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Nifty Thrifty:  Sharpening Seam Rippers?  |
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ruby slipper
Farmgirl at Heart
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 Posted - Mar 03 2009 : 05:14:04 AM
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I have no idea if this is the right place to post this question, but I figured it's thriftier to try sharpening my old ones, instead of buying more, so here I am.
So, can you sharpen a seam ripper, and if so, how? I have a good half dozen of them ,and I can never find the sharp one when I need it!
Thanks Ladies~
Blessings-
Bonnie |
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Teresa Tells
Farmgirl in Training
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Teresa
Iona
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 9:22:08 PM
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Hmmm...don't know that it's the right method, but I have been known to poke them in the little needle sharpening that hangs on the side of the pin cushion...emery boards have done the trick to. (I get one I don't care about ruining bend it to match the curve and slide repeatedly at an angle in one direction.
Hope this helps!
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 10:24:57 PM
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My dad gave me a little file, that was a cylinder, about the size of a matchstick that I use to sharpen mine. I'm not sure what it was really for but he was an auto mechanic, so maybe that's where you'd find one. It worked really well.
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ruby slipper
Farmgirl at Heart
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Posted - Mar 06 2009 : 04:19:14 AM
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Thankyou Ladies, I'll give these thoughts a try!
Blessings-
Bonnie |
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AmethystRose
True Blue Farmgirl
254 Posts
Rosemary
Huntingdon
PA
USA
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Posted - Mar 06 2009 : 12:13:20 PM
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| There is something called emery cloth which is similar to sandpaper, but used on metal. It's also sold in a sheet. |
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Sharpening Seam Rippers?
