Sharpening Garden Shears | Paul Sellers
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Though they may not have much to do with woodworking, garden shears are an essential tool for anyone who likes to keep their garden in good shape. In this video, Paul Sellers shows you how to bring a rusty old pair of shears back to a functional working tool again.
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Paul after watching your video I bought a pair of really rusty shears from a car boot sale for 50p
Followed your lesson and they cut first class like new
This is a great and rewarding video
Thank you😮😊😊😊
This is probably the best video on how to sharpen yard tools. Other videos digress on how to clean your tools. Thank you Sir Paul.
Thanks a lot for the tips. Should teach like that in schools to help youngsters(and many adults) to maintain and reuse stuff 👍
Thank you Paul! I came in from gardening with a rusty set of shears that were not cutting properly. They looked just like yours - complete with rust. I did everything you suggested including the oil and went back to the garden. Better than new for cutting!
I discovered the wonderful resource that is Mr. Paul Sellers through this video - it honestly changed my life! For 40 years, I knew woodworking with hand tools could be done - our ancestors did that for centuries. I couldn't find a resource like Mr. Sellers anywhere in the US. Thankfully the internet has introduced him to the world, I have never seen one individual with so much common sense. I needed a refresher today - thanks for all you and your people do, and keep up the good work!!
There is something about his delivery that reminded me of the wonderfully laconic Jack Hargreaves ...
Having watched this ive just brought 2 pairs of shears back to life, great vid, thanks very much.
I would not be able to maintain my small tools and wood crafts without help from Paul Sellers well explained instructions ...Thank you sir very much.
I find Paul Weller informative ,makes jobs easy to tackle and very soothing to listen to .Thank you for sharing your knowledge
He was great in The Jam too! Sorry, just a joke. No sarcasm intended.
I watched this with a glass of wine in hand. Very relaxing. The gardening can wait.....
Had a good giggle tx
Lol
😂😂😂😂
Now those will be the sharpest tool in the shed.
SHEER MAGIC !!
Paul's videos - a cut above the others !!
Excellent video Paul. I've had a pair of garden shears I've wanted to sharpen for a friend but didn't have the information and the confidence. Your tutorial has provided me with both.
Many thanks
Thanks for this. I think I'll go, umm, redo my garden shear sharpening of last week.
My shears have been given a new lease of life thanks to this video. Thank you!
Thank you so much, Paul! I've now sharpened all my clippers thanks to your help. Best wishes!
Thank you for sharing the info about sharpening shears. I've been worried about doing it wrong, but you have given me the confidence to give it a go.
Cheers mate, really enjoyed the educational video and appreciate you sharing your skills. all the best Simon.
Excellent video - addresses a very practical problem and shows that the solution is rather simple.
Thanks
That was a treat. Thank you Paul. You are a great teacher 👍
Fascinating, helpful and restful. Oh for a long bench and a vice! Thank you.
Maintenance of loppers
Thank you for the tips on how to sharpen it will save me time and money now I know how to sharpen them no more trips to the shops thank you again it's so easy when you see it done
Just enjoy seeing you sharpening this garden scissors
I've tried it. Now it's a pleasure to use my garden shears. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for your video. Really helpful, particularly the way you made it clear which part of the blades to file. I now have a pair of sharpened shears, ready for action
Wonderful video..clear, good visuals, great explanations. A joy to learn from.
Excellent, thanks for a very lovely tutorial and for your gentle voice!
I've watched this - even though I know how to sharpen shears, just because I love Paul's presentation style. Personally, I'd use a 1/2 round file on the wavy edge - to each his own.
I found an old, rusted pair of Corona hand clippers in an overgrown garden that I was weeding. They must have been out in the rain and elements for years, but I’m confident that I can use this method and restore them. Thanks!
I never saw a wavy etch on the shear and I thought Paul is going to grind it flat and straight. Nice work bringing that shear back to life
That was a great instructional video. Your style is very easy to listen to. Cheers!
Excellent video. Watching from Michigan, USA.
Thanks very Much..
I've just bought an Old scythe ...and now need to use my Old Shears...
THANKS Paul, I have two pairs of garden shears that need this re-sharpening care.
About as clear and ‘Can do’ as anyone could make it . Thanks👍👍
Very clear conscience way of sharpening garden shears😊😊😊😮
Thank you🤓👌
Love a sharp tool! Enjoyed the video!
Chris
Mr. Sellers, before I watched your very helpful video, I sharpened at an angle. You are 100% correct that they will not cut. Can I fix this? I have an old pair passed down in family and I need to preserve them since they aren't made like this anymore.
Brilliant and completely the opposite of what I was thinking of doing using a grinder! Thankyou
Thank you. Very clearly explained and helpful.
I wish I could give a double thumbs up! Great video. Thanks
Thank you.Very useful.Learned a lot.
Thank you Paul, enjoyable and informative. I have no excuse now!
Great technique!
Brilliant as ever Paul!
Thanks. Very useful. Nice and sharp. Better to grease the nut (called a Nyloc btw) and bolt when reassembling, oil the faces around the pivot before reassembling. And lose the adjustable spanner (use a proper spanner!) Loved you delivery. Cheers
so simple and yet so effective thanks for sharing your skills
Nicely presented - very helpful
Brilliant! Thanks
Excellent content, my friend. FYI: I've read that mineral oil is better for finishing and lubrication. It's less foreign to plant material than petroleum based products.
Thank you: excellent tutorial!
Cheers Paul .
excellent video, thank you, I will get sharpening now
Not over cooked like some videos that polish the blades to mirror finish...pure function
Thank's for helping me learn to sharpen our garden shears. I can do this now! yvonne :)
Thanks for this. Going to give my old set go now. Was going to replace them :)
It's funny, I really enjoy Paul's work as a lifetime of experience.
Just funny, because when he restores woodworking tools, they are always good tools to start with, even the scissors he sharpened were really well made ones.
As a gardener since a boy, I would throw those shears out. I'm not saying that Paul should, it's his tools and he knows what he's doing.
I'd restore an old pair of Spears and Jacksons, if inherited, with straight blades (one notch at the back for light pruning if needed while shearing), which are better for hedges, but just a better pair of starter shears overall (also more of an angle between blades and handle than those had, which is better for flattening tops, the same using them other way around when working with hands above your head). I prefer shearing by hand to with power-tools every time for the much better finish.
Many Thanks, excellent video
Thanks for the helpful video. I love watching you work. Lots to learn by watching a pro do things right. By the way, nice hand planes, Hopefully you've got videos on using them too.
This really helped me.
Awesome Video Paul
Thank you for a great, informative and well explained video
Sam
Just what I needed, very informative and helpful, many thanks.
You make it look so easy, mister!
I've got a shears that just bend the grass... not only because of the lack of sharp, but because it has its blades non lined-up. Do you know how to fix that problem?
Greetings from Mexico!
Thanks, Paul! Great video.
thanks Paul for this. video quite useful
Great video
Thanks, Paul.
Thank you, all makes sense and very informative.
Excellent Paul, thanks
Cool I have a set like that and I want to sharpen them. Cheers
Marvellous !
I did enjoy, thanks.
Right up to the tip!....
thank you as always Paul!
Very informative and helpful, thank you.
I enjoyed it so much. thank you sir!
Nice watching
I have no immediate need for this, but it's always calming somehow to watch Paul work.
I like his accent.
It's a bit ASMR'ish isn't it.
Neither did I when I first watched but I do now!
Straight edges, double bevels and very rusty with wooden handles.
Challenge accepted.
Thank you for the great information.
Thank you
Excellent... I learned a lot.
Very nice, thank you
This is the way.
You make the best video's!
Hello, I hope you're still keeping an eye on these comments. A particular pair of shears (Wilkinson Sword, cush handles, hedging notch) has me beat. I think they were originally quite "high-end" models, but I picked them up at a car boot for a £1. Perhaps there's a reason...? They've been stripped, cleaned, sharpened (as per your instructions and my previous experience). The blade edges are wicked evil sharp. As HEDGING shears they're magnificent, cutting through laurel and box with hardly any pressure on the handles, just the closing action alone. But they can't cut grass. It just folds over and goes between the blades. Originally the top shear blade had a slight bow to it - I've straightened that - the hedging action got even better, but the grass still manages to fold between the blades. I've flattened the non-bevel side of both blades in case there was some lead-in happening there. No change. The tension of the blades is easily varied with a notched thumbwheel on the top - I've tried tightening that - hard. Still the grass folds and goes between the blades. I don't think it is an issue with a particular blade, turn the shears over and the grass now folds over the other blade.
I've noticed I can tweak the blades with thumb and forefinger at the tip to flex them so there is a gap down the length of the cutting edges. Could they be just too "springy" to use for grass work? Have you heard of any difference between hedging and grass-shears?
I must be doing something wrong, but what?
TIA
I think I have found the solution, I can certainly cut grass now, and the cutting of hedge growth has only been impacted a little. The clue was in this article about dog-grooming scissors: www.groomertogroomer.com/why-is-there-a-space-between-the-blades-of-my-shears/ . Crucially this:
'space between the blades. This is called the “set.” On beveled edge shears, it enables the shear to “slice” the hair. Without this space, the hair may fold.'
I put a slight bow in both blades by lifting up the tip and the pivot end of the (separated) blades on 1/2 inch blocks and applying pressure mid-blade with a G-clamp. Counted the turns to try and get an equal bow on each blade and re-assembled the shears. A quick trial shows that the grass is sliced nicely along the length of the blade as the blades meet at that single point which moves towards the tips as the blades close. The pivot adjustment knurled knob now actually alters the action too.
Something extra to consider for shears that will be used for grass - just having the blades exceptionally sharp seems not to be enough. YMMV.
My new ARS-KR 1000 shears came with a small back bevel on both blades. I wanted to take note of the angles for later sharpening, so had a close look with a microscope. They cut wonderfully, though. I can't find any information anywhere why you'd want to sharpen shears with a back bevel and whether I'd need to replicate it when sharpening.
That was a great video. Thank you
Super job.
Excellent!
Very helpful. Who is the acoustic guitarist, in the background? Nice playing!
Paul, ya forgot to put your gloves back on when you filed the blade.
Enjoyed it I did, thankyou 🙌
Impressive
I don't have a vice and my sheers are bent out of shape but I'm going to do what I can to sharpen my sheers
Well done.
I sharpen garden and arboriculture tools and sometimes weird things come into my shop like planes, chisels , woodworking saws and router bits. What do they have to do with gardening? Very little if anything. Timber does come from trees though, obv.
thanks for the great tips! first time for me so i will be sure to follow this guide! :)
very good!!!
Master Sellers makes it looked so easy, but not for me. One of my good quality bypass pruners does not cut, found out the cutting surfaces do not come together at the point of shear, there was a paper thin gap across half of the cutting surfaces where light came through. Keep on sharpening the edge does not help. Spend good part of an hour flatten the concave surfaces on a 600 grit diamond stone. Got it to cut but not factory sharp, next maintenance cycle (another hour on the diamond stone) will have it perfectly flat and sharp. Yep Paul did say the cutting surface should come together.
It’s looks like you have a relationship with the steel... like a steel whisperer or something. In tune with the sensitivity of the tools.