tip of the day - sharpening scissors
March 26, 2008 by Chloe Findlay-Harder
Filed under Arts & Crafts
I have to admit, I’m pretty obsessive about my good scissors - I even have my DH trained… If the scissors have my name on them, don’t touch!
But even the most meticulous care won’t keep your fabric scissors from going dull eventually (especially if you’re cutting polar fleece!) Do you trust your lovely scissors to a mall kiosk?
Ask your hair stylist or your dog groomer where they get their scissors sharpened. Their scissors can cost hundreds of dollars, and you can bet that they’ll send them to the best place in town to be sharpened!
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I was a do groomer for a while and let me tell you, if I carried anything away it’s TAKE CARE OF YOUR SCISSORS! Lordy. What good advice.
Yes, great advice! We had a friend who is a master carver do our Thanksgiving turkey last year. He brought his own knives and told us our (expensive) Henckels had totally lost their edges and were practically beyond repair. When you’ve invested a lot in a cutting tool, you really need a pro to sharpen it once in a while.
I am very strict with my scissors. When my son was rebellish like his mom, lol, he asked to take a pair of my scissors outside of course i said no,not just because i cared of my scissors but for his safety. Well he took a pair anyways, didnt find out later til he walked in and handed them to me, it was one of my new pinking shears, dont know what they cost now, but then i paid $40.@ i had the reg pinking and scallopped.
He dropped a pair outside on concrete and broke the tips off.
And another thing hide your scissors from your men, i dont care how much you love them (the men) they will use your good scissors for something stupid and tear them up.
My finacee has been firmly threatened not to use any in our bedroom/sewing room. ONly use pair in kitchen drawer.
heehee
yes we have to power.
hugs lish