I went to just pick up a pair of Wiss Professional Buttonhole cutters....

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03-17-2014, 05:09 AM

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Cecilia S.

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Do we have any printers here? Someone needs to make Steve some business cards:

Steve H.

Really Quite Good at Making Things Go Shiny.

03-17-2014, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by miriam

What did you do to restore the scissors??? I have some of those big scissors and I would love to see them in better shape. Mine were pretty rusted - so far I soaked them in oil and wiped them off. They hang in my shop window.

Brass wire brush, brasso, and goggles...

03-17-2014, 07:13 AM

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SteveH

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OK, HERE is a History lesson.
Here is a shot I took before showing the 4 major types of buttonhole cutters.

(L-R Chisel, Scissor, Adjustable Punch, Professional Adjustable punch)

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03-17-2014, 07:16 AM

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KLO

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Nice on the Wiss! And you are the go to guy for cleaning up old stuff for sure!

03-17-2014, 07:33 AM

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Great pieces!

03-17-2014, 02:45 PM

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Aunt Neicie

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I collect buttonhole cutters and the chisels. Where do you find yours?

03-17-2014, 02:59 PM

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Those cleaned up nice!

03-17-2014, 03:07 PM

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SteveH

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combination of Craigslist and local fleamarket

03-18-2014, 09:40 PM

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brandeesmom

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Do any of you know how to sharpen scissors or know where one could take their scissors to be sharpened? I have a few pair that belonged to my mom and she always kept them sharp, but I don't know where people go today to have them done right.

03-19-2014, 03:08 AM

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My local sewing shop has someone who'll sharpen them, and all other sewing shops I've been to have a guy come by every week or two. There are scissor sharpening services listed in the yellow pages. I Googled a couple of months ago and got some guy local in Melbourne who works from home. As yet another possibility, you could ask any shop that sells kitchen knives. They always have a sharpening service for their knives. I would only use the sewing shop guys to sharpen pinking shears though.