Thread: Hone of the Day

I've sharpened a few flat bevel scissors freehanded and it turned out alot better than I thought. Started with a marker test on the angled side and kept going until I had a burr and no dings. Then did a bit of work on the inside flat to remove the burr, then did 20ish alternating laps. Dunno if it is the "proper" way to sharpen them, but they cut astoundingly well.

I know there are shears with a curved bevel (there's a whole contraption for sharpening them) that seem extraordinarily difficult freehand and the internet tells me those are the most popular. My stylist never used them nor heard of them...

Originally Posted by dinnermint

I've sharpened a few flat bevel scissors freehanded and it turned out alot better than I thought. Started with a marker test on the angled side and kept going until I had a burr and no dings. Then did a bit of work on the inside flat to remove the burr, then did 20ish alternating laps. Dunno if it is the "proper" way to sharpen them, but they cut astoundingly well.

I know there are shears with a curved bevel (there's a whole contraption for sharpening them) that seem extraordinarily difficult freehand and the internet tells me those are the most popular. My stylist never used them nor heard of them...

That's how I have alwasy sharpened scissors. Also a good time to tighten up the pivot if possible.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Are you using a jig to sharpen shears? I have several pairs of shears that I got in package buys. And have been interested in sharpening them and scissors.

Originally Posted by dinnermint

I know there are shears with a curved bevel (there's a whole contraption for sharpening them) that seem extraordinarily difficult freehand and the internet tells me those are the most popular. My stylist never used them nor heard of them...

The shears that I sharpened were the convex ground shears, and I did do them free hand, close to the way I was taught by Ozarkedger (a member here). It's hard for me to imagine a fixture or jig for convex ground shears that would not result in excessive metal removal. One of the important things about them is to take as little metal away as possible as they can only be sharpened so many times. The blades have a curved set to make the edges meet along the whole cut. There is a good thread here; https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/t...cissors.41918/ Post 15 gets into the nitty gritty.

There are countless bad videos on youtube that show you how to quickly destroy convex ground shears. Convex ground shears can be quite expensive and the stylists who own good ones are rightly very protective of them.

Amazing to me is that the convex ground shears were not invented until the 1960s.

I don't post most of the razors I hone, but occasionally a nice vintage NOS razor drops by for honing and it's deserving of a photo, this one came in a NOS Dorko a big 8/8 bellied hollow, and very nice it was.

Wow beautiful deep hollow grind. Very nice, that Dorko.

This came in today. A 6/8 Romo by Prior Solingen made for export for M.Mogal Inc New York.
It took a beautiful edge. I love how the butterscotch scales compliment the gold etching.

Just a bit of honing for fun.

Simple touch up for tonight's shave. Naniwa 10k then 20 laps on Purple Welsh slate with a few drops of Smiths.

Nice Globusmen!

Thanks! She gives a wonderful shave.