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I'm trying to learn how to sharpen scissors. I'm using a draw-filing technique. I'm not sure where I'm doing right or wrong. Anyone has any input? It's a little better than it was but it's definitely not as sharp as it could be. Gonna try attach some pics.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You just need to hit the angled part of the scissor blades a couple of times with the file, following the already established angle. The file is probably too coarse to make a smooth edge though. So you have anything to finish up with? A honing steel or something?

[–] toothpicks@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

Good point! I'll try hitting it some more with the finer file or some fine sandpaper on a block. I don't have a stone just yet, or a honing steel.