10-29-2017, 01:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-29-2017, 01:07 PM by Mark Reich.)
Mr Grepper, there are lots of ways to sharpen scissors, but of them all, the ridiculous "flat hones" and their expensive jigs are definitely to be avoided. You're on the right track by ignoring the expensive scissor machines and anything that smells like "convex Japanese hair shears".
You would be Shocked at the wholesale price of hair scissors too. MSRP is about 300% to 500% of wholesale cost, which again feeds the racketeering MO of the hair scissor industry.
If you want a Real, professional disk grinder (stand it on end and it suddenly becomes a "flat hone"), like the 2hp Baldor with VFD and reverse that I use every day, I can tell you exactly how to put one together. It's an indispensable machine in the knife making world, and leagues beyond the little flat hone toys.
I'm sure you've heard of Wolff Industries, and the TAS machine. IMHO, that is a great place to start learning about scissors. They never say anything about "CJHSs". They speak of scissors. You will be blown away by the effectiveness of a TAS, and the support from Wolff Industries.
If you have a Tormek, you really need to call Mr Rupert and talk to him. Hair scissor clamps and jigs are available, and the 2k grit Japanese water stone wheel comes from Japan Woodworker. This is the de facto tool of choice for hair scissors IMHO, but there are a LOT of scissor wreckers that actually use the TAS for "CJHSs", or hair scissors. Almost zero hair cutters would recognize or comprehend the difference between Proper sharpening and good TAS sharpening. In fact, most hair cutters buy their scissors from their sharpener, so the quicker they can grind away a scissor, the sooner they sell another scissor at the aforementioned inflated price.
I'm not kidding when I say the hair scissor industry seems like insest of the highest degree. After all the time and money I spent on tools and learning all the "secrets", I simply didn't have the stomach to pursue working in that realm.
You would be Shocked at the wholesale price of hair scissors too. MSRP is about 300% to 500% of wholesale cost, which again feeds the racketeering MO of the hair scissor industry.
If you want a Real, professional disk grinder (stand it on end and it suddenly becomes a "flat hone"), like the 2hp Baldor with VFD and reverse that I use every day, I can tell you exactly how to put one together. It's an indispensable machine in the knife making world, and leagues beyond the little flat hone toys.
I'm sure you've heard of Wolff Industries, and the TAS machine. IMHO, that is a great place to start learning about scissors. They never say anything about "CJHSs". They speak of scissors. You will be blown away by the effectiveness of a TAS, and the support from Wolff Industries.
If you have a Tormek, you really need to call Mr Rupert and talk to him. Hair scissor clamps and jigs are available, and the 2k grit Japanese water stone wheel comes from Japan Woodworker. This is the de facto tool of choice for hair scissors IMHO, but there are a LOT of scissor wreckers that actually use the TAS for "CJHSs", or hair scissors. Almost zero hair cutters would recognize or comprehend the difference between Proper sharpening and good TAS sharpening. In fact, most hair cutters buy their scissors from their sharpener, so the quicker they can grind away a scissor, the sooner they sell another scissor at the aforementioned inflated price.
I'm not kidding when I say the hair scissor industry seems like insest of the highest degree. After all the time and money I spent on tools and learning all the "secrets", I simply didn't have the stomach to pursue working in that realm.