On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 1:15 PM, Brent A Kinsey  wrote:

>
> BUT...doing anything to the inside face of the scissor halves is fraught
> with peril.  Trying to hone that face may do far more damage than good.
> The two haves are in many cases gently curved towards each other and
> messing up those inside faces may cause the two haves not to meet any more.
> I don't mess with the inside faces at alll.
>
>
I go here, cautiously.  When I first started woodworking, I learned about
making sharp, so had I bought a blue DMT hone.  About a year later, I was
involved with an arts n crafts project for the then dwarves (now in their
20s), and was given a pair of modern scissors to use by the host parent.
Huge dings on the cutting edge, bending material into the inside face, like
someone had cut steel wire.  After a few minutes of cursing and swearing
under by breath (I was surrounded by 6 yrs olds), I took my DMT hone to the
inside face, just to remove the damage.  I then gave the correct edge a few
passes.   Oh my, they had an epiphany when I handed them back.  I did the
other 6 pairs in the room too.  Most used pairs I purchase get that face
looked at before I buy.

So yes, you can touch the inside face, but only if they are fouled up.
Don't touch them to make sharp.


-- 
Kirk Eppler, getting out after the crowd on a long holiday weekend.