How to properly sharpen scissors at home

Scissors, like any other metal tool, become dull over time. Therefore, many people often wonder how to make sharp scissors at home without resorting to the help of craftsmen with professional equipment. We'll talk about this later.

Rules for sharpening scissors

To make scissors sharp correctly, you should follow a number of simple rules, which are presented below:

1. You need to sharpen in the direction away from you, without moving back and forth. This movement will destroy the blade.
2. Sharpening should be done at the factory angle. Each scissor has an average angle of 60 or 70 degrees and this angle cannot be changed.
3. After work, the sharpened tool must be sanded using sandpaper, regardless of the sharpening method used. Sandpaper will allow you to consolidate the result and eliminate minor defects that make the blade of poor quality.

Attention! To sharpen manicure tools, you should use only fine-grained sandpaper. Otherwise, the product may be damaged.

How can you sharpen scissors?

You can sharpen any type of scissors with a whetstone (stone), foil, sandpaper and a file. At the same time, it is easiest to give the original appearance to stationery and hairdressing models than to manicure ones.Special measures are applied to sharpening manicures, for example, using a small block with a small abrasive material or sandpaper with a fine-grained structure.

Interestingly, you can find any tool in a hardware or construction store. It is important to remember that, despite the bluntness of the blades of the scissors, you can still cut yourself. Therefore, when working, you should use protective fabric gloves and perform all actions carefully.

How to sharpen scissors: step-by-step instructions

You can sharpen with foil as follows:

• Take ordinary aluminum foil and fold it in half 6-8 times;
• Cut it as many times as necessary until it is completely sharpened.

It’s easy to find out the result: each time it becomes easier to perform the action.

You can make a tool sharp using sandpaper by performing the following steps:

• Use sandpaper with 150 or 200 grit.
• Rub the scissors firmly on the paper so that it does not slide on the table.

Reference! You can also, like foil, cut it as many times as needed to give the tool a sharp edge. Usually this is 20-25 actions. In much the same way, you can make sharp scissors with a metal sponge for washing dishes.

Sharpening with a whetstone is more difficult, but more effective than previous sharpening methods. To do this, you will need to take a block and place it on a cloth to prevent the table from slipping or damaging. Then lightly moisten the stone and open the tool to its limits. Then, in a direction away from you, begin sharpening each half of the tool, without changing the factory inclination. The most important thing is to do the work extremely carefully so as not to harm yourself and the product.

The scissors must go completely across the stone, otherwise the sharpening result will be negative: they will cut the fabric and paper unevenly. It is better to start sharpening with a coarse-grained surface of the stone and finish with a fine-grained one. Manicure tools are sharpened using the same technology. However, to sharpen them, a small stone and a fine-grained structure are used.

In general, you can sharpen such a tool for cutting paper or manicure yourself, without resorting to the services of craftsmen with professional equipment. It is enough to remember the above recommendations and instructions for action.