Sal, can the 204 handle...

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YoungCutter

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My mom's sewing scissors?
Before you jump up and say yes - I should probably mention her scissors are a little different...
These scissors are of high-quality german manufacture and feature some very small constant serrations on the blades, designed to aid in cutting cloth - these are not in any special pattern but they are incredibly small and have very little space in between them - I was wondering if the 204 could handle this task and if so, what method do you recommend using for them?
 
I wish I could post one, but the company is a bit old and doesn't have a website as far as I know, and i've no digital camera.
 
Hmmm...do you have the name of the company?? or the scissors??
Are they small serrations like Cold Steel uses?? or smaller then that??


Blades
 
name of company: Ginger
serration size: much smaller than cold steel, we're talkin' so small, you almost can't tell they are there.
 
Why don't you just buy a new pair of scissors? They probably wouldn't be the same brand, and they probably wouldn't have the serrations, but is there anything special about those specific scissors? Scissors without serrations work just fine.

Jeff
 
if the scissors are dull they they're useless anyway right so why not just put the 204 to them and see what happens. uh ask your mom first
 
Hi Youngcutter. The "serrations" that you speak of are "corrugations". They are put on after sharpening with a corrugating file. It is a specially made linear file to create those small teeth. The function of the corrugations is to hold the cloth from slipping. Not all Gingers have them. Once you sharpen them (not difficult, if you follow the video instructions), the corrugations will more than likely be gone. If the scissors are currently dull, they will perform better when sharp without the corrugations than they will with dull corrugations.

sal
 
Ahh,
thanks for the heads up, Sal - i'm still kinda new to this cutlery and stuff and even though I own two spydies and want like 7 more - I still don't know as much as I should about cutlery - ah well, workin' on it.
Again, thanks for the tip.
 
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