The Tourist
Banned
I pride myself on being a craftsman. In the end, it's just about all a tinker has, really.
A few days ago I sharpened two scissors for a dog-groomer. One was with curvered blades, the other was thinning shears.
Both of them were made in decorative, anodized deep blue alloy.
I used lighter grit stones, I made leather inserts for my Edge Pro attachment. I worried and fidgeted over every stroke. I buffed using glaziers glass.
I was so busy trying not to mar the finish, I didn't do my job.
I get a call from the groomer this morning. The scissors bends hair and the thinning shears is providing spotty performance.
Everything is guaranteed, and the groomer does our dogs, but I don't like to hear this. She has to return to have the scissors done over.
I'm taking this very hard. Yes, I know it's twenty minutes work, perhaps less. But I'm here pacing until her van shows up.
A few days ago I sharpened two scissors for a dog-groomer. One was with curvered blades, the other was thinning shears.
Both of them were made in decorative, anodized deep blue alloy.
I used lighter grit stones, I made leather inserts for my Edge Pro attachment. I worried and fidgeted over every stroke. I buffed using glaziers glass.
I was so busy trying not to mar the finish, I didn't do my job.
I get a call from the groomer this morning. The scissors bends hair and the thinning shears is providing spotty performance.
Everything is guaranteed, and the groomer does our dogs, but I don't like to hear this. She has to return to have the scissors done over.
I'm taking this very hard. Yes, I know it's twenty minutes work, perhaps less. But I'm here pacing until her van shows up.