3 Ways To Sharpen Scissors At Home According To Experts

Sharpening your scissors and properly maintaining them could help improve your daily tasks because you can cut certain products easier. No need to stress over dull blades when you can conveniently sharpen them using tools that are already available in your home. Learn the proper methods as taught by Work Sharp Sharpeners on YouTube.

Materials:

• Diamond sharpening stone
• Ceramic sharpening stone
• Ceramic rod
• Angled carbide
• Honing steel
• Drill bit

Directions:

Using a diamond/ ceramic sharpening stone

Place the blade of the scissors and feel as the beveled side flatten onto the stone, then gently push and glide diagonally, starting from one end to the other. Do a consistent push forward stroke away from the flat side to the pointed side. This is perfect for removing some material lightly from the blades of the scissors. Make sure to sharpen only both of the beveled sides, do this until you’ve reached the desired sharpness. Do a paper or fabric test to check.

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Using a ceramic rod

You can also use a ceramic rod, following the same method as mentioned above. Some scissors don’t allow you to go all the way to the inner end. However, you can check if the scissors have a screw in the middle that can allow you to separate them, if it does then proceed to sharpen to the end. Keep in mind to do a consistent stroke.

Using an angled carbide

Angled carbide is known for scraping but you can also use it for sharpening. Simply hold your scissors open, find the right angle and place the carbide at the top of the beveled blade, then lightly stroke in a consistent direction, lightly removing a bit of the material. Keep on scraping the top until it’s sharp enough to like. Do a paper or fabric test to check.

Bonus sharpening hacks

If you don’t have any available sharpening tools and are in desperate need, then get honing steel from your kitchen shelves. Feel the beveled side flatten onto the rod, then remove unwanted burrs by pushing the steel down onto the blade. This method is good for maintaining the condition of the scissor’s sharpness as long as you do it frequently and lightly as you don’t want all of the materials to be removed from the blade. You can also use a drill bit, using the same method and process.

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3 Ways To Sharpen Scissors At Home According To Experts