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Wow! Gotta say, that's some kind of impressive. 👌 I love how much the feel, feedback & sounds gets noticed when you sharpen. It reminds me of welding, oddly enough lol. That's a fantastic job & attention to detail! What does a service like that cost, if you don't mind? It hardly gets taken into consideration the talent, knowledge & supplies that go into a quality service like this. WTFG man! I'm jealous 🤫🤣 Cheers
This is fascinating! If I ever manage to get a small sharpening business up and running like I hope too, I'd love to own a TAS machine. This has confirmed that! Can I be so bold as to make a request for future content? Can we get a look at your serrated knife sharpening technique? I have been really struggling to dial in a quick and effective serrated kitchen knife sharpening method. Thanks for putting this stuff out there!
I currently have a side business Sharpening knives. I am seriously considering getting a TAS with the amount of scissor requests I get. Did you get someone to show you how to sharpen the convex beauty sheer style ones or did you go through trial and error? Cheers.
I learned it from a Wolff Industries instructional series here on youtube. I believe it's called "Wolff Weekly". They share loads of good information and this particular method is outlined in their video about convexing.
Appreciate it. I try to keep the stones very flat, but was just having some issues with a cheap lapping stone on the other side, so flipped to the fresh side while I look for a better one.
Thank you. It's a type of hair extensions from Amazon. Not the most ideal as it has a slightly different feel to real hair, but still very useful for testing in my opinion.
This seems incredibly labor intensive and annoying to do a batch of? Also, how long does these kinds of scissors last if one have to take off material this far up every time?
Great info Al! I have the regular TAS and was going to add a Hira-To for convex. What then are the advantages? Quicker convexing for 3 times the price?
I actually acquired a Hira-To flat hone recently and there is no comparison for convex shears. It does a better job and much faster. However the Twice As Sharp is very useful and I still use it for just about any other type of scissor. They both excel at different things.
Outstanding job!
Wow! Gotta say, that's some kind of impressive. 👌 I love how much the feel, feedback & sounds gets noticed when you sharpen. It reminds me of welding, oddly enough lol. That's a fantastic job & attention to detail! What does a service like that cost, if you don't mind? It hardly gets taken into consideration the talent, knowledge & supplies that go into a quality service like this. WTFG man! I'm jealous 🤫🤣
Cheers
Thank you. I charge $25 / pair for this service. It takes me about 15-20 minutes a pair. Planning to get a flat-hone eventually and charge more.
This is fascinating! If I ever manage to get a small sharpening business up and running like I hope too, I'd love to own a TAS machine. This has confirmed that!
Can I be so bold as to make a request for future content? Can we get a look at your serrated knife sharpening technique? I have been really struggling to dial in a quick and effective serrated kitchen knife sharpening method. Thanks for putting this stuff out there!
Thanks, that's definitely on the list. Hopefully coming soon.
I currently have a side business Sharpening knives. I am seriously considering getting a TAS with the amount of scissor requests I get. Did you get someone to show you how to sharpen the convex beauty sheer style ones or did you go through trial and error?
Cheers.
I learned it from a Wolff Industries instructional series here on youtube. I believe it's called "Wolff Weekly". They share loads of good information and this particular method is outlined in their video about convexing.
Thanks Al, this is very good information on this particular type or shears.
Why do you use the "back" of the Kuromaku stones to hone/sharpen?
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Appreciate it. I try to keep the stones very flat, but was just having some issues with a cheap lapping stone on the other side, so flipped to the fresh side while I look for a better one.
@@alsmobilesharpening thanks. I can see the need for a perfectly flat stone for convex shears. 😁👍
And curved scissors???
Excellent video. Where do you get your synthetic test hair?
Thank you. It's a type of hair extensions from Amazon. Not the most ideal as it has a slightly different feel to real hair, but still very useful for testing in my opinion.
@@alsmobilesharpening Thank you for your quick reply.
This seems incredibly labor intensive and annoying to do a batch of? Also, how long does these kinds of scissors last if one have to take off material this far up every time?
Yeah, I'm showing how to get the job done with this specific equipment. Flat hone is better and faster.
@@alsmobilesharpening Do you charge more for all this work?
What flat home machine would you get if you went in that direction? Frank Sharp Solutions of Lakewood Ranch.
Definitely the Hira-To. Looking at a used one locally right now, very tempting.
Great info Al!
I have the regular TAS and was going to add a Hira-To for convex. What then are the advantages? Quicker convexing for 3 times the price?
@@ruftime I'm not sure how much quicker it'll be, but definitely much more precise and efficient for convex shears. That price tag is no joke though.
So you prefer twice as sharp over the flat hone? Thinking of investing in one. Twice as sharp.
I actually acquired a Hira-To flat hone recently and there is no comparison for convex shears. It does a better job and much faster. However the Twice As Sharp is very useful and I still use it for just about any other type of scissor. They both excel at different things.
@@alsmobilesharpening that Hira is pricey.
@@robertmunguia250 Boy it sure is. I lucked out and found a used one locally. Don't know if I could justify the price of a new one.