I don't sharpen the scissors I tie with, but I only use them on thread (and they are slightly serrated, so I din't think I could effectivel sharpen them. I've got a couple other pairs of scissors in the tying kit to cut other stuff. My favorite scissors for most of that stuff (fur, bead chain, wire, etc.) is a craft scissors that I picked up at the local dollar store for $1.00. these things though cheap have cut everything I've asked them and are still pretty sharp. I've got a sharpener for office type scissors, but for smaller scissors it is pretty useless.
Mark Delaney --- Jeff Frye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > ===== So much water, so little time! Website: http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
