Can I properly sharpen vintage Wiss scissors freehand with water stones?

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The title says it all. These have a great heavy duty feel in hand, however very dull. I already have water stones and sharpen knives, so wonder if same method works with scissors. The blades are stained, so I. Assume carbon?
 
You probably can, however the angles must be accurate to the existing grind, or they will not cut properly. Scissors are best sharpened with guided type sharpeners, and do not lend well to free hand sharpening. If they are rare or valuable then I would not attempt them.

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Omar
 
I would disagree, I've sharpened many scissors with both waterstones and belt grinders. It's not like sharpening a knife but it can be done on stones.
 
The important part with doing scissors is that you need to be able to disassemble them and adjust them. Theres no reason you couldn't freehand them otherwise.
 
as long as you know and respect the existing geometry. if you don't know how to sharpen scissors best take them to someone who does. where I work I see a lot of botched jobs because someone tried to do what the deemed right and the scissors were ruined. and they wonder why is that gap there? it can be done, but must be done right, after they are ruined its too late to go back.metal can be and is easy enough to remove,if you remove from the wrong place or remove too much it is impossible to put any of it back.
 
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