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Sharpening for Japanese shears
A Japanese convex edge is not a kitchen knife, and it should never be ground like one. We hand-hone each pair back to its original geometry — the difference between a blade that glides for another two years and one that's quietly ruined by a bench grinder.
Why a specialist, not a mobile grinder
Most mobile sharpeners are set up for German bevelled scissors and clipper blades. Run a Japanese hollow-ground convex edge across the same wheel and you flatten the ride line, kill the slide cut, and shorten the blade's life by years. We sharpen to the edge the maker intended, check the ride and tension, and return the shear cutting the way it did on day one.
How it works
Tell us about your shears
Send the enquiry below with the brand, model and what you're noticing — folding, pushing, or just gone dull.
Post them in
We'll reply with a quote and a postage address. Wrap the blades closed, edge protected, in a rigid box.
Hand-honed, edge-matched
Each pair is sharpened by hand to its original geometry — convex stays convex, bevel stays bevel — then tension-set and test-cut.
Back on your bench
Returned tracked and insured, with a note on the edge condition and when to send them next.
Pricing depends on edge type, condition and whether thinning teeth are involved — so we quote per pair rather than guess. Most standard convex cutters fall in a consistent range; send the details and we'll confirm before you post anything.