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Choosing Ginghers?
DDIL thoroughly safely hid her best scissors. For good reason. Naturally I
loaned her my favorites until hers appear. Which, woe, forces me to buy a new pair of scissors. Any reason at all will do just fine but it is not easy. I find that there a knife edge, serrated edge, serrated knife edge and if that's not tricky enough, there's one I've never heard mentioned. Spring-action knife edge. Anybody tried those? Any up or down experience with any of the edges available? Polly |
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On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:11:42 -0500, Polly Esther wrote:
DDIL thoroughly safely hid her best scissors. For good reason. Naturally I loaned her my favorites until hers appear. Which, woe, forces me to buy a new pair of scissors. Any reason at all will do just fine but it is not easy. I find that there a knife edge, serrated edge, serrated knife edge and if that's not tricky enough, there's one I've never heard mentioned. Spring-action knife edge. Anybody tried those? Any up or down experience with any of the edges available? Polly I prefer a plain knife edge. The spring action ones are handy if your hands are stiff, or sometimes when you are doing those teeny tiny cuts with teeny tiny scissors. NightMist -- I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower? |
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Haven't tried a Gingher version; but I have tried spring-action
scissors. I am beginning to have achy problems with my right hand and the fact that you don't have to 'pull back the blades after making a cut is a real help. If you are accustomed to using a pair of well made seccateurs, you will know the good feeling when the blades spring apart ready for the next cut. The scissors work in the same way - a great boon. And, if they are made by a company with the reputation Ginghers, they are bound to be great - even if you have no problems with hands or fingers. .. In message , Polly Esther writes DDIL thoroughly safely hid her best scissors. For good reason. Naturally I loaned her my favorites until hers appear. Which, woe, forces me to buy a new pair of scissors. Any reason at all will do just fine but it is not easy. I find that there a knife edge, serrated edge, serrated knife edge and if that's not tricky enough, there's one I've never heard mentioned. Spring-action knife edge. Anybody tried those? Any up or down experience with any of the edges available? Polly -- Best Regards Pat on the Green |
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yup, what Pat said i agreen with.
also might i suggest making some pretty Fobs to attach to all scissors so they never get lost or mistaken for anyone elses. i made 3 of them back in 05? with purple star beads, smaller LIME green and white beads and a couple of sterling silver (i think) charms (leaf and butterfly). one lives here, one in Washington state and one in Arizona now. i hope those other 2 work as well as mine does for not losing those scissors. i should have made more at the time but i was in a bit of a rush then. i love mine anyhow. good luck with finding just the perfect pair of scissors for you. j. "Pat S" wrote ... Haven't tried a Gingher version; but I have tried spring-action scissors. I am beginning to have achy problems with my right hand and the fact that you don't have to 'pull back the blades after making a cut is a real help. If you are accustomed to using a pair of well made seccateurs, you will know the good feeling when the blades spring apart ready for the next cut. The scissors work in the same way - a great boon. And, if they are made by a company with the reputation Ginghers, they are bound to be great - even if you have no problems with hands or fingers. .. In message , Polly Esther writes DDIL thoroughly safely hid her best scissors. For good reason. Naturally I loaned her my favorites until hers appear. Which, woe, forces me to buy a new pair of scissors. Any reason at all will do just fine but it is not easy. I find that there a knife edge, serrated edge, serrated knife edge and if that's not tricky enough, there's one I've never heard mentioned. Spring-action knife edge. Anybody tried those? Any up or down experience with any of the edges available? Polly -- Best Regards Pat on the Green |
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I'm not about to confess how many pairs of Gingher there are here. I know
there are more expensive makers but these serve me well. One of my favorite parts of being a Gingher maniac is that you truly can ship them to their nice sharpening guys and they will make them seriously new all over again. There are guest stitchers here and to identify 'mine' ( mine, mine, alllllll mine) I've put polka dots of lime green plain old Tulip craft paint on the outside of the upper blade. Cheap and easy. Meanwhile back to 'choosing', I believe I'll try the spring-action scissors. Sometimes my hand gets so tired cutting that it locks up. Maybe springing will help. Wonder if there's a spring-action skillet scrubber available? Polly |
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Polly I wouldn't trade for my spring-action razor edged Fiskers. They're wonderful. I have worn out two pairs of the little ones now, but my big ones are still going strong. (little ones have a little spring that goes after a while). Otherwise, I love my Kai scissors. Light weight, sharp as all get out and easy to use.
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So glad you climbed in. I went to order spring-action Ginghers and realized
that "I" don't really open my scissors all the way when cutting and it could be the spring-action would not be a happy thing just for my way of cutting. And - I really can't say that Ginghers are light weight or sharp as they once were, even with kind care and expert sharpening. Just maybe I need to venture into the world of Kai. "Sunny" wrote in message ... Polly I wouldn't trade for my spring-action razor edged Fiskers. They're wonderful. I have worn out two pairs of the little ones now, but my big ones are still going strong. (little ones have a little spring that goes after a while). Otherwise, I love my Kai scissors. Light weight, sharp as all get out and easy to use. Sunny |
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On 6/24/2012 8:35 PM, Sunny wrote:
Polly I wouldn't trade for my spring-action razor edged Fiskers. They're wonderful. I have worn out two pairs of the little ones now, but my big ones are still going strong. (little ones have a little spring that goes after a while). Otherwise, I love my Kai scissors. Light weight, sharp as all get out and easy to use. Sunny The spring broke on my big ones. Fiskars will replace the spring, but I needed a replacement "right now" and have never bothered getting it. I still have the shears, so I could still do it. Julia in MN -- ----------- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/default.html ----------- |
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Polly, you'll never regret going with Kai. I love those scissors. Feel lost when I can't put my fingers on them. They're absolutely the best and hold a razor edge a long time.
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