Scissor and shear sharpening? Help needed

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Storm W

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I am doing some sharpening work on the side and I am getting some hair cutting shears. I am pretty good at sharpening but one if the pairs that I sharpened apparently isn't quite good enough on wet hair. Do any of you know some things that I might not have optimized well enough or test that I can do to know that I have them sharp enough?
 
You may have better luck posting this in the "Maintenance, Tinkering, Embellishment subforum. There are a lot of knowledgeable sharpeners that frequent that place.
 
I’m not an expert on hair shears, but One of the main tests the full-time guys do is a single ply of toilet paper. Separate the roll and make a single cut into the piece. You should be able to cut cleanly all the way through the entire length of the cut. Any snags, threads or fuzz will feel like pulling on the hair to the customer getting their hair cut.

Once you’ve got the single ply working well, wet it. It will be an even harder and more accurate test. I’ve heard that a wet plastic bag from the grocery store is an even harder and more accurate test.

I haven’t done many hair shears, but they are hard to do well without a lot of practice. The convex (aka Japanese style) shears are very difficult to do well without a flat hone. Adjusting them is a whole separate skill.
 
CasePeanut said:
I’m not an expert on hair shears, but One of the main tests the full-time guys do is a single ply of toilet paper. Separate the roll and make a single cut into the piece. You should be able to cut cleanly all the way through the entire length of the cut. Any snags, threads or fuzz will feel like pulling on the hair to the customer getting their hair cut.

Once you’ve got the single ply working well, wet it. It will be an even harder and more accurate test. I’ve heard that a wet plastic bag from the grocery store is an even harder and more accurate test.

I haven’t done many hair shears, but they are hard to do well without a lot of practice. The convex (aka Japanese style) shears are very difficult to do well without a flat hone. Adjusting them is a whole separate skill.
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These aren't Japanese. I got them where they will cut TP but when I try cotton fuzz it's a no go. I got one pair to do it but the other pair it looks like there isn't enough pressure on the tip. There was another guy who got to them before me and I think he might have ground the inside of the tip. It might have been me but I haven't screwed up any other sets.
 
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Storm W said:
These aren't Japanese. I got them where they will cut TP but when I try cotton fuzz it's a no go. I got one pair to do it but the other pair it looks like there isn't enough pressure on the tip. There was another guy who got to them before me and I think he might have ground the inside of the tip. It might have been me but I haven't screwed up any other sets.
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You might need to establish a new ride line. There are some good scissor sharpening groups on FB where the full-time pros hang out. Might be good to pop in there and post some pictures for more expert help
 
CasePeanut said:
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You might need to establish a new ride line. There are some good scissor sharpening groups on FB where the full-time pros hang out. Might be good to pop in there and post some pictures for more expert help
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Do you know who they are? I'm not up on FB groups.
 
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