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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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 Posted - May 04 2009 : 11:22:20 AM
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So my question is this - can they be sharpened? I got a pair in the original box at the thrift store but they seem to be extremely dull - looking at them I can't figure out how you would sharpen them. I don't really have a problem going to the guy who sharpens and asking dumb questions but I thought someone might know and save me and him some time
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - May 04 2009 : 3:48:40 PM
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I think you can get them sharpened but I think it cost a bunch.
Diana
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City_Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Christina
Omaha
Nebraska
USA
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Posted - May 04 2009 : 3:52:38 PM
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Amy Grace I had mine sharpened at a quilt show I was at a couple of years ago. It took them a little longer and cost twice as much but I thought $16 was reasonable. Although some may argue that you can buy a new pair for a little bit more.
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
City Chick & Friends Chapter Mama
http://justacitychick.blogspot.com/
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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Posted - May 04 2009 : 6:39:36 PM
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Cool - thanks for the info, I will have to check around to see where I can get this done. I have one good sharp pair, would like to have the second pair for backup - and I think the older ones are probably worth maintaining, I'm never happy with the quality of newer things it seems like
Thanks again,
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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monica
oatman
az
USA
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Posted - May 04 2009 : 8:52:43 PM
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Amy Grace, I have read online that you can sharpen them some by cutting through multiple layers of tin foil! I have never tried it, but some of the people online have said it worked!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
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EllynAnne
True Blue Farmgirl
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EllynAnne
Pueblo
CO
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Posted - May 06 2009 : 1:08:14 PM
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Try cutting sandpaper. Works for regular scissors...
I love pinking shears - so many projects can be accomplished with the pinked edge versus sewing a hemmed edge.
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MissDotty
Farmgirl in Training
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Anna
Coralville
IA
USA
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Posted - May 07 2009 : 09:36:20 AM
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| pinking shears are normally sharpened with files instead of a wheel, which is why sharpening is more expensive. Tin foil is a temporary measure at best, and for most sandpaper does more harm than good. I take mine to be professionally sharpened when I take in my dress making shears and my kitchen knives. It can be expensive to have them all done at once, but a sharp implement is always safer than a dull one. |
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