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Scissors or Shears Care and Maintenance

What is the difference between scissors and shears?

• Whatever task they perform, scissors or shears are based on a simple machine: the lever.
   
• Scissors are cutting instruments which have two identical finger rings in the handle. Scissors are usually 6 inches or less in length.
   
• Shears have one finger ring which is larger than the other one. Shears are usually at least 6 inches or longer in overall length. The heavy-duty trimming scissors employed in gardening are known as shears, as are the instruments used by professional dressmakers and hairdressers.

Scissors and Shears Care and Maintenance article above contributed by Copyright ©Byron Rogers All rights reserved. 

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Knife Handles

Bone and Stag
Bone comes from the shin bone of cows and stag comes from the horn of deer. The best stag comes from the Sambar deer from India and Pakistan. 

Celluloid Handled Knives --- all about them. A fine article. 

What is the green stuff called that gets on the brass fittings on knife handles? ---
It is called green verdigris. 

And what causes the green stuff? --- It is caused from where the leather has lain against the fittings over a period of time. 

Knife Guidelines For Knife Buyers

Click here for a series of guidelines which a buyer might wish to consider when evaluating a knife for purchase. The guidelines are geared toward custom hand made knives but are very good and really apply to all knives.

Knife Presentation Outlines  

Presentation Outlines Presentation Outlines --- give a presentation about knives at civic and youth organizations.  Some presentations: Knife Laws and Knife Safety. This is a link to American Knife and Tool Institute site.

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