I’m aware that the plastic handles probably disqualify these from being true “buy it for life”, but the exciting thing for me is that they are relatively cheap and can be found on the shelf in most stores with an office supply section. It’s an unfortunate reality that the vast majority of BIFL items are special order and cost several times more than their mainstream equivalent, so I wanted to shout out Scotch brand for maintaining such good serviceability on an item you can literally pick up at Walmart.
I just pulled apart a pair of these which was cutting horribly, gave each blade a couple passes on an oil stone, then reassembled and tightened them up with a drop of oil in the joint. They cut as well as the day they were bought, and the handles are still in good shape so I could see doing this several more times before I even have to consider replacing them.
You should really get scissors with higher quality hard steel so you don’t need to sharpen the soft easily dulled steel cheap scissors. Your advice is not bifl but frugal at the cost of time effort
I like these scissors but I feel like the screw works itself loose far too quickly.
Loctite.
Wouldn’t that prevent the scissors from opening?
Because no one has explained it, loctite comes in different strengths. Red is supposed to be permanent, blue is supposed to be able to break free again. For this application, you’d want blue to hold the nut in place.
There are a hundred different types of loctite. Some for small bolts and some for large. Just because it’s red doesn’t mean it’s permanent.
No.
Some loktite on the threads maybe?
In the UK or EU, Whiteley is the brand to look for
If you need something a bit more bulletproof, Kershaw makes a fantastic set of general purpose scissors. They come apart without tools for cleaning and sharpening and it’s proper knife steel as well.
I have Wusthof scissors that come apart without tools also. I think it’s common in higher end kitchen shears because you’ll need to clean them pretty thoroughly and sharpen periodically.
Thanks anon, I love my Kershaw pocket knives, but never thought of them for scissors.
All but one of my scissors has a screw to take them apart for cleaning/shaprening. The one that doesn’t is a super old pair of barber shears like from the 50’s and is also rusted as fuck. Do they even still make scissors held together by rivets?
If you want truly buy it for life scissors, you want hand forged Japanese scissors.
Like mall ninja scissors? Or are hand forged scissors a real thing?
Hand forged by the Gods in the depths of Hades over a live volcano, using meteorite metal that fell from the sky and imbued with divine cosmic magic.
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I’m not sure what you mean by mall ninja scissors, but yes, hand forged scissors by expert blacksmiths is a real thing.
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I got these for hunting/cooking:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001DINYHE
I really, really like them.
What would you recommend for more general purpose scissors?
I’m talking scissors that cost hundreds to thousands of dollars, so I myself have not purchased any at this point. Maybe someday.
Just wanted to point out there’s scissor sharpening tools that don’t require the scissors to be taken apart
I have maybe 5 pairs of these scissors across various rooms in my house. They are cheap and decent.
