Diamond Paddles I use: amzn.to/3KmSlcb File I use: amzn.to/3Yh946x Old Video On the Sharpening Scissors: ua-cam.com/video/i1Wy9O7lwYI/v-deo.htmlsi=5WWj5BHmzqaU2o5j
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!
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. 🤣
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.
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 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.
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 ! 👍
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!
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....😂
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'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!
Thank you for this! I have jewelers files that I literally use for anything, including resin edge filing. Just did a quick few swipes along the edge and my scissors are back to cutting through ribbon without making a huge mess or having me come close to rage quitting! You are a lifesaver. I am also a new subscriber, because as soon as we can set up our permanent studio where we are moving to in a couple months or sooner, I am inheriting all my dad's woodworking tools. The only thing we have to buy is a good lathe, and I have a friend who is going to see about getting that for us when the time is right. ❤
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
Omg thank you so so much for this video!!! I was so sad that I couldn't continue my projects because my scissors just wouldn't cut well or not at all anymore. I tried the sandpaper method cause I saw it recommend so much, didn't help at all. Today I thought I'll try looking for one more tutorial before I give in and buy new ones and came across yours! Now my scissors are cutting like on day one again!! :D
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" .
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!) 😉
Thanks for posting this quick and very useful video. I 'inherited' several pairs of old scissors and I like to pick them up whenever I run across them is good condition. I don't know about other people, but it seems you can't have enough of them. Especially in various sizes. Now I know how to keep them in tip top shape.
I am glad I got you in my feed and I have been watching you for few weeks. Just realized I didn't have subscription but I quickly corrected that. Many thanks for the tips 😊
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.
Yet another interesting sharpening video that has inspired me to try something I have not done before. I generally use mass-market scissors, when I can find ones that are TRUE Left-handed ones. (Many that "imply" that they are left-handed, are merely normal right-handed scissors but with different, supposedly "ergonomic" handles. Unless the blades are reversed, they are still very difficult to use by those of us in their "right" minds 😅. While growing up, all three of we boys knew that any scissors in mother's sewing room were strictly off-limits. Our sister was exempt, because in due course our mother was teaching her about sewing.
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
My brother obtained a pair of WISS “inlaid” sheet metal shears that were close to 100 years old, that needed s lot of love. (If you can find some Wiss Inlaid, snap them up, the steel is the best!)I removed the nut and bolt, flattened the faces on my DMT dual diamond plates and then filed the bevel with my diamond files ( a steel file would not touch them!) The nut had been peened over, and removing it stripped the threads so I had to make a new fastener out of an NAS 5/16-24 aircraft bolt and high temperature lock nut. When I finally got them back together, greased and adjusted, they cut thin paper, and close with the sweetest “whisssss” sound. Good for another hundred years of conscientious use. My wife and I trade haircuts and I sharpen those shears with the fine diamond file ACROSS the blade rather than along it. This creates very fine grooves that catch, hold and cut the hair instead of letting it slide out of the tips. When wood is ground into paper pulp, fine bits of mineral end up in the paper that WILL dull scissors. My Dad used to keep my Mom’s sewing shears sharp, and woe to us if we used them on paper!
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
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"
Diamond Paddles I use: amzn.to/3KmSlcb
File I use: amzn.to/3Yh946x
Old Video On the Sharpening Scissors: ua-cam.com/video/i1Wy9O7lwYI/v-deo.htmlsi=5WWj5BHmzqaU2o5j
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!
Glad you confirmed that sandpaper myth as I've heard that a few times over the years!
UA-cam was made for videos like this. Thank you!
Clear instructions, and helpful - thank you !
Thanks for confirming my theory on how to sharpen scissors :)
Thank you for addressing the sandpaper myth! Great video, very helpful.
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.
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.
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!
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 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.
i find sliding of scissors so satisfying
Omg!! I did it!!! It works! Thank you!!!
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 ! 👍
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!
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....😂
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.
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.
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!
Thank you for this! I have jewelers files that I literally use for anything, including resin edge filing. Just did a quick few swipes along the edge and my scissors are back to cutting through ribbon without making a huge mess or having me come close to rage quitting! You are a lifesaver. I am also a new subscriber, because as soon as we can set up our permanent studio where we are moving to in a couple months or sooner, I am inheriting all my dad's woodworking tools. The only thing we have to buy is a good lathe, and I have a friend who is going to see about getting that for us when the time is right. ❤
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
Informative, easy to digest, to the point. A perfect how to video. Thank you sir.
I return to this video often. I somehow need/want to sharpen scissors often and I come here for a reminder. Thanks for making this video!
love your content. one of the best on youtube next to paul seller etc!
Omg thank you so so much for this video!!!
I was so sad that I couldn't continue my projects because my scissors just wouldn't cut well or not at all anymore.
I tried the sandpaper method cause I saw it recommend so much, didn't help at all.
Today I thought I'll try looking for one more tutorial before I give in and buy new ones and came across yours!
Now my scissors are cutting like on day one again!! :D
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" .
A very good and clear demonstration. Thank you.
I've watched your content for years and I love how far you've come! Awesome work.
That's a sharp video.
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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!) 😉
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😂
I've wondered how to sharpen my scissors. Thanks for posting.
Thank you for your great video!
Thank you. Super helpful. Can't wait to try this technique. Greetings from Paris, France
Very timely video for me . THANKS!
Thanks for posting this quick and very useful video. I 'inherited' several pairs of old scissors and I like to pick them up whenever I run across them is good condition. I don't know about other people, but it seems you can't have enough of them. Especially in various sizes. Now I know how to keep them in tip top shape.
Great video! thank you!!
Thanks for explaining how to sharpen scissors. Great video!
I was just wondering how to do this as I use scissors often in my hobby art and here you are. Thanks so much!
I am glad I got you in my feed and I have been watching you for few weeks. Just realized I didn't have subscription but I quickly corrected that. Many thanks for the tips 😊
Thankyou. Your video is very useful
Thanks for the lesson on scissor sharpening!
Nice explanation. I use my Tormek once a year for my wife’s scissors and knives. A lot of fun.
Hello Mr Wright I'm Mr Wright also from ne Ohio and enjoyed your content.
This video cuts deep 🤙
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.
Thanks for sharing this about the scissors
First time I’ve ever heard this. Thank you, I’ll try it.
Great and simple tips! Thanks so much!
Thank you for a superb tutorial. Just can't wait to get the file out and give it a shave..
Thank you, good video.
Thank you! I just ordered a paddle.
Yet another interesting sharpening video that has inspired me to try something I have not done before.
I generally use mass-market scissors, when I can find ones that are TRUE Left-handed ones. (Many that "imply" that they are left-handed, are merely normal right-handed scissors but with different, supposedly "ergonomic" handles. Unless the blades are reversed, they are still very difficult to use by those of us in their "right" minds 😅.
While growing up, all three of we boys knew that any scissors in mother's sewing room were strictly off-limits. Our sister was exempt, because in due course our mother was teaching her about sewing.
Thank you very much, I went on a journey TRYING to find a place to gave th3m sharpened.
Thanks James
Great video, thank you.
I love your videos! 🧡
Nice presentation. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing
i just bought a tormek so i could sharpen scissors lol mainly bought it for lathe tool’s though
What’s another word for synonym?
this is a tough one, thinking about it hurts my brain.
Thanks for all your help. and your shop looks great
thanks for the tip 😊
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.
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.
Thank you! ❤
Thanks for the vise tip! Cool. Love your videos. Thank you!
Thank you.
Thank you, this is a very educational video.
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
My brother obtained a pair of WISS “inlaid” sheet metal shears that were close to 100 years old, that needed s lot of love. (If you can find some Wiss Inlaid, snap them up, the steel is the best!)I removed the nut and bolt, flattened the faces on my DMT dual diamond plates and then filed the bevel with my diamond files ( a steel file would not touch them!) The nut had been peened over, and removing it stripped the threads so I had to make a new fastener out of an NAS 5/16-24 aircraft bolt and high temperature lock nut. When I finally got them back together, greased and adjusted, they cut thin paper, and close with the sweetest “whisssss” sound. Good for another hundred years of conscientious use.
My wife and I trade haircuts and I sharpen those shears with the fine diamond file ACROSS the blade rather than along it. This creates very fine grooves that catch, hold and cut the hair instead of letting it slide out of the tips.
When wood is ground into paper pulp, fine bits of mineral end up in the paper that WILL dull scissors. My Dad used to keep my Mom’s sewing shears sharp, and woe to us if we used them on paper!
Excellent information, thank you
Very clear...good job!
Thank you
Thanks for the video
Oh, this video was so nice!
Thanks for the detailed video.
excellent work.. How about zigzag one side and both side
thanks..
Thanks for sharing
Great video Sir!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻☝🏻☝🏻Thank you sooooo much, cause I Really HATE Dull Blades!!!!😡
Shear genius James!
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.
Thanks James!
Great video! I love that you do these types of videos
Done really well. Thanks
Yesterday I just saw your old video about this xd
What a timing xd
Cheers from Poland 🍻
thanks it makes sense. I'm going to try it
i messed my shears by using a knife sharpener, will try your method thanks
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
THANK YOU FOR SHARING
Great vid!
Thanks lovely information, 👍🏻🙏🏻
Good job!
Thanks!
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"
So helpful, thank you!!!
Great video
Thanks.
thanks for the info