Sharp scissors are good for your business. When you put off sharpening your scissors or shears not only are you reducing efficiency, you are courting carpal tunnel. Sharpening with the proper equipment and training can significantly increase the life of your shears. My comprehensive training  means you receive:

 

• Thorough inspection, analysis, and education about your scissors

• Re-sharpening of shear to factory or better edge

• A damage check on each blade

• Precise tension adjustment

• Replacement of bumpers, finger rests, screws & washers as needed

• Cleaning, lubrication & final inspection of all moving parts

 

 

Best way to Test the sharpness of your shears

Begin by spraying a piece of perm tissue with water to emulate wet hair. Gently make a full blade cut through the wet strip. Sharp shears make a clean, crisp cut the full length of the blade. Dull shears will cut part way through the tissue and fold the rest of the tissue between the blades.

 

 

why maintain your shears for maximum performance

Keeping your shears clean and well-maintained helps you perform to your peak ability. It protects you from wrist damage along with prolonged soreness and pain. The same is true for your arms and shoulders.  Quality tools in top notch condition add to your skills and natural ability. Your customers can tell if you are not at your very best and the soreness may affect your attitude and in turn, reduce your social skills with your customers.

 

 

Here are some suggestions to help maintain your shears!

First thoroughly wash your shears with warm, soapy water and dry with a clean, soft towel making certain your shears are thoroughly dry between the blades. After cleaning and drying, carefully open the shears to a 90° angle. Place one to two drops of quality scissor lubricant into the “joint” around the pivot.

 

Adjusting tension helps you get the best results from your shears. A loose tension allows the shears to fold the hair. A tension that’s too tight may cause unnecessary wear and user fatigue.  Beware that if you torque the blades together it may be damaging both your wrist and the shears!

To test for tension, hold the shears with the tip pointing straight up. Lift one side and let drop. If the shears fall all the way closed, they are too loose. Proper tension allows the shears to close about two-thirds of the way.

 

WARNING! BEWARE!

Do not trust your convex edged shears to a miniature bench grinder! Doing so can cause serious damage to them. Convex edged shears need to be sharpened on a flat hone. (We can repair some damaged shears to their original edge, ask for details)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corrugation/serration

Corrugation/serration in the scissor/shear world is the making of fine grooves in the leading edge of the shear. The purpose of this style of shear blade is to help cut course hair more efficiently.  Men’s facial hair is also very coarse and coarse hair tends to want to slide in all but the sharpest of shears. The big problem is that course hair dulls the shear very rapidly. The corrugated/serrated shear grab the hair and hold it for the shearing action of the other blade. 

 

Some salons require each stylist to have a pair of shears that are corrugated/serrated on both blades. This is because when they do a lot of dry cuts, have a lot of dirty hair (which is very hard on shears).

Whatever the reason you need your shears corrugated/serrated I have two different size grooves that I can put on a pair of your shear. Be sure to ask about it.