5. Once a burr is developed along the entire edge, remove the Gray Angle Guide
and the Coarse grit pad. Install the Fine grit diamond pad on the sharpener
along with the Red Angle Guide and repeat Steps 2 thru 11 of Section A.
b. detailed prOcedure fOr Sharpening Standard
left-handed SciSSOrS
The procedure for LEFT-HANDED Scissors is the same as for standard right handed
scissors, (see Section A) except:
Step 1. Hold the knife sharpener end as a handle with your right hand
(Figure 14).
Step 2. No change to Step 2 – Section A.
Step 3. The guiding surface of the Red Guide will lean to your left – still away
from the knife sharpener end.
Step 5. Hold the scissor blade firmly in your left hand and in good contact with
the guiding surface.
Steps 6 thru 11. Follow these steps of Section A.
b.1 reangling the edge Of Standard left-handed SciSSOrS
Follow procedure of Section A-1 with the following exceptions:
Step 1. Hold the knife sharpener end as a handle with your right hand, and
scissors in your left hand.
Step 2. Follow Step 2 of Section A-1.
Step 3. The flat angle guiding surface of the Gray Angle Guide must lean to
your left – away from the sharpener handle.
Steps 4 thru 10: Follow steps 4 thru 10 of Section A. Hold blade handle in your
left hand. Then reinstall the Fine abrasive diamond pad and the Red
Angle Guide on the sharpener and repeat Steps of Section B above to
complete sharpening.
fOr Knife edge SciSSOrS
IMPORTANT:
Knife-edge scissors, designed particularly for cutting heavy or
multiple fabric layers, have one or both blades capable of cutting more like a knife.
NOTE: If you plan to sharpen your scissors and are uncertain whether the scissor blade
is a knife edge type, it is safe to assume it is knife edge and to proceed as described
below. If the blade is not knife edge type you will find that you cannot develop a burr in a
reasonble time. In that event you probably have a pair of standard scissors. Then sharpen
according to the instructions for standard scissors on page 8. See note 3 on page 6 for
further information.
To sharpen KNIFE EDGE SCISSORS:
1. Use ONLY the Fine grit diamond pad (with ruled groove) and the White Angle
Guide. Never use either of the other angle guides or the coarse diamond pads
for Knife Edge scissors. Take time to identify each blade carefully.
