Scissor Sharpening

[BostonBull]

Hi all. I have read scissor sharpening involves more than just getting the steel sharp, and I realize this is out of my realm.

I have an old pair of heavy steel scissors my S.O. loves. They are loose and dull and I'd love to send them to a master for an overhaul.

Any recommendations on who the right person for the job would be?

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Sharpening conventional scissors isn't especially tough. It's beautician's shears that are typically the difficult ones to contend with.

 

[Bill3152]

YouTube has some good videos. If you don't want to risk that one I would buy a cheap.one at the dollar store. Dull it and sharpen it a few times. As was said if it's a haircutting scissor it's a different story.

 

[Spideyjg]

First and foremost see if you can tighten it to where the blades, open 90 degrees and release, meet and stop about 2/3rd's the way up. If the tension can't be adjusted, sharpness is irrelevant.