Thanks DonO I don't re-sharpening mine but I do use a very fine diamond sharpening hone every so often. It seems to work great. I sold all my sharpening stoves awhile back to my best friend. I made out big time, I traded them for a really nice set of rods. I do have a set of barber stones I could use.
I am well trained in the art of sharpening. I was a cabinet maker for 30 years. Sharpening was part of the apprenticeship. Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DonO Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 4:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Curiosity question.- now scissor sharpening This brings up a new question, haven't seen it before, and it affects all flytiers. Do you sharpen your scissors when they get dull or do you buy new scissors? I re-sharpen mine and re-use them until the hinges get too loose to hold the jaws together. I work with such large quantities of bulk materials in deer and synthetics, that my scissors are dulled every week. Couldn't afford that many new scissors. I've had my last bulk-cutting scissors for at least 8 years, and have re-sharpened them many hundreds of times. I now add a little 3-In-One oil to the hinges to make them last longer, too. Leather seems to be the quickest duller of blades, and I use a ton of it. Any one else do this? It doesn't bother me to cut anything with my good scissors, because I just re-sharpen them. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "sjclark53" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 3:50 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Curiosity question. Good enough answer for me, I'll stop using my good scissors until it is gone. Thanks Steve † Subject: Re: [VFB] Curiosity question. The one shadowbox that I did has a glass face. Oughta keep the bugs out. I would sit next to Romero and tie wacky streamers with all his pretty feathers. Kevlar seems to be really bulky and will ruin a pair of scissors in no time flat. I did some Red-Hot Chili Clousers for Jimmy D's Chili Pepper swap a few years ago and used the Kevlar. The stuff is a beast to use and I trashed the scissors. -Jeff --- sjclark53 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Question, if you make a shadow box > could you spray your flies with spray Lacquer > to keep them bug free and make them last longer? > > Next question, if you had to pick one fly to tie in > a fly tying show > what would it be? > > Curiosity question. > When it comes to thread why not use Kevlar thread > for all your general > fly patterns. > > > Thanks a bunch > Steve † > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
