Antique Wiss Scissors / Shears (TOOL RESTORATION)

In this video I return these antique scissors to serviceable condition, they're not all that they used to be but hopefully they will last another hundred years!
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[@Steff320i]

I love the fact that you made it fully functional again, but still kept most of the pitting. You conserved the history and the scars of this beautyful tool. Just imagine how many hands and people used these scissors before you, and how many decades of life are still left on it. Thanks for sharing.

[@maury5118]

Congratulation great job

[@lancekeith6156]

Thanks for the video. I just stumbled across a pair of shears exactly like these, except mine are still whole. They are indeed the coolest ever. I can confirm that washer wasn't supposed to be there.

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thanks

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Love the way you speak quietly describing the work and then BAM record the grinder at full volume. Such a cool trick to play on people. Nice finished product.

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Lol, sorry about that. I just record everything on my iPhone (I don’t have any fancy recording equipment). So, I have no control over how it records sound. Thanks for watching though!!

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

@@acraftsmansarsenal Yep, kinda figured as much. You did a really nice job with scissors.

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thanks

[@rodneydelaney9227]

Nice job as always.

[@salth2o]

Great job restoring these wonderful shears!

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thanks

[@texanleons]

Great video-just got my first 3 pairs of scissors.

[@rirkc]

Nice save! Can't find shears like that today. Excellent work and thanks!

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Yeah, you definitely can’t find them like this anymore. Thanks again!!

[@dibberboots31]

Aaaw nice. With the blunt ends would make an ace bookbinder’s paper shear 😍

[@stormkhan4250]

Wow, cool antique scissors. Came across your video and I'm in the middle of restoring a pair of scissors too. They are...Wiss brand, made in Newark, New Jersey. Mine are not as old as your ones but they belonged to my grandmother who used it in her dress making shop back in her day. I'm guessing mine were made around 1930's or so. Even after all this time they cut thru cloth damned well and I don't think they have ever been sharpened. I can still see machine marks on the blade bevels. Pity the ones you have had the ends snapped off but you saved what was left admirably.

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thanks! I hope yours turn out well.

[@stevewalker7822]

Nicely done!

[@martinshobbykanal2776]

I was curious what you would do with the broken tip, your solution is great!

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thank you!

[@jostriwa]

Was a bit dismayed at first when you took the point off. But by the end i saw the care you put into this and wow! Well done, Sir!

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thank you

[@arncj18]

great a lot of good decisions, a lot of people over polish and sand away the character of the casted handles, or etch them in evaporust then remove too much material. You struck a great balance. these things don't need to look brand new, while looking brand new. That is the trick

[@benz4747]

I do love your shop. I have learned many things from your videos. Thanks from Thailand.

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thank you!

[@capers72424]

First rule of fabric scissors: NEVER use them for anything but fabric, especially not paper!

[@aaronlopez717]

beautyfull tools to restoration ! any idea where i can find the screw for and old scissor ?

[@dallaswoiken7533]

Great job

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

I really appreciate it! Thank you!

[@calvarycustoms6681]

Another foine resto to be sure. I’m wondering how powder-coating would’ve worked on the grips. And I like your flex-drive tool. 👍🏼 Sooooo, I’m guessing you’re not going to be using the little Dremel tool I gave you for Christmas... 😝

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

I was thinking about Japanning the grips but it would have taken too long for the supplies to arrive.

[@virtualhermit]

Very nice! Make more vids!

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thanks! Yeah, I’ve been slacking, I need to make some more videos.

[@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL]

Great job👍👍

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thank you!

[@arncj18]

what is the wattage on your Pfingst flexshaft tool (180w?)and max rotation? also cost? i need to buy on or something at least close to it

[@randomxfix334]

Love the rugged look of this scissors, what is the model number, thanks .

[@bradmitch03]

Nice work! That is a great pair, smart move on leveling out the blade! What brand is the bench top belt sander?

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thanks! I don't know actually, it doesn't have a name on it. I am driving it with an old General Electric 1/6 HP motor though.

[@forfor333]

what are the tools you used? I think one of the was an angle grinder. But I am not sure?

[@scottguerin2860]

Nice work! I have an old Wiss#51 tailor's shear but the blades don't meet. They don't look bent but at the tips are 1/16" apart. Should I heat to bend them together or try pounding them when cold?

[@kennethwilliams7731]

I got a pair also where the tips don't meet . Maybe they were made that way? My handles close fully and overall they're perfectly straight so I'm not sure.

[@GM-wv1kj]

I wish you could do mine. I have a few.

[@umashankarrenikuntla9816]

👍🤝👌

[@anthonykent7983]

Great scissors! Were you tempted to reprofile the point back?

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thanks! Yeah, I was thinking about reprofiling them but I realized if I did the points would cross way over each other. So, I think just making them level was the best option.

[@anthonykent7983]

Yes good choice!. The points never look right as you would need to reprofile the whole grind. I know I tried last year! In the end they would not cut, so made them in to two box cutter's or shop knives. Stay safe

[@jokinabadsbs]

@@acraftsmansarsenal nope, the bottom one should stay flat and the upper one shoud have a curve to the point. If the tips are not meeting a handle bending is required. Im a scissor salesman and repairer so I can help you if you need

[@grahamparr3933]

I think that they are tailor’s shears.

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Yup

[@randomxfix334]

What’s the model number, great job restoring it

[@kennethwilliams7731]

I think these scissors are so old they may not even have a model number. Just like anything made before the mid 1950s doesn't have a bar code on the packaging.

[@unkjason]

First time watcher of your videos. Nice restoration by the way. I was surprised you didn’t get the pits out of the blades. And put a mirror finish, or prime the handles before you painted them. But as the saying goes. Those who can do, those who can’t teach, or criticize

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Thanks for watching! Yeah, I probably could’ve gone a little more in depth on this one.

[@master7883]

Restoration...? 🤔

[@jokinabadsbs]

Dude, please try to make an edge there, otherwise that scissor is destroyed...

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Edge? Do you mean a point? They were pretty much already destroyed. I just wanted them to look nice and to be able to cut cardboard with them. They do the job just fine.

[@NanYatesNews]

It’s “Wisssss” not whiz. They are fabric shears.

[@andrewakboom]

Эмм. Всё хорошо, но портновские ножницы не просто так имеют острые концы. Попробуйте с тупыми концами раскроить ткань на столе.

[@acraftsmansarsenal]

Спасибо за ответ. Я знаю, что они больше не будут полезны для тейлора, но я не собираюсь разрезать ткань с ними, и у меня не было большого выбора, так как они уже были сломаны.

[@escapetherace1943]

patina gone antique ruined just kidding, but seriously leave the patina sometimes, it's better than exposing new material and will make them last even longer...

[@loganthird3843]

Sorry, but in my mind the purpose of a restoration is to, well, restore, not to make something new out of an old item. It would have meant much more work, yes, but for me you should have added the missing tip instead of chopping the other one off. There is no accounting for taste, of course, but for me the result is a stunted, ugly, brutal tool that lacks any elegance. Were its original makers to see it, they would more than likely cry their hearts out.