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Comment: Oh, how Pinterest must provide you with new rumors aplenty! I
have recently read that you should sharpen your scissors by cutting kitchen aluminum foil. The claim then went on to opine that you should also run sheets of aluminum foil through paper shredders to maintain/improve blade sharpness. This sounds like a simple, inexpensive way to keep from paying a sharpener or replace expensive machinery. Then I think about the wording of the claim -- to "sharpen" can only be done, as I understand, with an actual grindstone. From a particularly interesting episode of "Good Eats" years ago, I leaned that the home chef with one of those long metal honing blades can only do just that, "hone" the tapered, and thus, dull blade edge. I will admit to trying this with a very old pair of kitchen shears and noticing little effect that may well have been either wishful thinking or my imagination. Now, though, the paper shredder at my office has begun to show signs of dulled blades, and not having to pay to either replace them or have them professionally sharpened would be nice. Ruining the expensive paper shredder at work with a hair-brained idea would be even worse. |
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Sandpaper. I've heard that scissors can be sharpened by cutting sandpaper.
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