Hairstyling scissor sharpening requires:

Excellent eye hand coordination. Depth of knowledge from experience and training. Precision equipment.

As early as I can remember, I was always working with my hands. I loved shop classes in school. I could do anything. After school I became a hairstylist. I worked in Brooklyn for a while, then Manhattan on the East Side. When my parents retired to Florida, my wife Jackie and I followed them. We had two salons in Boca Raton, one at a time.

In Florida I sent my two favorite scissors to be sharpened. What a disaster, they were ruined. They wouldn't cut hair: they wouldn't even bend hair, it just slid between the blades. I decided then to learn how to sharpen scissors. Sharpening began as a hobby in 1975. By 1981 I was good enough to do sharpening for Atlantic Beauty Supply.

August 1997 we sold our salon and moved to Los Angeles. I purchased my Rapid Edge Sharpener, and have been full time sharpening since then. I love it. I work with my hands, and can take all the time to make my sharpening great. I have one speed, its called DO IT RIGHT. I can make different edges depending on the use of the scissors; General cutting, Slide cutting, Point cutting and Blunt cutting. The right edge makes your cutting easier. I love to work with tools. I have over twenty five thousand dollars worth of sharpening tools in my van. I have seen and tested almost every scissor sharpening machine.

I'll keep my Rapid Edge Sharpener, a state of the art - water cooled - five head - honing machine→

Sidney

There is Sharp! There is really sharp! But I like what you do, Kill Bill Sharp. Thanks, Kenny

Thank you so much for sharpening my scissors. I love them! They are so much better. Thanks again, Geriann

I don't tell engaging stories; and don't start me on politics. I am just the best scissor sharpener you might ever meet.

I go to sharpening seminars, where I can shoot the breeze with other sharpeners. I have been certified Master sharpener 2008 by the National Shear Sharpeners Guild www.nssg.biz. There are only 22 NSSG Master Sharpeners in 25 years. Even after all these years, I learn something new at every NSSG seminar. In 2009 I was an instructor for one of the classes.

Life is great now. The kids area gone, the mortgage is small, and I can work at my own pace. My hobby is now my vocation.

I also sharpen:

knives - $3.00 to $5.00 cuticle nippers and tweezers - $5.00 dressmaking and household scissors - $5.00 to $7.00

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Call for an appointment in Los Angeles County 800-725-3246.

Use the Mail Order form and send your items for sharpening to me.

E-mail: sidney@expertsharpeners.com

Links:

www.nssg.biz National Shear Sharpeners Guild

https://www.beaumontmetalworks.com for metal working equipment

https://www.psidragon.com for abrasive products

https://www.rapidedge.com for sharpening equipment