topoxforddoc
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Metzenbaums (preferably Stille Swedish Steel) are my favourites
SCISSORS
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mansr
Objectionist
I've had a pair of John Lewis brand stainless steel kitchen scissors for 15 years or so. No rust spots. British-made too.
eguth
pfm Member
The *music* putt me off. I have found Axminster Tools a good place to buy scissors years ago.
The used to do superb ones made in France.
eguth
pfm Member
I (eguth) was not the one what removed it....it didn't *trigger* me (whatever that means). And... different coloured fonts are not psychaedelic...just diferent.
Barrymagrec
pfm Member
Our John Lewis kitchen scissors are at least 25 years old without rest though they are marked Finland so probably Fiskars.
We also have a pair of Wilkinson Sword kitchen scissors from 1984 when I was working for an associated company and bought them cheap from the staff shop, they were an absolute.........no, I won`t say it.
Also no rust - perhaps it`s your dank Mancunian climate, Tony.
Bart
pfm Member
When I were a lad the Scissors was the high jump of choice - the only one available as far as I knew. You couldn’t jump very high with it which was lucky as the sandpit was at the same level as the take off area consisting of a 3mm layer of packed grit. Then along came the new fangled Western Roll which you had to have GCE’s to do I think. Currently we have this Fosbury thing which in my opinion is totally illegal. I do like watching the young ladies doing it though.
Tigerjones
Bagpuss
I need a strong pair of kitchen scissors. I bought a pair from Amazon earlier this year with good reviews but they just aren’t up to the job. Any recommendations?
JensenHealey
pfm Member
We have various scissors in the kitchen drawer. The Ikea ones from a set are rubbish. The only ones that work, remain rust free, remain sharp and the blades come apart for cleaning are a pair of OXO branded scissors we bought from Lakeland. They seem to cut anything in the kitchen. Remarkable that they stay so well aligned when you re-assemble them (a 1/4 twist at the hinge).
JensenHealey
pfm Member
When I was a youngster living on farms we regularly had travellers coming on site to sharpen blades. My mum would pop out of the cottage with all her scissors and knives to get them fettled.
Bob McC
Living the life of Riley
Current…
The high jump of choice in competitions for the last 53 years!
JensenHealey
pfm Member
I remember the sheer wonder at the first Fosbury flop generated on TV. (Mexico Olympics?)
Western Roll was taught at my school in 1969,
Western Roll was taught at my school in 1969,
cutting42
Arrived at B4 Hacker Ergo
I couldn't disagree more, I loved the music and loved the film as a whole. I find it pleasing that there is still a market to support such a hand made approach. I have spent way too much money at Axminster over the years especially since they opened a store fairly near me.
Brown Bottle
UTB
Being left handed I find some scissors that are ergonomically shaped to be very hard to use. My favorite scissors are my Pro-cook kitchen scissors that split apart for easy cleaning.
Cheers BB
Cheers BB
TheDecameron
Unicorns fart glitter.
How do you sharpen scissors? I had a little sharpening tool for secutairs which pivoted the stone to the curvature of the blade
Barrymagrec
pfm Member
I just run the blades at the appropriate angle across the wheel of a bench grinder - works a treat.
You have to be reasonably light and quick to avoid taking the temper but that applies to pretty much anything you sharpen.
You have to be reasonably light and quick to avoid taking the temper but that applies to pretty much anything you sharpen.
eguth
pfm Member
*EXTRACT*
The solution...for dependable, easy access make a cupboardhook board (not a hiccuphook one).
My Design
1) Gather all your scissors together. Measure the length of board needed after lining up the scissors handle to handle. Next add 1" inbetween each pair of scissors for spacing. Plus one inch at both ends for appearance and mounting holes.
2) Get CUP HOOKS. You need large hooks for large scissors, medium for medium, small ones for small scissors.
Try to get insulated hooks. If not, fit hooks with heat shrink sleeving. Shrink the sleeves. You can colour code the sleeving if you prefer an easy access system and don't have a robot.
3) Drill your mounting holes for fixing to the wall.
4) Screw the hooks in.
N.B. THE LEFT HAND HOOK FOR EACH SCISSOR IS SCREWED HOME SO THAT THE OPEN END OF THE HOOK FACES YOU. THE RIGHT HAND HOOK, ON THE OTHER (SAME) HAND IS SCREWED IN SO THAT THE OPEN END OF THIS HOOK FACES THE WALL! DONT END UP WITH IT FACING YOU!
The reason for this anomaly is....(slips my mind)...;.no... so that the mounting for the scissors is not siipshod but slipproof (almost). It works. Try it.
Pete MB&D
Pete Maddex, the one and only!
I wouldn't dare do that, diamond hone a few light strokes is the edge of the blade, never the flat.
Pete
Barrymagrec
pfm Member
I think we may be at cross purposes here, by the appropriate angle I mean I follow the original ground angle to produce a new sharp edge, I don`t touch the flat of the blades.