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SAK scissors
- Thread starter rapax
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I have never sharpened SAK scissors though I imagine you could do one of two things; send the tool in and have the company sharpen it or utilize sharpener designed for scissors. You can typically find such a device in a sewing shop and some of the V-drag-and-sharpen sharpeners have an implement for scissors.
Wenger scissors seem to be better than Victorinox because the Wenger scissors use a bar to act as a spring as opposed Victorinox which uses a thin piece of spring metal. Additionally, the Wenger scissors have what appear to be microserrations along the blade which may help with keeping the scissors sharp and ease of cutting.
With all that being said for the Wenger scissors, I've never had an issue with the Victorinox ones. I've yet to need to sharpen the scissors or replace a spring. They've cut most everything I've thrown at them. And the things they didn't cut the Wenger scissors couldn't cut either.
Wenger scissors seem to be better than Victorinox because the Wenger scissors use a bar to act as a spring as opposed Victorinox which uses a thin piece of spring metal. Additionally, the Wenger scissors have what appear to be microserrations along the blade which may help with keeping the scissors sharp and ease of cutting.
With all that being said for the Wenger scissors, I've never had an issue with the Victorinox ones. I've yet to need to sharpen the scissors or replace a spring. They've cut most everything I've thrown at them. And the things they didn't cut the Wenger scissors couldn't cut either.
"Wenger scissors seem to be better than Victorinox because the Wenger scissors use a bar to act as a spring as opposed Victorinox which uses a thin piece of spring metal."
- houdini28
Dude, words right off my mouth! Great minds think alike no doubt of that. I am just wondering when exactly Vicky would utilize Wanker's scissor patent. Now that they're literally under the same corporation. One think though, these scissors aren't really designed to cut anything more that parcel strings or balls of threads kitty left in the kitchen. It's sheer determination to try and do anything like a stiff piece of cardboard or to try cut outs requiring precision on a wide area. Just my 2 cents!
- houdini28
Dude, words right off my mouth! Great minds think alike no doubt of that. I am just wondering when exactly Vicky would utilize Wanker's scissor patent. Now that they're literally under the same corporation. One think though, these scissors aren't really designed to cut anything more that parcel strings or balls of threads kitty left in the kitchen. It's sheer determination to try and do anything like a stiff piece of cardboard or to try cut outs requiring precision on a wide area. Just my 2 cents!
GIRLYmann,
You should see the Swisstool Spirit's scissors. Sort of a hybrid design.
Although I prefer Victorinox's scissor design simply because of the more-moving-parts principle, Wenger's innovation (after all, they used Vic's design before they even produced the 3-piece scissor design) is excellent by all means.
Let me share an experience with my preference of scissors:
One Valentine's Day, I bought the traditional rose bouquet for the one and only. As usual I inspected the roses for thorns and true enough, the florist missed some spots and out came the Swisschamp. I used the scissors to trim the offending thorns and when I was cutting the 4th thorn, I noticed the scissors felt too easy to manipulate. Lo and behold, the spring was broken, only the round nub used for the base. I just used the blade to trim the rest of the thorns and when I got a chance to repair the knife, I just transplanted the spring of the pliers into the scissors and bought a repair pack for the missing part.
The Swisschamp was around 3 years by that time.
You should see the Swisstool Spirit's scissors. Sort of a hybrid design.
Although I prefer Victorinox's scissor design simply because of the more-moving-parts principle, Wenger's innovation (after all, they used Vic's design before they even produced the 3-piece scissor design) is excellent by all means.
Let me share an experience with my preference of scissors:
One Valentine's Day, I bought the traditional rose bouquet for the one and only. As usual I inspected the roses for thorns and true enough, the florist missed some spots and out came the Swisschamp. I used the scissors to trim the offending thorns and when I was cutting the 4th thorn, I noticed the scissors felt too easy to manipulate. Lo and behold, the spring was broken, only the round nub used for the base. I just used the blade to trim the rest of the thorns and when I got a chance to repair the knife, I just transplanted the spring of the pliers into the scissors and bought a repair pack for the missing part.
The Swisschamp was around 3 years by that time.
I've tried to sharpen the scissors on a SAK Swisschamp sometime ago. I tried to use a Sharpmaker. I was new to the Sharpmaker and initally had a bit of trouble getting the right angle. After some trial and error, I managed to get them sharp. If you've a Sharpmaker, you can sharpen the scissors as described in the video or booklet. This was from Sal Glesser himself when I asked about sharpening Vic scissors on the Sharpmaker (on the Spyderco sub-forum here)
If no Sharpmaker is available, try stropping the blades on the back of a yellow legal pad. When my SAK scissors get a little dull, I touch them up with a standard strop of the legal pad trick.
I've no experience with Wenger's scissors.
Hope this helps.
If no Sharpmaker is available, try stropping the blades on the back of a yellow legal pad. When my SAK scissors get a little dull, I touch them up with a standard strop of the legal pad trick.
I've no experience with Wenger's scissors.
Hope this helps.