On Fri, May 25, 2018, 10:23 AM RH  wrote:

> 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.
>
>
>
Don't take them apart!

Tom Conroy has written up something a few times.
http://www.swingleydev.com/ot/get/217759/thread/
http://swingleydev.com/ot/get/252798/thread/#252798
http://swingleydev.com/ot/get/252803/thread/#252803

He also recommends a book called Scissors Sam Says Be Sharp, which is
stupid pricey online right now, I found mine in a used brick n mortar book
store

https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/0912020288/

If you can't find one, I can loan you my copy if you promise to return it.

I send my good (bought used) pairs to Burrbenders (As recommended here by
someone) for initial rehab, then try not to foul them up.

http://www.burrbenders.com/Burrbenders-Scissors.html

They do mail in service, and I like their scissors work.

Paul Sellers has put together a YouTube thing, as someone else recommended
here.
http://swingleydev.com/ot/get/252813/thread/#252813

Kirk from the Droid , hoping to get some more garage time this long weekend.