How To Sharpen Scissors

[azzurro911]

dude, you nees to cut your nails :)

[gmailjesbion]

I have to agree that sharpening the inside edge of scissors will ruin them in short order, maybe not the first time, but after enough sharpening, they will not match edges...

If you use carborundum stones, like the one above, melt some petroleum jelly, and let the stone absorb all it will until it quits bubbling. Oil or spit or water will then sit on the face of the stone, floating away metal particles, which is the reason for the oil or water. Only use oil on the Arkansas stones.

[andrefazanaro]

Nice Tutorial, Congratulations!

Well, english is not my native speaker, and i could not understood the grid of the stones. Can you tell us? Thanks.

[heettreet]

you should not tell anyone to use oil or water ,, one or the other but i never heard of both, you do not seem to be a pro at what you're talking about

[heettreet]

if it stops absorbing ,,,,it is saturated ,,,, how do you add more to a saturated anything

[stupidmotherfuckers1]

Are you sharpening both sides of half of the scissors Isn't that going to defeat the scissor physics ?

[tee1964]

Excellent..thank you for posting!

[WeirdWyrd]

Thanks for this! I do a lot of crafting a wear down my scissors quite easily. You are really easy to understand and have such a nice voice :)

[handsofmynuttybites]

good vid, and it obviously works for you.

but you should never sharpen the flat edge of a scissor or chisel, only sharpen the angle.

over time your make the edge like the end of a flat screwdriver, and will make them useless

tho you can, if your careful, stick each blade in a vice and slightly bend them inwards.

so when put together it will automaticaly cause them to slide together perfect,

[QuietBearr]

@handsofmynuttybites Every person I have ever seen or heard instruct on scissor sharpening has included instructing people to grind the flat edge. (this includes Sal Glesser, the founder and head of research and development of spyderco, in the dvd that comes with the sharpmaker)

[bushmag]

Cool vid:) nice to se something different besides knives;)

[QuietBearr]

lol, well it is a knife channel....

[bushmag]

Yeah I know but I still like it:P

[kccustomuph]

I just watched this and went back into my shop and sharpened a scissors using this method. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I sharped my upholstery shear using a fine scythe stone and your method and ended up with a much better edge and sharper shear than I can get using my $500.00 professional sharpener. People like you make the Youtube a joy.

[QuietBearr]

I am so glad it worked out for you! Thanks man, I appreciate it!

[englander1971]

u do not need 3 in one

let the blade perfrom the work.

[QuietBearr]

You actually do need to use some sort of oil when using stones, especially arkansas stones... Using them dry can and will damage your stones and decrease their effectivness over time.

You may not need specifically 3-1, but you do need some sort of oil, bare minimum you need water.

[Roger1379]

Awesome, I sharpen scissors quite differently, I only grind the bevel, I don't touch the flat side, I open and close the blades to remove the burr.

[QuietBearr]

removing the burr with the bevel kinda just dulls your freshly sharpened edge, and will only remove the bur, not any nicks or dings.

[Roger1379]

I mean I take out all the dings or nicks out by sharpening the bevel, and I open and close the scissors to remove the remaining burr. I do not touch the flat side because over time the blades will not meet because there would be a gap between the blades from sharpening.

[QuietBearr]

I really dont remove that much, and to be honest, by the time I removed enough to make a difference, it would prolly be best to get new ones anyway, since scissors would be about the size of a nickle by then....

[reasoning777]

Hi m8, thanks for the vid, I need to sharpen my scissors, and I never thought of them as "" two knives sandwiched together. "" Good vid, thanks, and I really like the intro screen shot, that's nice.

[QuietBearr]

Thanks man, changes each time now lol.

Glad you like it, they really are easy to sharpen, I think they are easier to sharpen than knives, since it is easy to use the same bevel each time

[comp216]

Thanks For the vid! Time to go sharpen my scissors, lol

[QuietBearr]

no problem man

[wweboss]

i use the spyderco sharpmaker

[QuietBearr]

that works too, this was just for people without a system

[pingpongme]

Is there a reason why you are using oil?

Isn't it just more messy then water?

[QuietBearr]

oil works better than water on most stones, unless they are waterstones.

Most stones are oil stones, while yes more messy, they preserve the life of the stone so you will have it a lot longer.