I may seem like a dumbass, but how do you sharpen them? I have sharpening stuff, but when I tried it I dulled the scissors even further. Any help would be appreciated. -Jeff
--- DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com
