On 30/05/2011 19:41, 'Mike' wrote:
"Emery wrote in message
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Hi all,

I'd like to sharpen up my faithful Felco #2 secateurs, what's the best
method?

Thanks,

-E

Use a small oilstone and sharpen the angle.

DO NOT, REPEAT NOT TOUCH THE FACES WHICH SLIDE TOGETHER Sorry for shouting
but the two faces which slide together are a scissor slicing action
............. (look at a pair of scissors and see how they slice as they come
together)


I have an ancient pair of bypass secateurs which I have been using for
at least 25 years, and have sharpened several times. Being unaware of
your comment, I have been sharpening only the flat sides of both blades
on an oilstone, as it is far easier to do this by hand than getting the
bevel angle on a curved surface right by eye (or having to use some sort
of device to get the angle correct) and sharpening that. Yes, I suppose
that the blades get microscopically thinner each time I do this, but it
doesn't seem to have affected their pruning efficacy.

I don't see how it matters if the faces which slide together have a
scissors action IF the pivot point is through the flat surfaces which
cross to make the cut.

--

Jeff