Thread: Sewing Scissors
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Old March 28th 18, 02:09 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Default Sewing Scissors

I cannot recommend a whetstone for scissors. The blade edge is not shaped right for that. I would just clean them up and see if there was anyplace locally to get them adjusted. If not it is a seemingly simple matter to adjust the screw, but I bet it is not simple at all. There may be something online or at the library about it. In truth, these days I would bet on the library for correct information.

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On Monday, March 19, 2018 at 6:41:26 AM UTC-4, Brian Christiansen wrote:
I have a couple of pair of sewing scissors. Two are Fiskars, and will
tell the story of why I have 2 if somebody wants me to, but my main
questions is about my other pair.

I have another pair that I suppose is part of my "inheritance" from my
late mother. It is a pair of heavy duty Wiss scissors that are almost
11 inches lomg when measured from the end of the handle to the end of
the blade, and the "cutting part" of the blade is 5 inches long and
fairly heavy duty.

From a technical standpoint, I suppose the Wiss is a much better pair
of scissors, but most of the time I use the Fiskars, the reason being
that the is a little bit of rust on the Wiss but not the Fiskars.

I suppose a bit of rust on the outside isn't any big deal, but some rust
is showing up on the inside. The best idea I can think of is to perhaps
and the blade with either really fine grit sandpaper or extra fine steel
wool, treating the blade with some oil, and perhaps getting hold of a
whetstone.

I was also kind of wondering if, after I recondition them, if I should
make some kind of holder/protector for them.
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