Evening Don,
I sharpen my own scissors, (knife making thing). As a tip, for both you
and those using Kevlar, if you get "Ceramic" coated scissors they will not
dull on Kevlar, or anything else you could find. I use them on composite
repairs when they come in.
Jimi
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
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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 †
>
>
>
>
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