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I am guessing scissors, esp if they get sharpened 2x/day will not last multiple decades (because sharpening an edge removes material).
by ivalm 5y ago
I am guessing scissors, esp if they get sharpened 2x/day will not last multiple decades (because sharpening an edge removes material).
- Eric_WVGG 5y agoHe’s almost certainly referring to honing the blades. Actual sharpening would require equipment that would be just ridiculous to have around a hair salon.
- cycrutchfield 5y agoA stone? A strop with polishing compounds?
- ProZsolt 5y agoNot necessarily. You can sharpen a knife(and I assume a scissor) with a sharpening steel. Which won't remove any material just straighten the edge.
- greedo 5y agoEventually that folds over after becoming brittle.
- xyzzy_plugh 5y agoHoning is different than sharpening. Sharpening removes material, like a pencil. Honing merely aligns material. A honing steel doesn't remove material, a sharpening steel does.
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- cehrlich 5y agoHigh quality scissors, even with constant use, can easily last that long or even longer. Source: I used to work as a tailor. In fact many people in that industry prefer to use older German-made scissors as they are in many ways better than the stuff you can buy now.