How to sharpen hairdressing scissors?

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Sharpening or honing hair scissors

In this article, we will answer several questions about sharpening hair scissors that are often asked.

Sharpening scissors is a very important operation to keep your scissors over time. It is essential to properly sharpen your scissors to maximize their lifespan and restore good edges. Also, remember to maintain your scissors daily.

Summary:

    1. Why sharpen my scissors?
    2. How to sharpen my scissors?
    3. Where to have my scissors sharpened?
    4. How to repair my scissors?
    5. How to sharpen Japanese scissors?

1) Why sharpen my hair scissors?

Over time and with use, the edges of your scissors become dull and your scissors lose performance, which is completely normal.

Sharpening, also called honing, involves restoring the edge of the blade of your scissors so that they cut again.

To remedy a lack of cutting performance, you should sharpen your pair of scissors approximately every 2 years.

Only experienced professionals know how to sharpen high-end hair scissors.

2) How to sharpen hair scissors?

To sharpen your pair of scissors, you can contact the brand of your scissors or your supplier directly. For high-end scissors, it is essential that they are sent to the brand, as they will know how to sharpen them properly. To sharpen your Takai Japanese scissors, feel free to contact us, and we will guide you on the procedure.

Do not attempt to sharpen your scissors yourself!

Sharpening requires very precise techniques specific to each brand of scissors. Japanese scissors are particularly complex to sharpen; it is thanks to their sharpening, among other factors, that they are so effective. Very few French artisans master the techniques of Japanese scissors brands, which are often secret and passed down from generation to generation.

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3) Where to have my hair scissors sharpened?

We recommend having them sharpened only by the manufacturer. Only the manufacturer, or the brand of your scissors, knows how to properly sharpen your blades without damaging them.

You can also contact your usual supplier, specifying that you wish to have them sharpened by the brand of your scissors. For example: For Tondeo scissors, specify that you want them sharpened by Tondeo.

Here are some tips from high-end scissors brands that recommend sending your scissors to the workshop for proper sharpening:

    For Takai scissors:

    Contact Takai at the website Takai-technology.com. The workshop is in Fréjus, France. (Delay about 1 week)

    For Joewell scissors:

    Contact your supplier. The workshop is in Osaka, Japan. (Delay about 4 weeks)

    For Tondeo scissors:

    Contact your supplier. The workshop is in Solingen, Germany. (Delay about 3 weeks)

      All brands available on our site have a factory or workshop to inspect, sharpen, and repair hair scissors. This is why we carefully select our partner brands.

      4) How to repair hair scissors?

      Hair scissors that fall to the ground must go to the workshop to be repaired if possible.

      We advise not to cut with them if you wish to repair your pair of scissors. By continuing to cut with damaged scissors, you could further damage them, making them irreparable.

      We recommend contacting your supplier, who will guide you on how to send them for repair to the manufacturer.

      Depending on the range and brand of your professional hair scissors, the sharpening method may differ. Only the brands know how to properly repair their pairs of scissors.

      5) Sharpening Japanese hair scissors?

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      Japanese scissors are particularly difficult to sharpen. Only a handful of artisans in the world know how to perform the Hamaguri sharpening, a traditional Japanese sharpening technique that makes your edges extremely smooth.


      Japanese hair scissors are renowned for their craftsmanship. The steel and sharpening of Japanese scissors allow for a very fine edge, razor-sharp, which facilitates sliding on dry hair.
      Do not entrust your pair of Japanese scissors to just anyone, as they could damage your blades! Few French sharpeners know how to sharpen Japanese hair scissors.


      For cheap scissors, no worries, it is often a very basic sharpening, so you can entrust them to a knife sharpener, for example. For high-end Japanese scissors, be cautious…


      Only the brand knows how to reproduce what was done during the manufacturing of your scissors in Japan. The edge, extremely sensitive, is an art in itself.
      This is why, for Japanese scissors, we recommend contacting the brand to ask for the procedure to follow to have your pair of scissors sharpened.


      We appreciate the Takai brand because it is one of the few Japanese scissors brands with a workshop in France, which allows for quality service to hairdressers who love Takai scissors. Notably for the 2 free sharpenings on all Takai scissors. During sharpening, a comprehensive review is performed on your pair of scissors to return it to you like new!

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