Thread: Honing Shears / Scissors

I think you need a special thing-a-ma-jig, Scissors /shear jig to hone scissors and shears.

You could just use a hone and your hands, but the results may not be quite up to par.



Scott

It just needed a touch up. I looked more closely, and only one blade was beveled - I gave it 5 light freehand passes on a DMT 1200, being careful to keep the bevel flat on the hone and that did the trick. Thanks.

I told her I can get it even sharper if she'd let me buy something called an escher...

If you have a small polishing stone, you can rub it on the blades rather than vice versa. Speeds up the process a bit.

The bevels on most scissors is wide enough that a steady hand is all you need. It's like honing a very small razor; the item itself sets the angle and you just have to keep the thing flat on the stone.

Oh, and you might do a few strokes on the other "blade" as well, whether it has a bevel or not, the corner needs to sharp and it may be slightly rounded from being used.