Knife Edge Sharpening Stone packaged with fitted leather sheath.
Keeping the knife edge sharp is vital to its effective performance and long life. Some scissors and shears are not ground with a knife edge and those items cannot be sharpened with the sharpening stone. Examples of scissors and shears which do not have a knife edge are embroidery scissors and pinking shears. Refer to our product pages where individual items are shown to find out which products can be sharpened with the stone.
The knife edge is a sharply beveled edge which looks quite different from the normal edge on the opposite blade. The blade bearing the Gingher trademark is the normal edge blade and it should never be honed with the sharpening stone. Only the knife edge should be honed.
Instructions for using the sharpening stone:
Grasp the scissors or shears firmly, avoiding contact with the knife edge. Hold the sharpening stone against the outside bevel surface of the knife edge at the steepest angle which will permit contact with the extreme edge. With firm upward strokes hone the edge, working from the tip of the blade to the shank with overlapping strokes. Stroke in one direction only - do not pull the stone back and forth across the cutting edge. Proper honing will create a continuous burr along the inside cutting edge which can be removed simply by slowly closing the blades. After removing this burr, carefully wipe the blades clean before further use.
