Bob & Assembled Galooterati:


At the risk of OLDTOOLS opprobrium, I want to mention recently encountering a
Fiskars manual scissors sharpener, which the owner said she'd purchased at Wal-
Mart.  (There, I've gone and done it! Mentioned Fiskars and Wal-Mart in the same
sentence!)


While buying some heavy fabric to make a tool roll, I was astounded at how
easily the lady cut my order from the bolt.  I asked her who sharpened her
scissors, whereupon she produced the Fiskars device from under the counter and
explained that this is all she uses now.


I think diamond or carbide abrasive is in the act here - you just push the
blades into a slot and make snipping motions.


Can't argue with the results !


John Ruth

Metuchen NJ


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From: OldTools  on behalf of RH 
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2018 1:21 PM
To: oldtools@s...
Subject: [OldTools] Sharpening Scissors

With woefully inept sharpening skills, I find myself in need of
sharpening an old pair that belonged to my mother.  If she were still
with us, she'd be 116; so these are, indeed, old ones - at least 75
years old by my own observation.

Can anyone point me to a good wiki or online article that describes the
appropriate process?  There is a screw holding the 2 arms together.  Can
this be removed?  Is the thread right or left handed?

Thanks for any help.  I want to get this pair sharp and give it to my
daughter as a gift from the grandmother she never knew.

Bob Hutchins
Temple, TX, USA

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