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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: SuffolkK on March 22, 2017, 08:02:38 am

Title: Hand Shears
Post by: SuffolkK on March 22, 2017, 08:02:38 am

Does anyone know where I can get hand shears sharpened? I am based in Somerset.

Title: Re: Hand Shears
Post by: pgkevet on March 22, 2017, 08:39:30 am

I used to get my surgery's clipper blades sharpened here (postal) : http://www.diamondedgeltd.com/ (http://www.diamondedgeltd.com/)
But I'd have thought that simple hand shears could be done yourself with an oil stone and then honing paste and a leather strop easily enough... it's a matter of care and patience when doing it manually just like sharpening wood chisels. It's way quicker with power tool sharpening.. a local wood carver or habby model engineer could do them for you too.

Title: Re: Hand Shears
Post by: landroverroy on March 22, 2017, 09:16:49 am

You can do it by hand as above but the difficult bit is getting the relative angle of the 2 cutting blades set right afterwards.
I get mine done by small local lawnmower firm.