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Posted by Bonnie Patterson on September 28, 2009, 11:53 am
The trouble with resharpening blades is it the original temper is lost
through resharpening, they go dull faster. It's good if you don't have
any extra blades.
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>Which sharpener did you get Doc? There are a couple out there. I tried the
>blue Dritz? a few years ago & tossed it, but I've seen a new one out there.
>Do you really think it is worth the effort - do you get enough extra life
>out of your blade?
>Pauline
>Northern California
>We've got the same old yellow Olfas as most of the rest of the free
>quilting world, but no complaints.
>And that shapener I mentioned a while back extends blade useabilty.
>Doc
>> We've just about worn out the favorite rotary cutter here. Imagine that.
>> It is a Fiskars that covers the blade edge when it is put down. That's a
>> great safety feature, particularly if you have a QI that is closely
>> involved
>> in the cutting process.
>> I don't know how old it might be or how many thousand miles might be on
>> it. So. Is there something new, wonderful, kind to old hands and safe that
>> I'll want to try? Polly
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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on September 28, 2009, 12:38 pm
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> The trouble with resharpening blades is it the original temper is lost
> through resharpening, they go dull faster. It's good if you don't have
> any extra blades.
Ooh, a techie! That is absolutely correct, but they still make blade
sharpeners for all kinds of things.
It's a matter of choice and weighing all things concerned.
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Posted by Edna Pearl on September 23, 2009, 10:08 am
Personally, I'll stick with my Fiskars. They make good products in general.
A Finnish company, I believe. They have a cool website, too! My SO is a
gardener, and he bought a pair of Fiskars secateurs at the same time that I
bought my Fiskars rotary cutter. We made our choices separately, from
different stores, and thought it was funny that our two tools (with their
distinctive black and orange colors) were re-united here in Alabama having
come from Finland.
I recently fell in love with a pair of Fiskars cloth shears, having seen the
lady at my local fabric shop use them. Like all Fiskars, they were designed
to be ergonomically correct. I just wear my hands out on fabric shears.
But I was disappointed to see that this particular set was made in China. I
try to avoid buying Chinese-made goods.
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> We've just about worn out the favorite rotary cutter here. Imagine that.
> It is a Fiskars that covers the blade edge when it is put down. That's a
> great safety feature, particularly if you have a QI that is closely
> involved in the cutting process.
> I don't know how old it might be or how many thousand miles might be on
> it. So. Is there something new, wonderful, kind to old hands and safe
> that I'll want to try? Polly
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Posted by Julia in MN on September 23, 2009, 1:39 pm
I do love my Fiskars spring-loaded ergonomic shears and the smaller
scissors. I have some arthritis in my hands and would have a great deal
of difficulty doing much cutting with a conventional shears. I've said
that without those shears I could not have made 5 bridesmaid dresses for
my daughter's wedding -- at least not without some cutting help.
Julia in MN
Edna Pearl wrote:
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> Personally, I'll stick with my Fiskars. They make good products in general.
> A Finnish company, I believe. They have a cool website, too! My SO is a
> gardener, and he bought a pair of Fiskars secateurs at the same time that I
> bought my Fiskars rotary cutter. We made our choices separately, from
> different stores, and thought it was funny that our two tools (with their
> distinctive black and orange colors) were re-united here in Alabama having
> come from Finland.
>
> I recently fell in love with a pair of Fiskars cloth shears, having seen the
> lady at my local fabric shop use them. Like all Fiskars, they were designed
> to be ergonomically correct. I just wear my hands out on fabric shears.
> But I was disappointed to see that this particular set was made in China. I
> try to avoid buying Chinese-made goods.
>
> ep
>
>
>> We've just about worn out the favorite rotary cutter here. Imagine that.
>> It is a Fiskars that covers the blade edge when it is put down. That's a
>> great safety feature, particularly if you have a QI that is closely
>> involved in the cutting process.
>> I don't know how old it might be or how many thousand miles might be on
>> it. So. Is there something new, wonderful, kind to old hands and safe
>> that I'll want to try? Polly
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Posted by rusty on September 23, 2009, 4:53 pm
On Sep 23, 1:39=EF=BF=BDpm, Julia in MN <jaccola-AT-chartermi-
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DOT-...@jjjjjjj.jjj> wrote:
> I do love my Fiskars spring-loaded ergonomic shears and the smaller
> scissors. I have some arthritis in my hands and would have a great deal
> of difficulty doing much cutting with a conventional shears. I've said
> that without those shears I could not have made 5 bridesmaid dresses for
> my daughter's wedding -- at least not without some cutting help. . .
I've been using Clover rotary cutters for several years now -- they
can also be used while sitting, to 'neaten up' small pieces as you
sew.
Julia, I'm absolutely lost w/o my small Fiskars spring-loaded scissors
for snipping threads while sewing. I now have two pairs (I think),
since one pair got misplaced in the nether regions a couple of weeks
ago. I thought I'd be able to hold out 'til I found them, but after
a day of trying all the other snips and thingies I've accumulated over
the years, I had to buy another pair. They really do help my
arthritic thumb (of all things)
rusty (who has many more arthritic parts, but the opposable thumb is
the most aggravating at present:))
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>blue Dritz? a few years ago & tossed it, but I've seen a new one out there.
>Do you really think it is worth the effort - do you get enough extra life
>out of your blade?
>Pauline
>Northern California
>We've got the same old yellow Olfas as most of the rest of the free
>quilting world, but no complaints.
>And that shapener I mentioned a while back extends blade useabilty.
>Doc
>> We've just about worn out the favorite rotary cutter here. Imagine that.
>> It is a Fiskars that covers the blade edge when it is put down. That's a
>> great safety feature, particularly if you have a QI that is closely
>> involved
>> in the cutting process.
>> I don't know how old it might be or how many thousand miles might be on
>> it. So. Is there something new, wonderful, kind to old hands and safe that
>> I'll want to try? Polly