True. When I was living with my grandmother in the village, 5 years ago, I would hear the old man calling out. He disappeared now, maybe died but he used to make such good work
Many many years ago in NYC men would come in the back alley shouting out their services, like "I cash clothes!". One was a knife and scissor sharpener. I think that man had a tiny old truck with a grinder on it. I forgot what his cry was - "knives and scissors sharpened!", something like that.
I loved watching this video. My parents owned a kitchen cutlery and sportsmans knife store for many years in downtown Oakland. Ca. Dad sharpened every imaginable tool but had a special fondness for sharpening scissors. Watching you today reminded me of his meticulous methods. And your workshop looks so much like his, it almost hurts. This was a great video and I will be passing it on to fellow seamstresses. Thank you for a walk down memory lane.
As a retired toolmaker who was taught how to sharpen scissors you did a great job but a true test is to cut wet tissue paper cleanly .Cheers from down under in Australia.
Taking material off the hollow ground is not recommended due to the alignment of the blades the hollow grind makes the blades self sharpening in normal use. If there is reason to flat the hollow grind a bit then material must be removed from the pivot surface to match.
@@sidneyeaston6927 In a video called "How To Sharpen Scissors - 3 Ways, plus Hacks" by Work Sharp Tools - if I recall correctly, they say that scissors are self-honing, but they do not say that they are self-sharpening.
I have a set of wiss shears I received working as a tire builder for Firestone in the late 60's use them for fabric, top and tonneau material, carpet,upholstery and gasket material they rarely require sharpening, just a touch up with a stone occasionly, the back side hasn't been touched and it still looks like new. A quality tool that with proper sharpening will last more than a lifetime.
Had a traveling salesman/scissor sharpener stop by the tire shop. His pitch was "most scissors will fold a dollar bill in half" He demonstrated, it cut his bill in half, said there sharp, see you next year.
Thank you so much for making this video! As a seamstress I really struggle with keeping my scissors sharp. I’m excited to finally be able to sharpen my own scissors and keep them as sharp as I like.
Hello- seamstress here too, have you found this to work well for your fabric shears? Do you use the paper cutting test on them, or do you check with fabric?
Another great video, thanks. In 1967 I was in the army stationed in Augsburg Germany. They had a unit there that was called property disposal, They would sell excess stuff. Some how they wound up with Weiss scissors that were brand new. I bought a few pairs of each type. One of them looks just like the ones you sharpened. They are amazing. I have sharpened them many times over the years and they are as good as new. Most people would have tossed them when they were dull. You are right, a good pair of scissors will last a lifetime. I have shown all my kids how to sharpen their scissors. Thanks again for a great video.
Tha k you for this video, I usually pay to get my scissors sharpened and it takes 2 or 3 weeks before I get them back and it's not cheap to get them done. Thanks for the link. Great job! 👌
When I was growing up in the 50's and 60's, we had a truck come around and just do sharpening.....scissors, knives, lawn mower blades, hedge shears(manual, we did not have electric hedge trimmers) garden shovels, weeding hoes, etc. anything that had a blade or needed a sharp edge! Never knew when he would show up! Great memories! Good simple instructions!
I really like when I watch a video and learn something I never intended to learn but that's super important or helpful. Showing the backside of the scissors and the cupping in the blade was really helpful to me because I would have tortured myself trying to get rid of the black stuff. Seriously, hours of frustration and losing my mind - that's how I get. You saved me. You're my hero. :)
I remember back in 1953, I lost a nice pair of sharpened scissors. My neighbor came over to help me look for them. We found them, lodged deep in my back. Well, I was elated to find them, and my back pain suddenly disappeared! Wonderful memories of my past.
Thanks so much for the video. I have several sewing shears that need sharpening. BTW both of those scissors that you showed are actually dressmaker shears because of the bent handle. The handle allows you to to keep the shears flat against the surface and slide the shears through the fabric.
Years ago, a man, who was the equipment maintenance mechanic in a mens suit factory showed me how to sharpen scissors. Your right on the money. One little trick he showed me was, to get the proper cross, he would lay the blade half on the work bench and flex it to increase the bend curve, not easy to do and get real good results, but he did it with ease. After you get proper sharpness, on the angled edges, an occasional swipe of those edges across some 600 grit wet and dry sand paper will maintain a nice cutting edge, it leaves a fine burr edge, unlike what is wanted on a knife. ;-)
For shears used on fiberglass or very heavy materials, i like a "rough" edge on the bevel. It helps to keep the material from slipping or "squeezing out" of the blades.
I love the sound of your file dragging on the steel! When I was learning to sew patchwork quilts back in 2010 the ladies in the class (all experienced sewers) told me they just through away their blunt scissors and purchased another pair of inexpensive (but sharp) scissors. I was appalled!!! I showed them how easy it is to 'touch up'/hone their scissors using a knife steel and the ladies were genuinely surprised and excited as they all possessed knife steels!
I worked in a sewing factory for years. Sharpened thousands of pairs on a double end bench grinder very successfully! A light touch,and close adherence to angle is key,and move quickly! Don't put blue hot spots on them! It's a muscle memory thing after the first couple hundred pair!
In the past, I have thrown out a large pair of garden shears and bought another one which has become dull. I'm mighty glad that I hadn't gotten round to tossing it; I will happily try one of your methods. I hadn't been looking for such a vid but came across it and it piqued my curiosity. I'm glad I took the time to check it out. Thanks! 👍🏾😀
Great video, I was having problems sharpening mine and with your help figured out that it was not a sharpness problem they were bent so the cutting wasn't happening. Thanks!
Hi: i try to find the page for Bev Reed ,nothing came up. Kindly if you know her posts would you please send me the link i really appreciated thank you
Thank you. It's hard to get scissors sharpened and it's ridiculous to have to continue to purchase, and sometimes, yes sometimes, you buy them and they are dull already!!! Thank you again!
Loved your video I used to sharpen scissors as a profession and the only thing I might suggest is after you get through sharp putting the edge on both blades when you go to shut the scissors make sure you hold them apart when you bring the blades together and then when you open them back up again that's when you put the pressure on so that the edge gets to the top if that makes sense
Great video, and Awesome Job, Thank You. I use those “EZE-LAP Hone and Stone”diamond paddle files alot at work as a machinist. Extra Coarse, Coarse, Medium, Fine, and Super Fine. They are wonderful. “…and my employer did say I was responsible.” …I love the way coffee can come out of my nose! Ha ha ha ha ha. Much Love and Hugs
I found your video veryuseful today. I like how you explained what and why you were doing each step. And you did it in a way that I could clearly see exactly how you were doing it and you didn't do it so fast that I needed to keep rewatching it to try to figure out how you did it. Thank you so much. I have a big bag full of scissors that were not useful no more. I'm trying to learn to quilt and I'll be needing my scissors. Again thank you and awesome job. Look forward to learning more useful tips from you
Thanks for the tips. I have a really old pair of Wiss sewing shears that have not been sharpened in years. I live in a small town and have not been able to locate anyone who can professionally sharpen them for me. So it is up to me. This should help.
Enjoyed your video very much. I’ve wanted to know how to sharpen my scissors for some time. There was a time when you could take them to the Singer machine store. They would run an ad in the paper that the scissor sharpen man would be there on a certain day. It usually cost $1. For each pair of scissors.
i have some scissors inherited from my grandmother and great grandmother which were only used for fabric. They have become blunt and knicked over the years and i will certainly use this method to fix them. Over the years they have been "professionally" sharpened but were in worse state than before.
I did not carry out ALL the pointers mentioned here (found them unnecessary) but the ones I did follow gave me a beautiful crisp edge on a pair of antique scissors I've been restoring. Excellent video!!
Thank, Thank Thank You, Because of your video I have ben able to sharpin 2 of the 5 sets i have ,for Years Tryed to get them sharp , with no sucess. You have renewed my hope . I know how to sharpen just about evetything else but I never could zero in on which technique To use , I know noone else who knows, well now i do Thanks again, C&E*Ca.USA
Great video. I found a big pair of antique shears at a garage sale and used the credit card diamond stones to sharpen. Worked great and now they are my favorite to use
We have some scissors which belonged to my mother and they are in need of sharpening and why no one uses them. I have scissors for cooking, some more for sewing and there are the general purpose scissors which is used for anything else and they are in great shape so far. Thanks for sharing the information on how to sharpen the scissors and I will try to remember it.
Great video. Your communication skill shine like that of a professional broadcaster. Your instructions on sharpening was clear and understandable. I really like great videos. I'll continue to watch your channel. Thanks
Fun fact: chisel and scissor are two versions of the same word. That's why scissors are plural: they're made of two chisels. In fact, in French they're still exactly the same word: un ciseau (yet another version of the same word that "chisel" comes from) is a chisel, and des ciseaux are "some chisels", i.e., scissors.
I sew and you absolutely have to have very sharp scissors for the fabric. I have a couple of pairs of scissors that I use strictly for fabric and the tips need to be sharpened. Your video is great! THANK YOU! ❤️
Never had success sharpening scissors my whole life until l watch your video and copied everything you did. You saved my woman from my rebuke for ruining a perfectly good pair of scissors. We thank you.
I have my grandmother's wiss cutting sheers. And I'm terrified of sharpening them wrong. But maybe after this I will try. I'll practice on some cheep multi pack first thought and maybe fiend a shop that does professional sharpening to compare them.
THANK YOU! You saved me a very very good pair of textile scissor that I stupidly ruined years ago. I'm useless with sharpening tools, and you actually helped me use mine correctly and save my dear scissors. Again, THANK YOU!
Few things have excited my daughter as much as this topic! Keeping her various pairs of designated purpose scissors away from the rest of the family is an ongoing battle. Fabric, paper/crafting, food prep, hair, general purpose ad infinitum. LMAO. Yeah, I saved for her and my sanity.
The struggle is real . I have had to threaten lives to stay away from my sewing scissors. When I go to mend something and either 1. I cant find them 2 . They won't cut. And im left handed just to make it more difficult.
Ahhh...I am glad I had discovered this video...I realy need to sharpen my fabric shears,it hasn't been sharpened for almost 4 years and it is quite dull
Thanks for the steps, tried it on garden shears and 2 scissors. Will consider doing it more. Just getting it on the vice and filing the angle took some effort, not hard though! Great results! 👍
I have been told by a good source, that in hell they play youtube “how to” videos on jumbotrons at max volume and you cannot turn them off or volume down. Your videos will never be seen down there!!! Thank you for an excellent presentation!!
I have a pair of scissors that don’t have the screw system and I thought that they were a lost case. I’m trying this method to sharpen them, and might as well do the same to my embroidery scissors. Thank you so much!
Great video...I've watched it a few times. I don't have the set-up you have but I practiced sharpening a cheap pair of scissors and an old metal pair. Used Arkansas stone and a file. Both scissors improved/work better but not ideal. Can't move the screw on either & the metal pair seems to have the screw rusted stuck in place. Trying to rotate it just wrecks the screw slot. Oh, well...too much slop in the old pair but maybe I'll figure out how to do this better.
Never used a file sharpening scissors I have a Fine India oilstone that I use. My wife & I have a few friends and relatives that use really expensive scissors in their work like seamstresses and/or hairdressers and I sharpen their equipment for them. Like you said I try not to do much to the flat side or you will lose the hollow grind. But if there is a scar or some damage on that side you don’t have a choice but to remove it. Have you ever sharpened pinking shears? That’s was a trick to learn but it can be done..
Good video. I learned how to sharpen scissors in elementary school. My Mom hired a man to sharpen the large amount of scissors we that got used regularly. We had all sorts of scissors from large fabric shears to various small medical versions my Dad used in his office (M.D.). That sharpening guy should never have shown me so many steps to keeping scissors in prime condition because he lost his account at our house.
I'm glad you advised that files would all work, as we do not need diamond plates and diamond files. You needed to tell the type of file you used. Draw filing is at right angle to face being filed, you were moving the file in two directions, that is not draw filling. Over hammering a scissor with a rivet is bad, so you could mention this. Also I oil the fulcrum. The two blades need to move over each other precisely, so you could mention bent blades how to fix. Otherwise good job.
Excellent! I've been using a work sharp but this looks better. Somewhere I have my grandmother's old gigantic shears. If I can find them I'm gonna try this.
@@WoodByWright Have you ever tried sharpening pinking shears? I've done them on the worksharp according to the instructions but I'm wondering if a file might flatten the top better.
Question: Since you don't dismantle the scissors I would think that eventually you'll get to a point where tightening will not produce the desired result do to material only being removed from a portion of the flat back and not directly under the pivot point. With rivets that's just the way it is. What do you think? Oh, and this video was a shear joy.
The reason for sharpening is not to bring the blades back together but to re tighten the screw. it comes unscrewed. the blades are bent in toward each other so you cna keep sharpening them.
@@WoodByWright I understand that, but I thought by sharpening only part of the blade you remove material at that point only. I would think that sooner or later enough material is removed so that tightening no longer works. I may not be explaining myself well.
@@rosshollinger8097 In that case you could take them apart and flatten the mating surfaces back into plane with the cutting edge, then reassemble. Complete overkill, but if this happened with a rivet, you could also file the rivet flush and tap it out to separate the two blades flatten/sharpen, get a new pin, reassemble and peen the pin over.
@@rosshollinger8097 You're technically correct. After getting sharpened this way many many times, eventually the bottom section will not cut properly or at all because there will be a gap, one that even the inward bend of the blades will not be enough to compensate for. So while the method in this video is probably fine for general sharpening of minimally used scissors, eventually they will still need to grind the pivot ride so that its flush with the rest of the scissor blade. Conversely, one could just disassemble and grind the entire blade whenever its time to sharpen so as to wear all parts evenly and maintain its general flatness. Especially when given how easy it would be to do on the scissors he demonstrates on, as he would just unscrew them. As quick as disassembly would be on them, there's no reason to not disassemble for even a general sharpening. If the scissors were riveted, I could certainly understand waiting until it seemed absolutely necessary to disassemble and grind the pivot ride. That said, with the kind of use his shears get (he mentioned being used 2-3x a week for light duty applications) It would be decades before something like grinding the pivot ride becomes necessary, however, if you cut a lot of things that dull your scissors (cardboard, fiberglass, etc) and have to sharpen more often, then its probably better to disassemble, every time you sharpen.
Very nice and informative I didn't know how it was done, I figured something like this. I like the trick to keeping the file even. They should last you until Bev Reed wants them back. Ha Ha , Thanks for the video
hi there! not that tools or workshop stuff is right up my alley, but we all hav a pair of blunt scissors lying around, that refuse to co-operate. so the title piqued my interest n i watched yr video. it is precise, informative n useful, even fora lay person like me.many thnx for doing it. stay safe......... rgds from India.
It's amazing how we as modern Americans have lost some of the most basic of skills. Hell, this wasn't even considered a skill when I was a kid. Just something I had to do twice a month for all our scissors & knives. Youngsters today have no idea what to do when the stores are closed. Nice video Wood Fella!
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I remember that old guy that came door to door looking to sharpen scissors. I wish he was still here thanks for vide
Good old days
True. When I was living with my grandmother in the village, 5 years ago, I would hear the old man calling out. He disappeared now, maybe died but he used to make such good work
Really were the good old days.
Many many years ago in NYC men would come in the back alley shouting out their services, like "I cash clothes!". One was a knife and scissor sharpener. I think that man had a tiny old truck with a grinder on it. I forgot what his cry was - "knives and scissors sharpened!", something like that.
@@ericadacosta6992 As recently as 5 years ago!? My memory mentioned above was way back in the 1940's!
I loved watching this video. My parents owned a kitchen cutlery and sportsmans knife store for many years in downtown Oakland. Ca. Dad sharpened every imaginable tool but had a special fondness for sharpening scissors. Watching you today reminded me of his meticulous methods. And your workshop looks so much like his, it almost hurts. This was a great video and I will be passing it on to fellow seamstresses. Thank you for a walk down memory lane.
thanks! glad I could help. sounds like a good memory.
As a retired toolmaker who was taught how to sharpen scissors you did a great job but a true test is to cut wet tissue paper cleanly .Cheers from down under in Australia.
Taking material off the hollow ground is not recommended due to the alignment of the blades the hollow grind makes the blades self sharpening in normal use. If there is reason to flat the hollow grind a bit then material must be removed from the pivot surface to match.
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In a video called "How To Sharpen Scissors - 3 Ways, plus Hacks" by Work Sharp Tools - if I recall correctly, they say that scissors are self-honing, but they do not say that they are self-sharpening.
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People can make money bringing these services back again we do need them. ❤❤❤
Absolutely 👍
I have a set of wiss shears I received working as a tire builder for Firestone in the late 60's use them for fabric, top and tonneau material, carpet,upholstery and gasket material they rarely require sharpening, just a touch up with a stone occasionly, the back side hasn't been touched and it still looks like new. A quality tool that with proper sharpening will last more than a lifetime.
Had a traveling salesman/scissor sharpener stop by the tire shop. His pitch was "most scissors will fold a dollar bill in half" He demonstrated, it cut his bill in half, said there sharp, see you next year.
Thank you so much for making this video! As a seamstress I really struggle with keeping my scissors sharp. I’m excited to finally be able to sharpen my own scissors and keep them as sharp as I like.
Hello- seamstress here too, have you found this to work well for your fabric shears? Do you use the paper cutting test on them, or do you check with fabric?
Another great video, thanks.
In 1967 I was in the army stationed in Augsburg Germany.
They had a unit there that was called property disposal, They would sell excess stuff. Some how they wound up with Weiss scissors that were brand new. I bought a few pairs of each type. One of them looks just like the ones you sharpened. They are amazing. I have sharpened them many times over the years and they are as good as new.
Most people would have tossed them when they were dull. You are right, a good pair of scissors will last a lifetime. I have shown all my kids how to sharpen their scissors.
Thanks again for a great video.
Tha k you for this video, I usually pay to get my scissors sharpened and it takes 2 or 3 weeks before I get them back and it's not cheap to get them done.
Thanks for the link.
Great job!
👌
Yeah… I couldn't have gotten rid of scissors like that, either. German. '67.
Nah… those are lifers.
A good pair of scissors would last a few lifetimes. They would become family heirlooms, with proper maintenance, of course.
When I was growing up in the 50's and 60's, we had a truck come around and just do sharpening.....scissors, knives, lawn mower blades, hedge shears(manual, we did not have electric hedge trimmers) garden shovels, weeding hoes, etc. anything that had a blade or needed a sharp edge! Never knew when he would show up! Great memories! Good simple instructions!
I really like when I watch a video and learn something I never intended to learn but that's super important or helpful. Showing the backside of the scissors and the cupping in the blade was really helpful to me because I would have tortured myself trying to get rid of the black stuff. Seriously, hours of frustration and losing my mind - that's how I get. You saved me. You're my hero. :)
I remember back in 1953, I lost a nice pair of sharpened scissors. My neighbor came over to help me look for them. We found them, lodged deep in my back. Well, I was elated to find them, and my back pain suddenly disappeared! Wonderful memories of my past.
Wait, what?
Well turn around sit back n holler 😂
Thank you for this! I sharpened a very cheap pair using a diamond nail file. Worked great!
Thanks so much for the video. I have several sewing shears that need sharpening. BTW both of those scissors that you showed are actually dressmaker shears because of the bent handle. The handle allows you to to keep the shears flat against the surface and slide the shears through the fabric.
Years ago, a man, who was the equipment maintenance mechanic in a mens suit factory showed me how to sharpen scissors. Your right on the money. One little trick he showed me was, to get the proper cross, he would lay the blade half on the work bench and flex it to increase the bend curve, not easy to do and get real good results, but he did it with ease. After you get proper sharpness, on the angled edges, an occasional swipe of those edges across some 600 grit wet and dry sand paper will maintain a nice cutting edge, it leaves a fine burr edge, unlike what is wanted on a knife. ;-)
some times the old ways are the best!
Thank you for the video. I just got given an old pair of scissors by my mom, and I needed good instructions on how to touch up the sharpness.
For shears used on fiberglass or very heavy materials, i like a "rough" edge on the bevel. It helps to keep the material from slipping or "squeezing out" of the blades.
True. Do you have a good consistent way to make that surface?
@@jackmclane1826 a coarse grit stone or diamond plate. I have used 220 grit paper on glass before with acceptable results.
I love the sound of your file dragging on the steel! When I was learning to sew patchwork quilts back in 2010 the ladies in the class (all experienced sewers) told me they just through away their blunt scissors and purchased another pair of inexpensive (but sharp) scissors. I was appalled!!! I showed them how easy it is to 'touch up'/hone their scissors using a knife steel and the ladies were genuinely surprised and excited as they all possessed knife steels!
I worked in a sewing factory for years. Sharpened thousands of pairs on a double end bench grinder very successfully! A light touch,and close adherence to angle is key,and move quickly! Don't put blue hot spots on them! It's a muscle memory thing after the first couple hundred pair!
Right on. that is for sure the fast way to do it!
Thanks I appreciate your advice. Iwas about to give up.
How to sharpen industrial type scissor, in which one part is stationary, and the other part is moving.. It's a type of kinematic scissor..
In the past, I have thrown out a large pair of garden shears and bought another one which has become dull. I'm mighty glad that I hadn't gotten round to tossing it; I will happily try one of your methods. I hadn't been looking for such a vid but came across it and it piqued my curiosity. I'm glad I took the time to check it out. Thanks! 👍🏾😀
This is AWESOME! I have a large pair of shears like that and will get them sharp now - thanks!
Great video, I was having problems sharpening mine and with your help figured out that it was not a sharpness problem they were bent so the cutting wasn't happening. Thanks!
And a big shout out to Bev Reed. She thought enough of those sheers that she put her name on them.
I hope she doesn't see this video, she'll come looking for him.
Hi: i try to find the page for Bev Reed ,nothing came up.
Kindly if you know her posts would you please send me the link i really appreciated thank you
@@abbaspisheh1271 No page that I know of my friend. Her name is etched on the pair of scissors that he is sharpening. That's all.
@@newtonmenlo Her name is etched in history.
I also really like those scissors to be honest lol. The shape is great and they're quite substantial. I'd like to know who made them.
Great video, James. Thanx for making it simple w/o a bunch of unnecessary talking! -Ella
You are so correct. Got a pair of Weiss shears a year ago. After restoring and sharpening they are an essential tool now.
Right on.
Super Video, I have same old scissors in my grandfather’s workshop. I want to sharpen it. Thank you for this video.
Thank you. It's hard to get scissors sharpened and it's ridiculous to have to continue to purchase, and sometimes, yes sometimes, you buy them and they are dull already!!! Thank you again!
Loved your video I used to sharpen scissors as a profession and the only thing I might suggest is after you get through sharp putting the edge on both blades when you go to shut the scissors make sure you hold them apart when you bring the blades together and then when you open them back up again that's when you put the pressure on so that the edge gets to the top if that makes sense
The outer surface of each arm, is the cutting surface. Great demonstration!
Very helpful
Easy to undrrstand
Really liked
Straight to the point
Great video, and Awesome Job, Thank You.
I use those “EZE-LAP Hone and Stone”diamond paddle files alot at work as a machinist. Extra Coarse, Coarse, Medium, Fine, and Super Fine. They are wonderful.
“…and my employer did say I was responsible.”
…I love the way coffee can come out of my nose! Ha ha ha ha ha.
Much Love and Hugs
What an awesome workshop this man has.Can only dream of having one like this.
I found your video veryuseful today. I like how you explained what and why you were doing each step. And you did it in a way that I could clearly see exactly how you were doing it and you didn't do it so fast that I needed to keep rewatching it to try to figure out how you did it. Thank you so much. I have a big bag full of scissors that were not useful no more. I'm trying to learn to quilt and I'll be needing my scissors. Again thank you and awesome job. Look forward to learning more useful tips from you
Thanks for the tips. I have a really old pair of Wiss sewing shears that have not been sharpened in years. I live in a small town and have not been able to locate anyone who can professionally sharpen them for me. So it is up to me. This should help.
Enjoyed your video very much. I’ve wanted to know how to sharpen my scissors for some time. There was a time when you could take them to the Singer machine store. They would run an ad in the paper that the scissor sharpen man would be there on a certain day. It usually cost $1. For each pair of scissors.
i have some scissors inherited from my grandmother and great grandmother which were only used for fabric. They have become blunt and knicked over the years and i will certainly use this method to fix them. Over the years they have been "professionally" sharpened but were in worse state than before.
Great video, thanks. A drop of oil on the hinge helps, I find.
I did not carry out ALL the pointers mentioned here (found them unnecessary) but the ones I did follow gave me a beautiful crisp edge on a pair of antique scissors I've been restoring. Excellent video!!
Thanks for the video. Was able to fix my scissors with sand paper used by painters
Thank, Thank Thank You,
Because of your video I have ben able to sharpin
2 of the 5 sets i have ,for Years
Tryed to get them sharp , with no sucess. You have renewed my hope .
I know how to sharpen just about evetything else but I never could zero in on which technique
To use , I know noone else who knows, well now i do
Thanks again,
C&E*Ca.USA
thank you, i wanna do this on my silver scissor that looks very useful when im back to school because it can be fold and it looks nice
I love your job!
Thank you for the professionalism, availability and great job!
Thank you!!!
Great video. I found a big pair of antique shears at a garage sale and used the credit card diamond stones to sharpen. Worked great and now they are my favorite to use
right on. love bringing them back to life!
You sure fiund a treasure to last few full life years. Good steel (if designed well) will never let you down if they are looked after well enough.
We have some scissors which belonged to my mother and they are in need of sharpening and why no one uses them. I have scissors for cooking, some more for sewing and there are the general purpose scissors which is used for anything else and they are in great shape so far. Thanks for sharing the information on how to sharpen the scissors and I will try to remember it.
Great video. Your communication skill shine like that of a professional broadcaster. Your instructions on sharpening was clear and understandable. I really like great videos. I'll continue to watch your channel. Thanks
Thanks for sharing.l have always wondered how to sharpen a pair of scissors.
Fun fact: chisel and scissor are two versions of the same word. That's why scissors are plural: they're made of two chisels. In fact, in French they're still exactly the same word: un ciseau (yet another version of the same word that "chisel" comes from) is a chisel, and des ciseaux are "some chisels", i.e., scissors.
Interesting. Learn something new everyday Thanks
That is awesome! I love that! Thanks for sharing it.
Love learning random liguistic tidbits like this!
4 years late to the party, but thank you! It had always wondered why 'scissor' was pluralised; I love snippets like this.
I sew and you absolutely have to have very sharp scissors for the fabric. I have a couple of pairs of scissors that I use strictly for fabric and the tips need to be sharpened. Your video is great! THANK YOU! ❤️
Thank you! I just tried this approach with my 'Fiskars' and it worked very well!
Thanks a lot. Now I know how to sharpen the scissors. God bless you and your family
Never had success sharpening scissors my whole life until l watch your video and copied everything you did. You saved my woman from my rebuke for ruining a perfectly good pair of scissors. We thank you.
Glad I can help!
WOW! a simple but an ingenious method. I will try it next morning.
Very cool. I have ALOT of old scissors that are dull. Looks like I need a few tools or see if my son has them. Thanks so much! God bless you.
I have my grandmother's wiss cutting sheers. And I'm terrified of sharpening them wrong. But maybe after this I will try. I'll practice on some cheep multi pack first thought and maybe fiend a shop that does professional sharpening to compare them.
I thought this tutorial covered what I need to know quite nicely.
Thank you, so much for sharing!
Super helpful! I ordered the stones & paddles! Thanks!
THANK YOU! You saved me a very very good pair of textile scissor that I stupidly ruined years ago. I'm useless with sharpening tools, and you actually helped me use mine correctly and save my dear scissors. Again, THANK YOU!
My pleasure thanks.
Few things have excited my daughter as much as this topic! Keeping her various pairs of designated purpose scissors away from the rest of the family is an ongoing battle. Fabric, paper/crafting, food prep, hair, general purpose ad infinitum. LMAO. Yeah, I saved for her and my sanity.
LOL sounds like fun!
The struggle is real . I have had to threaten lives to stay away from my sewing scissors. When I go to mend something and either
1. I cant find them
2 . They won't cut.
And im left handed just to make it more difficult.
Nothing wrong with your daughter! Folks using your good scissors for cutting wire,plastic and such like will ruin them. Buy 2 pair .
Perfect timing for this I have 2 pairs in the shop need to be sharpened. Just found your video Saturday on Compass planes....nicely done.
Thanks
I managed sharpening a small pair of scissors just now
Ahhh...I am glad I had discovered this video...I realy need to sharpen my fabric shears,it hasn't been sharpened for almost 4 years and it is quite dull
Need to get me a good pair but iv got lots of sharpening stones and steels .. should be able to get this done
Some background info followed up by the practical process of how to sharpen scissors. Excellent video, very informative. Much appreciated.
Many thanks for sharing the knowledge. I tried it on my pair of scissors and I am very pleased with the result. Blessings.
Off to find my stuff so I can get my scissors sorted. Thanks for the informative video.
Great video! Got a pair done in a few minutes. Thanks
I LOVED THIS! Is there a way to sharpen scissors if there is no vice available? Thank you!
Thanks for the steps, tried it on garden shears and 2 scissors. Will consider doing it more. Just getting it on the vice and filing the angle took some effort, not hard though! Great results! 👍
a nice hard & flat surface to place your abrasive paper on is a small piece of glass - say 5x8"
thanks for this video
Thanks for sharing this about scissors ✂️
I have been told by a good source, that in hell they play youtube “how to” videos on jumbotrons at max volume and you cannot turn them off or volume down. Your videos will never be seen down there!!! Thank you for an excellent presentation!!
I have a pair of scissors that don’t have the screw system and I thought that they were a lost case. I’m trying this method to sharpen them, and might as well do the same to my embroidery scissors. Thank you so much!
glad I could help. for those you can still tighten them if they get too lose by pounding the rivet a bit. just do not do it too much.
Great video...I've watched it a few times. I don't have the set-up you have but I practiced sharpening a cheap pair of scissors and an old metal pair. Used Arkansas stone and a file. Both scissors improved/work better but not ideal. Can't move the screw on either & the metal pair seems to have the screw rusted stuck in place. Trying to rotate it just wrecks the screw slot. Oh, well...too much slop in the old pair but maybe I'll figure out how to do this better.
Julie Neely: Try few drops of oil on screw.
Thank you! I’ve been trying to get this info for years.
Thanks bro I will do this very easy thanks a million 👍
Never used a file sharpening scissors I have a Fine India oilstone that I use. My wife & I have a few friends and relatives that use really expensive scissors in their work like seamstresses and/or hairdressers and I sharpen their equipment for them. Like you said I try not to do much to the flat side or you will lose the hollow grind. But if there is a scar or some damage on that side you don’t have a choice but to remove it.
Have you ever sharpened pinking shears? That’s was a trick to learn but it can be done..
Very well made video diy. Narration n length video was very concise. 👍🏼
Love your shop! Excellent video on scissor sharpening! Most people don't even think about sharpening them. Thank you!
Good video. I learned how to sharpen scissors in elementary school. My Mom hired a man to sharpen the large amount of scissors we that got used regularly. We had all sorts of scissors from large fabric shears to various small medical versions my Dad used in his office (M.D.).
That sharpening guy should never have shown me so many steps to keeping scissors in prime condition because he lost his account at our house.
Lol sounds about right!
Thanks, great information but what about pinking shears? Are they sharpened the same way?
@@vonettasewelll7861 keep looking on YT another guy shows how to do them, and does a great job explaining and demo of scissors and pinking shears.
I'm glad you advised that files would all work, as we do not need diamond plates and diamond files.
You needed to tell the type of file you used.
Draw filing is at right angle to face being filed, you were moving the file in two directions, that is not draw filling.
Over hammering a scissor with a rivet is bad, so you could mention this.
Also I oil the fulcrum.
The two blades need to move over each other precisely, so you could mention bent blades how to fix.
Otherwise good job.
Beautifully simple explanation, thank you.
Great video, I learned a lot. Thank you for posting it.
What a useful video!! I've sharpened everything in the shop except the scissors. I may even tackle some of my wife's.
they are fun to sharpen up!
Excellent! I've been using a work sharp but this looks better. Somewhere I have my grandmother's old gigantic shears. If I can find them I'm gonna try this.
Sweet. Have fun
@@WoodByWright Have you ever tried sharpening pinking shears? I've done them on the worksharp according to the instructions but I'm wondering if a file might flatten the top better.
I have found many good vintage scissors in second hand and antique shops for a lot less than purchasing new and better quality.
So true. got to love the old ones!
Thank I need to know that For my scissors
Question: Since you don't dismantle the scissors I would think that eventually you'll get to a point where tightening will not produce the desired result do to material only being removed from a portion of the flat back and not directly under the pivot point. With rivets that's just the way it is. What do you think? Oh, and this video was a shear joy.
The reason for sharpening is not to bring the blades back together but to re tighten the screw. it comes unscrewed. the blades are bent in toward each other so you cna keep sharpening them.
@@WoodByWright I understand that, but I thought by sharpening only part of the blade you remove material at that point only. I would think that sooner or later enough material is removed so that tightening no longer works. I may not be explaining myself well.
@@rosshollinger8097 In that case you could take them apart and flatten the mating surfaces back into plane with the cutting edge, then reassemble. Complete overkill, but if this happened with a rivet, you could also file the rivet flush and tap it out to separate the two blades flatten/sharpen, get a new pin, reassemble and peen the pin over.
@@corylannon8546 Thanks. If it's not a problem, it's not a problem. I just thought of that as a result of my over-analytical brain.
@@rosshollinger8097 You're technically correct. After getting sharpened this way many many times, eventually the bottom section will not cut properly or at all because there will be a gap, one that even the inward bend of the blades will not be enough to compensate for.
So while the method in this video is probably fine for general sharpening of minimally used scissors, eventually they will still need to grind the pivot ride so that its flush with the rest of the scissor blade.
Conversely, one could just disassemble and grind the entire blade whenever its time to sharpen so as to wear all parts evenly and maintain its general flatness. Especially when given how easy it would be to do on the scissors he demonstrates on, as he would just unscrew them. As quick as disassembly would be on them, there's no reason to not disassemble for even a general sharpening. If the scissors were riveted, I could certainly understand waiting until it seemed absolutely necessary to disassemble and grind the pivot ride.
That said, with the kind of use his shears get (he mentioned being used 2-3x a week for light duty applications) It would be decades before something like grinding the pivot ride becomes necessary, however, if you cut a lot of things that dull your scissors (cardboard, fiberglass, etc) and have to sharpen more often, then its probably better to disassemble, every time you sharpen.
Very nice and informative I didn't know how it was done, I figured something like this. I like the trick to keeping the file even. They should last you until Bev Reed wants them back. Ha Ha , Thanks for the video
Thank you so much.
Best regards from Italy.
hi there! not that tools or workshop stuff is right up my alley, but we all hav a pair of blunt scissors lying around, that refuse to co-operate. so the title piqued my interest n i watched yr video. it is precise, informative n useful, even fora lay person like me.many thnx for doing it. stay safe......... rgds from India.
thanks! glad it could help out!
Very good, thank you! I just sharpened the world's dullest scissors following your technique. I sub'd.
It's amazing how we as modern Americans have lost some of the most basic of skills. Hell, this wasn't even considered a skill when I was a kid. Just something I had to do twice a month for all our scissors & knives. Youngsters today have no idea what to do when the stores are closed.
Nice video Wood Fella!
So true. Sharpening used to be ubiquitous for everyone now things are just disposable.
That's a fact. Baby boomers take a beating from young folks. But I can drive a stick and sharpen a knife while they wait for McDonald's to open. 😏
Well demonstrated very well understood..
good video - LOVE your shop! esp moulding planes
Super good sharpening scissors, specially you can’t find them, very much appreciated ❤️ thanks
Thank you. This was prefect for my little lady brain. :) I love your workshop.
glad I could help!
Could you PLEASE give us a demonstration on how to resharpen our Pinking Shears??? Please….
Nice vid. Short and to the point.
Great Vid! . tried it worked great , Thanks!
Oh how I wish I had found this thread 2 weeks ago, I just pitched a pair out of frustration of dull cuts!
I would like to see hitting a rivet as you mentioned- a demo of the process.