scissors, but nothing really worked, until I found this video, and it saved my scissors. Thank you.
Or you can always just get stroppy, and remove the burr that way. When I was a kid, I once sharpened my mother's scissors with a file and an improvised strop. I told her it wasn't perfect because I didn't have good files or a decent strop. A few weeks later, she gave me a good set of metalworking files and a leather strop. She said it was just to say thank you for sharpening the scissors, but the implied message was that sharpening scissors was now one of my tasks around the house. 🤣
Thank you for making this video, as I'm studying the easiest way to sharpen my beloved carbon steel scissors, which happily cut paper for decades before they went very dull, particularly exacerbated by my previous attempt to sharpen them. (Having nothing to do with sharpening scissors:) Because movement re-education is my professional work as well as my personal work for my own self, I would like to warn you that your low forward-head posture is going to cause neck/shoulder issues you won't have if you keep your head more perched on top of your spine. Many blessings to you, and hold your head on high!
I'm a retired paramedic. One thing I didn't skimp on was my trauma shears. I had 3 pair of German made shears. I always carried a pair of cheap bandage scissors on me, just in case a nurse asked to borrow my scissors. Nurses know that paramedics always have scissors on them. Paramedics know that nurses usually want to borrow your trauma shears to cut paper. I got tired of asking what they wanted to cut with them, and then arguing over why paper was bad for them. That's why I carried the cheap bandage scissors. Then everyone was happy. I wasn't entirely convinced that paper would really dull them that badly, but I kind of needed them to stay sharp. You need good, sharp scissors to cut through boot leather, when necessary. If it was a biker's boots you cut off, you also needed a good place to hide. LOL!
I'm so glad I stumbled on your site! I've been attempting to sharpen all of my various blades and have ruined quite a few using "This is the BEST way and product to sharpen _______", very frustrating. I followed your method and have some very sharp scissors now. Thank you!
Great tutorial and I loved seeing the Hand Tool Rescue adjustable wrench in action here! Always makes my day to see little crossovers between the various makers I watch
Now I gotta watch it again to see what you're talking about. That's gotta be half the fun of doing carpentry and handiwork like this: knowing how to use the myriad tools that exist - a realm I knew nothing about, because nobody taught me. I think knowing how to fix things is such a cool skill to have. I was inordinately proud of myself when I managed to piece together my very own Ikea bed without help a few years ago using a handheld electric screwdriver. But it took me 2 weeks....😂
Oh then you are definitely going to want to look for old J.Wiss & Sons tailor shears with the Simplex shear bolt...buy once cry once, they are a glory to use!
@@rohns2952My wife's 40 yr old pair of Ginghers that would hold their own against all comers. always pro sharpened, case kept, never left the sewing room. Hard to beat vintage German quality.
So what really impresses me about your videos, is that you know what you’re talking about and you know what you’re doing. In this particular video, the question that immediately popped into my mind was, how do you address loose scissors. I was all primed and ready to ask, and then you… addressed it. Too many people on RUclips don’t finish the sentence, if you catch my drift. Thank you for not being one of those.
40+ years ago, I trained as an upholsterer before I trained as a joiner. We used sharp scissors on a daily basis. We sharpened them by hand as one would a chisel or plane. THEN...out came the 'serra-sharp' scissors; self sharpening scissors designed for the upholstery trade at first but probably found other outlets. They had one straight blade and one serrated blade. They worked somewhat but after extended use, still needed hand sharpening on the straight blade - they were not much good at sliding through fabrics. I now always sharpen scissors as we did back in those old days; make sure they are not slack, have an equal slight curvature on each blade so that they cut from heel to tip and have a very keen edge from heel to tip. They should sound as if they are rasping against each other as you cut - and they should cut cleanly right to the very tip.
I've used my Fiskars in the machine shop 37 years for cutting. 001 to .003 shim stock and cutting filters. They could use a sharpening however they still preform well
Thank you so much. Ive tried to use scissor sharpening products for years to no avail. Guess what! I've just sharpened ALL my scissors to perfection doing exactly as you said. Bloody perfect. Many, many thanks
Cool, thanks for the tutorial. I work with knives, axes, etc. but have never had much luck sharpening scissors. I'll give this a try, but my biggest question is will it make me run faster with them through the house? (Please Don't tell my mom!) 😉
Most scissors come new, with a burr. As far as I am concerned, that burr needs to be removed, for the same reason we remove burrs from bench chisels and plane irons. You get better performance from them. Fiskars are one big name company, but their scissors have a huge burr on the bevel side, not on the flat side. If you remove that, performance is greatly improved, I use a fine hone, like above 1000 grit, and then I use a more coarse stropping grit, the black stuff from the big box stores, and I apply that to some plywood. You don't need 60,000 grit stropping compound for scissors, except maybe for the Gingher scissors. I do have one pair of Gingher scissors, and they even have a tiny burr. I got some grass nippers and they had about an 80 grit burr on the bevel side of the blade. I got rid of that, and they cut with no effort. As for paper, a fussy sewer will notice if you cut paper with their Gingher scissors. Another thing about the paper, I was visiting my best friend's dad. It came up in conversation about using paper of any kind to clean glasses. The resounding results from Google said not to use any type of paper for cleaning your glasses. Apparently all of it is some what abrasive and repeated use will cause scratches on your lenses.
Thank you James! With scissors in the vise did you match the angle of the bevel with the file? I couldn’t see very well but it looked like the vise was in the way for tilting the file enough? ❤
Hello. Very helpful tutorial. But I realize after couple passes, my tip of scissors become dull, is there something I need to do to re-sharpen the very tip of my scissors? Thanks in advance.
Good Morning from Goa. I would like to sharpen my gardening shears. I have a metal file from the hardware store and they informed me that I could use it to keep my shears sharp. Please advise. Thank you
I have several antique Universal Shear Sharpeners. The handle is set up for 1X10 stones or files. I was shown how to properly use these. I keep the files clean with muratic acid. For heavy fabric I just use the file. For lighter fabric I finish with a 320 stone. For silk, polyester and chiffon I use a 600.
So much stuff has such a "you need to have apprenticed with the old masters from birth" or "you need to have giant machinery" mythos about it. Thankyou for taking yet another thing that is behind a wall of mystical dark arts and saying "here's how you can do it perfectly fine at home"
Great video :) I got the dmt paddle for my drawknife then ended up using it to sharpen scissors, my axe, spur lathe centers, and even the small circular blades in my electric razor too.
A fine surface stone does a good job for me , in cleaning the rust or imperfections of each surface that face each other . Enjoyed the tutorial on keeping these handy tools working as they should and learned something in the process ! 👍
Well, I do it when scissors just need a light touch up - and it works really well! There are definitely lots of ridiculous "genius" (🙄) tips out there that are just plain rubbish. I didn't believe it either, until another jewelry maker showed me on the Joyce Chen kitchen snips we commonly use to cut non-ferrous annealed metals, up to about 18ga. That convinced me, and I've been using it ever since. Give it a whirl sometime, and see if it works for you. Here's how I do it, in case anyone is curious: Take a piece of regular kitchen foil that's about twice the length of your scissor blades plus an extra 2 inches, and fold it in half (cut edge to cut edge). Then just snip snip snip all along the edge opposite the fold, as if you were cutting a fringe. No need to be fussy about it, just get make sure to open the scissors wide enough to get at the full length of the blades. You'll hear and feel the blades get sharper as you go. The folded edge keeps (most) (some) of the cut strips from flying all over the place. I usually test the scissors first on something that doesn't cut well; since I'm already in the kitchen, I find a piece of paper towel is good for this purpose. Then I test them again after sharpening, and marvel at the difference. Again, this is not going to work if your blades are a mess! And it probably won't work on them crazy new-fangled super-hard metal alloys with titanium or whatever. But it is a very convenient, quick, and easy way to do a touch-up. Plus you can easily get the entire length of the blade, which is nice.
@@WoodByWrightHowTo Ha ha James, yeah the comments would be "priceless", lots of them though and just think of the view count, rotflmao. But even with the dmt kit and jig I struggle for a really sharp edge ....
Thank you for the pro tips. How does a wetstone compare to diamond files for sharpening? Found your "ROCK PAPER SCISSORS HADOUKEN" shirt on Amazon - interesting.
Would love to know how to sharpen a good but dull pair of pinking shears. I imagine it's like a cross between what you have detailed here and the stop/start progress of sharpening a chainsaw blade.
I cut sandpaper with mine all the time and either use rubber cement, liquid nails, or CA glue ("super glue") to put them on flat blocks like wood blocks, aluminum metal plates, or even plastic tubing so I can make my own sanding pads. I also had those spongy foam pads from the auto body store but I usually just wrap my fine grit in them and wet sand with them like that and dunk them in and out of a bucket of water.
THANKS SO MUCH!!!..., YOU'RE KINDA COOL DUDE!!! 😎👍🏾 SAVING MY MONEY 🤑💰 IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME!!! ESPECIALLY IN MY OLDER BUT GOLDEN DAYS!!!😂 PEACE OUT!!!✌🏾🙋🏾🔥🙏🏾👑✝️📖🔥
Thanks for the basics bro, im good at sharpening all types of blades except scissors.....im gonna give it a try today, j dont wanma throw out a 20mdollar pair of scissors
When I was the foreman of a aluminum Foundry the operator of the cutoff bandsaw didn't want to allow a worker to make an occasional cut on wood because it would dull his blade. Technically true; the wood contains some silica, but the effect is trivial. I put an end to that nonsense. Now if you want to make All the Right Moves and impress the cute chicks, you should never place a rag over a solvent can and inverted it in order to wet the rag. This allows for backwash and can contaminate the solvent. Yes I know, your rag was clean but it's still not a good habit.
What do you think of the method of taking a piece of aluminum foil folding it several times and cutting. Does that sharpen scissors? I’ve heard of that method too.
Thanks for the explanations... it would be interesting to see a video on manual sharpening (without other devices such as a mini-grinder, etc.) of the small scissors in the manicure kit, especially the part at the tip, where they have a slight curvature due to their "construction" .
I very much enjoy the plethora of "dad jokes" - wish I could think up one to put here but unlike a fish wearing a bowtie I'm not nearly that sofishticated.
Thanks for making great content with practical information about everyday workshop stuff! It has really helped me to dive into incorporating hand tools into my woodworking.
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Diamond Paddles I use: amzn.to/3KmSlcb
File I use: amzn.to/3Yh946x
Old Video On the Sharpening Scissors: ruclips.net/video/i1Wy9O7lwYI/видео.htmlsi=5WWj5BHmzqaU2o5j
I’ve been sharpening knives for years having been a meat cutter. From there, everyone I knew wanted me to sharpen their knives. Inevitably, scissors were showing up. I refused an attempt to sharpen them but I always wanted to try. Because of your detailed video, I’ll be prepared for the avalanche of scissor requests from family. Thank you for putting this information together.
I was desperate after trying several ways to sharpen my scissors, but nothing really worked, until I found this video, and it saved my scissors. Thank you.
Or you can always just get stroppy, and remove the burr that way.
When I was a kid, I once sharpened my mother's scissors with a file and an improvised strop. I told her it wasn't perfect because I didn't have good files or a decent strop.
A few weeks later, she gave me a good set of metalworking files and a leather strop. She said it was just to say thank you for sharpening the scissors, but the implied message was that sharpening scissors was now one of my tasks around the house. 🤣
Best way to support your kid. Great parent there.
easy free labor
Sounds like a win win situation!
Sounds like you volunteered for the task.
Glad you confirmed that sandpaper myth as I've heard that a few times over the years!
Clear instructions, and helpful - thank you !
Paper is technically wood so this is technically a woodworking video
As we all know, technically correct is the best kind of correct
Good to know scissors are technically a woodworking tool.
Tx
Hahaha we are a bored lot😂
@@pi2nuna219😂
@@Apillicus
Thank you for making this video, as I'm studying the easiest way to sharpen my beloved carbon steel scissors, which happily cut paper for decades before they went very dull, particularly exacerbated by my previous attempt to sharpen them.
(Having nothing to do with sharpening scissors:) Because movement re-education is my professional work as well as my personal work for my own self, I would like to warn you that your low forward-head posture is going to cause neck/shoulder issues you won't have if you keep your head more perched on top of your spine. Many blessings to you, and hold your head on high!
I'm a retired paramedic. One thing I didn't skimp on was my trauma shears. I had 3 pair of German made shears. I always carried a pair of cheap bandage scissors on me, just in case a nurse asked to borrow my scissors. Nurses know that paramedics always have scissors on them. Paramedics know that nurses usually want to borrow your trauma shears to cut paper. I got tired of asking what they wanted to cut with them, and then arguing over why paper was bad for them. That's why I carried the cheap bandage scissors. Then everyone was happy.
I wasn't entirely convinced that paper would really dull them that badly, but I kind of needed them to stay sharp. You need good, sharp scissors to cut through boot leather, when necessary. If it was a biker's boots you cut off, you also needed a good place to hide. LOL!
I'm so glad I stumbled on your site!
I've been attempting to sharpen all of my various blades and have ruined quite a few using "This is the BEST way and product to sharpen _______", very frustrating. I followed your method and have some very sharp scissors now.
Thank you!
Great tutorial and I loved seeing the Hand Tool Rescue adjustable wrench in action here! Always makes my day to see little crossovers between the various makers I watch
Now I gotta watch it again to see what you're talking about. That's gotta be half the fun of doing carpentry and handiwork like this: knowing how to use the myriad tools that exist - a realm I knew nothing about, because nobody taught me. I think knowing how to fix things is such a cool skill to have.
I was inordinately proud of myself when I managed to piece together my very own Ikea bed without help a few years ago using a handheld electric screwdriver. But it took me 2 weeks....😂
Thank you for making me want antique scissors😂
Oh then you are definitely going to want to look for old J.Wiss & Sons tailor shears with the Simplex shear bolt...buy once cry once, they are a glory to use!
@@rohns2952 oh thank you 😊 I will be on the hunt
@@rohns2952My wife's 40 yr old pair of Ginghers that would hold their own against all comers. always pro sharpened, case kept, never left the sewing room. Hard to beat vintage German quality.
Love the video, very useful! I'm heading out to the garage right now with three dull scissors!
Thanks for the lesson on scissor sharpening!
That's a sharp video.
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Thank you for teaching me how to fix things I own. I feel we throw things away so easily now!
Not at these prices. My fabric scissors went from € 20 to € 30 in just a few years 😭 that's 50% inflation.
First time I’ve ever heard this. Thank you, I’ll try it.
What the hell am I supposed to cut paper with, if not scissors?!?
Fingernails
Hello Mr Wright I'm Mr Wright also from ne Ohio and enjoyed your content.
So what really impresses me about your videos, is that you know what you’re talking about and you know what you’re doing. In this particular video, the question that immediately popped into my mind was, how do you address loose scissors. I was all primed and ready to ask, and then you… addressed it. Too many people on RUclips don’t finish the sentence, if you catch my drift. Thank you for not being one of those.
I enjoyed that assessment on scissors. I’ve found the best ones to made in Italy for some reason. Interesting, well I got to cut out. See ya.
I had a pair of Crayola scissors that I sharpened to a keen edge. They worked great. I was surprised at how well they held an edge.
40+ years ago, I trained as an upholsterer before I trained as a joiner. We used sharp scissors on a daily basis. We sharpened them by hand as one would a chisel or plane. THEN...out came the 'serra-sharp' scissors; self sharpening scissors designed for the upholstery trade at first but probably found other outlets. They had one straight blade and one serrated blade. They worked somewhat but after extended use, still needed hand sharpening on the straight blade - they were not much good at sliding through fabrics. I now always sharpen scissors as we did back in those old days; make sure they are not slack, have an equal slight curvature on each blade so that they cut from heel to tip and have a very keen edge from heel to tip. They should sound as if they are rasping against each other as you cut - and they should cut cleanly right to the very tip.
Shear genius James!
thanks for the tip 😊
Yesterday I just saw your old video about this xd
What a timing xd
Cheers from Poland 🍻
I've used my Fiskars in the machine shop 37 years for cutting. 001 to .003 shim stock and cutting filters. They could use a sharpening however they still preform well
Great video Sir!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻☝🏻☝🏻Thank you sooooo much, cause I Really HATE Dull Blades!!!!😡
Thanks for the vise tip! Cool. Love your videos. Thank you!
Thank you.
Thanks that helped a lot
Thank you!
Great video! I love that you do these types of videos
Thanks for the detailed video.
Done really well. Thanks
So helpful, thank you!!!
Good job!
Thank you so much. Ive tried to use scissor sharpening products for years to no avail. Guess what! I've just sharpened ALL my scissors to perfection doing exactly as you said. Bloody perfect. Many, many thanks
Great vid!
Thank you !!
Cool, thanks for the tutorial. I work with knives, axes, etc. but have never had much luck sharpening scissors. I'll give this a try, but my biggest question is will it make me run faster with them through the house? (Please Don't tell my mom!) 😉
Great video
Most scissors come new, with a burr. As far as I am concerned, that burr needs to be removed, for the same reason we remove burrs from bench chisels and plane irons. You get better performance from them. Fiskars are one big name company, but their scissors have a huge burr on the bevel side, not on the flat side. If you remove that, performance is greatly improved, I use a fine hone, like above 1000 grit, and then I use a more coarse stropping grit, the black stuff from the big box stores, and I apply that to some plywood. You don't need 60,000 grit stropping compound for scissors, except maybe for the Gingher scissors. I do have one pair of Gingher scissors, and they even have a tiny burr. I got some grass nippers and they had about an 80 grit burr on the bevel side of the blade. I got rid of that, and they cut with no effort.
As for paper, a fussy sewer will notice if you cut paper with their Gingher scissors. Another thing about the paper, I was visiting my best friend's dad. It came up in conversation about using paper of any kind to clean glasses. The resounding results from Google said not to use any type of paper for cleaning your glasses. Apparently all of it is some what abrasive and repeated use will cause scratches on your lenses.
Thanks!!
great video my man!!
thanks ez to understand
Thanks lovely information, 👍🏻🙏🏻
RUclips was made for videos like this. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the great info
Thank you for addressing the sandpaper myth! Great video, very helpful.
What’s another word for synonym?
this is a tough one, thinking about it hurts my brain.
Thank you. Very simple and informative. I was trying to sharpen them like a knife. It doesn't work for me.
Demon fabric. Yes, brother.
Thank you James! With scissors in the vise did you match the angle of the bevel with the file? I couldn’t see very well but it looked like the vise was in the way for tilting the file enough? ❤
it was close enough but I normally just freehand it with the diamond paddles.
Hello. Very helpful tutorial. But I realize after couple passes, my tip of scissors become dull, is there something I need to do to re-sharpen the very tip of my scissors?
Thanks in advance.
Good Morning from Goa. I would like to sharpen my gardening shears. I have a metal file from the hardware store and they informed me that I could use it to keep my shears sharp. Please advise. Thank you
How did you know that I just found myself needing to sharpen a pair of scissors? Stop it you mind reader!
Thanks for the perfectly timed content.
thsnks
I have several antique Universal Shear Sharpeners. The handle is set up for 1X10 stones or files. I was shown how to properly use these. I keep the files clean with muratic acid. For heavy fabric I just use the file. For lighter fabric I finish with a 320 stone. For silk, polyester and chiffon I use a 600.
i just bought a tormek so i could sharpen scissors lol mainly bought it for lathe tool’s though
So much stuff has such a "you need to have apprenticed with the old masters from birth" or "you need to have giant machinery" mythos about it. Thankyou for taking yet another thing that is behind a wall of mystical dark arts and saying "here's how you can do it perfectly fine at home"
Great video :) I got the dmt paddle for my drawknife then ended up using it to sharpen scissors, my axe, spur lathe centers, and even the small circular blades in my electric razor too.
I need to have another go at sharpening my drawknife, I didnt know what I was doing when I last tried.
A fine surface stone does a good job for me , in cleaning the rust or imperfections of each surface that face each other .
Enjoyed the tutorial on keeping these handy tools working as they should and learned something in the process ! 👍
Probably the most useful skill for a husband to learn. Lmao 😂
Something oddly therapeutic about this video.
Thanks, Mr. Wright. The contents of your videos contains the "Wright stuff"!
Tell THAT to my Mom !
One of the benefits of hand tools Is learning to sharpen 3verthing in your house. Same techniques work on a blender.
I’ve heard another sketchy mythic sharpening trick, which is to cut aluminum foil! I don’t, nor would I suggest anyone else to try that.
Well, I do it when scissors just need a light touch up - and it works really well! There are definitely lots of ridiculous "genius" (🙄) tips out there that are just plain rubbish. I didn't believe it either, until another jewelry maker showed me on the Joyce Chen kitchen snips we commonly use to cut non-ferrous annealed metals, up to about 18ga. That convinced me, and I've been using it ever since.
Give it a whirl sometime, and see if it works for you. Here's how I do it, in case anyone is curious:
Take a piece of regular kitchen foil that's about twice the length of your scissor blades plus an extra 2 inches, and fold it in half (cut edge to cut edge). Then just snip snip snip all along the edge opposite the fold, as if you were cutting a fringe. No need to be fussy about it, just get make sure to open the scissors wide enough to get at the full length of the blades. You'll hear and feel the blades get sharper as you go. The folded edge keeps (most) (some) of the cut strips from flying all over the place.
I usually test the scissors first on something that doesn't cut well; since I'm already in the kitchen, I find a piece of paper towel is good for this purpose. Then I test them again after sharpening, and marvel at the difference.
Again, this is not going to work if your blades are a mess! And it probably won't work on them crazy new-fangled super-hard metal alloys with titanium or whatever. But it is a very convenient, quick, and easy way to do a touch-up. Plus you can easily get the entire length of the blade, which is nice.
Such a good tutorial, thanks James. Kitchen knives next??
I don't want to start those arguments lol
@@WoodByWrightHowTo Ha ha James, yeah the comments would be "priceless", lots of them though and just think of the view count, rotflmao. But even with the dmt kit and jig I struggle for a really sharp edge ....
Can everything be sharpened? Blades of kitchen appliances, scalpels , disk cutting blades?
I general yes.
Nice...new sub.
Thank you for the pro tips. How does a wetstone compare to diamond files for sharpening?
Found your "ROCK PAPER SCISSORS HADOUKEN" shirt on Amazon - interesting.
I am glad someone finally got the shirt! for sharpening these a wet stone will work fine. it will just be a bit slower.
Would love to know how to sharpen a good but dull pair of pinking shears. I imagine it's like a cross between what you have detailed here and the stop/start progress of sharpening a chainsaw blade.
i find sliding of scissors so satisfying
Thanks a bunch, James! 😃
I need to do it to some of mine. 😬
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Fastest way to dull your utility scissors is to cut roof singles
I cut sandpaper with mine all the time and either use rubber cement, liquid nails, or CA glue ("super glue") to put them on flat blocks like wood blocks, aluminum metal plates, or even plastic tubing so I can make my own sanding pads.
I also had those spongy foam pads from the auto body store but I usually just wrap my fine grit in them and wet sand with them like that and dunk them in and out of a bucket of water.
Greatjob
Was that a hand tool rescue wrench I saw?
Yup.
@@WoodByWrightHowTo they're great
Nice!
Another great video that cuts right to the point ✂️
THANKS SO MUCH!!!..., YOU'RE KINDA COOL DUDE!!! 😎👍🏾 SAVING MY MONEY 🤑💰 IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME!!! ESPECIALLY IN MY OLDER BUT GOLDEN DAYS!!!😂 PEACE OUT!!!✌🏾🙋🏾🔥🙏🏾👑✝️📖🔥
I remember my mom freaking out when she found me cutting cardboard with her good pinking shears.
Shears next please!
the question is which kind?
Thanks for confirming my theory on how to sharpen scissors :)
So helpful! I was considering purchasing a $90 peice of equipment to sharpen my scissors and knives and found your video. A much better option to try!
Thanks for the basics bro, im good at sharpening all types of blades except scissors.....im gonna give it a try today, j dont wanma throw out a 20mdollar pair of scissors
There is no one around who sharpens scissors any more! Thank you so much. The trick of getting the bevel with the vise is brilliant.
When I was the foreman of a aluminum Foundry the operator of the cutoff bandsaw didn't want to allow a worker to make an occasional cut on wood because it would dull his blade. Technically true; the wood contains some silica, but the effect is trivial. I put an end to that nonsense.
Now if you want to make All the Right Moves and impress the cute chicks, you should never place a rag over a solvent can and inverted it in order to wet the rag. This allows for backwash and can contaminate the solvent. Yes I know, your rag was clean but it's still not a good habit.
What do you think of the method of taking a piece of aluminum foil folding it several times and cutting. Does that sharpen scissors? I’ve heard of that method too.
That one is another myth. It will neither burnish nor sharpen them.
@@WoodByWrightHowTo ohhhh! Thanks!
YEZZZ!!! 👁wood like to see a vid on other scizzor types. Especially on sheep shears - which i use to edge my lawn. P.s. i also cut my own hare🐰!!
Thanks for the explanations... it would be interesting to see a video on manual sharpening (without other devices such as a mini-grinder, etc.) of the small scissors in the manicure kit, especially the part at the tip, where they have a slight curvature due to their "construction" .
This is a cutting edge video
Great video thanks! I think I have had success using the fine side of a common whetstone. What do you think of that?
Yup. That works
People are strange
Everything you cut on scissors will blunt them!!!!!!😢
I very much enjoy the plethora of "dad jokes" - wish I could think up one to put here but unlike a fish wearing a bowtie I'm not nearly that sofishticated.
Thanks for making great content with practical information about everyday workshop stuff! It has really helped me to dive into incorporating hand tools into my woodworking.
As I thought thanks. Easy compared to chisel, that I used do I will sharpen all my factory scissors I think.be another feather in my cap😅
Finally you did more for sharpening sizers than all those wanna be Steven Spielberg productions