SCISSOR SHARPENING

ABOUT SALON SCISSOR SHARPENING
High Quality Professional Salon Scissor Sharpening is a skill that is acquired by education, training, experience, dedication, diligence, patience, physical skill, use of the best tools and machinery, and a genuine concern for providing you, the professional cosmetologist with “very sharp” hair cutting shears. A little personality, and some sales ability doesn’t hurt. All of this is a tall order for many people. Perhaps this explains why hair stylists seem to have such a hard time finding a “good” scissor sharpener. I am constantly amazed by the number of companies that provide a machine, a few days training, a pat on the back, a “go team go”, and then turn them loose on the world and you, the professional hair stylist. Many times the training is inadequate and sometimes unfortunately incorrect. XZACTA SHEARS WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH AND QUALITY SCISSOR SHARPENING THAT WILL EQUAL OR SURPASS ANYONE….EVEN THE FACTORIES. And for those who send scissors “to the factory” for sharpening, let me assure you that only rarely do they actually go to the factory. They generally go to some sharpening facility. Xzacta Shears re-sharpens many scissors over that have supposedly just come back from “the factory”. Yes, and I’m talking about the well known, high end manufacturers.
There are basically two types of scissor sharpening machines in use by professional scissor sharpeners today. One is generally called a “grinder” or “grinding wheel”. Would you agree that “grinder” is a scarey name? It gives me chills! It may be okay for low end barber, beauty, dog grooming, and fabric scissors. It is aggressive, heat producing, and will very quickly remove the convex edge on Japanese style shears. It technically produces a concave edge, not a true bevel. Many sharpeners that take your scissors “out to the van” are still using the grinder. I highly recommend that you go out and see what they are using (don’t take their word). Some use a grinder, then put a high polish on the edge that can make it difficult to see that the convex edge on your high quality, expensive Japanese style shears is gone probably to never return. Restoring the convex edge is possible, but not without removing a lot of metal which may make your expensive shears unserviceable, or at least tremendously decreasing the service life of your shears. My advice….”don’t use a grinder on quality hair cutting scissors”.
The other machine, and the only one in my opinion, is called a Flat Hone, or Water Hone by some. It looks like a miniature pottery wheel. There are probably at least a dozen companies that incorporate the Flat Hone in there sharpening systems and/or machines. There are huge differences between these sharpening systems. One of the main differences is in the clamping mechanism or armature that is used to deliver the blade to the honing, polishing, or sharpening pad. This is where the Xzacta Ultimate Scissor Sharpening System leaves the others in the dust. Once again, “the Xzacta Ultimate Scissor Sharpening System sharpens convex or beveled scissors at any angle and of any blade radius at a precise angle along the blade. It will totally, accurately, and precisely duplicate any and all factory or manufacturing specifications. That’s the real truth folks. This has been personally confirmed by a machinist, a mechanical engineer, and my patent attorney. It is so unique, and will revolutionize the professional salon scissor sharpening industry. Another major difference between Xzacta and competitors is (sharpeners listen up) that we only use ¼ inch of the outside edge of the sharpening pad to sharpen the scissors. I do know of one other company that also does this. It is the only way to remove an even amount of metal along the edge of the blade. Many companies teach the sharpener to lay the blade flat on the pad and pull it off the pad. This is absolutely incorrect!!!!! This is devastating to the life of the shear. It takes off more and more metal as one moves toward the tip, as well as removing the factory radius of the scissors.
I’ll be adding more to this in the future, so check back from time to time. XZACTA SHEARS IS “ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW”. We will take care of you. Please feel free to email with questions or comments, and testimonials are nice at…. sales@xzacatashears.com www.xzactashears.com
Happy shears to you,
Ryan Parrish
Xzacta Shears LLC
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