How to maintain scissors

STEP01: "Remove water stains"

  • Remove moisture and fine hair attached to the scissors using tissue paper, etc.

    (Please be careful not to injure your hands.)

STEP02: "Wipe with chamois leather"

  • After finishing your day's work (lesson), be sure to wipe the scissors with a chamois. At that time, be sure to keep your hand holding the chamois on a desk or other surface while wiping.

    *Please be careful not to cut your fingers when wiping.

STEP03: "Adjust the opening/closing degree of the screw"

  • Since scissors are used every day, sometimes the screws may be loose or tightened too tightly.
    Proper hardness prevents the blade from hitting too hard or twisting the hair.
    If it is a recessed screw, close it slowly and adjust the distance between the finger hole and the hit point to be 1cm to 2cm.
    (The optimum value varies slightly depending on each manufacturer.) If you are using a hand-cranked plate spring screw, close it slowly and adjust it so that the distance between the finger hole and the hit point is about 4cm to 5cm.
    Whether using a recessed screw or a hand-cranked leaf spring, scissors and thinning that are in good condition will be able to close from the base of the blade to the tip without any stress.
    If it feels particularly heavy (hard) in one area when you close it, it's probably not in good condition. In addition, long scissors (6.5 to 7 inches, etc.) are often set to have a strong twist in order to give force to the cutting edge, so there is no problem if the cutting edge hits hard.

    *Please be careful not to cut your fingers when wiping the scissors.