Rideline

There is a huge difference on quality of hair scissors by their material, heat treatment, and craftsmanship. The difference in quality of material and heat treatment is difficult to distinguish through visual inspection. However, the craftsmanship can be easily singled out. Of the qualities can be inspected by the eye, rideline is one of the most important elements. If the rideline is not properly made, the scissors do not cut the hair or gives a bad feeling. 

​In order to make the best rideline, you have to maintain your whetstone flat all the times. Otherwise, the surface becomes curved, not flat. The curved part makes the cutting power weak. Unfortunately, it is hard to check that subtle difference upon visual inspection. Therefore, flattening the whetstone is a very important process for sharpening.

I use both whetstone and lapping film according to the condition of the shears. Most of factories use whetstones, but I personally recommend sharpeners to use lapping films. There are a variety of reasons. PSA backed lapping films on metal blocks can be used to maintained a flatten surface at all the times. Lapping films are also used in dry conditions, so it is 3 times faster and more accurate than the whetstone. The cost is little bit high for factory use, but it is more suitable for mobile sharpeners. Based on my experiences, my sharpening service with lapping films made most stylists happy; which eventually leads to more income to cover the expenses as more customers want my service.

Another reason lapping films are recommended is that whetstones create a mess as black powder-like materials rub off of the stone and mixes with the water when honing the blade. However, it is due to this mess that makes the honing possible, which makes it inconvenient to use in a non-factory condition, like mobile sharpening.

Also, the whetstones need to be soaked at least 10 minutes before usage.

*We used some materials on "Basic Hair Shears" for detail information from internet searching.

Maborosi Shears 
Maborosi shears has been serving the best quality hair styling professional premium shears over 20 years. Over the years we focus on improving our craftsmanship to produce the highest quality scissors in the market. Maborosi Shears are one of the most popular hair styling scissors among the top professional hair stylists throughout the world for its high quality and superb usability. All Maborosi Shears are 100% handcrafted by highly skilled craftsmen at the factory in Tokyo Japan. As authentic Japanese scissors, we use the highest level of steel, ATS314 and 440C and produce with special treatment, sub-zero, heat treatment to create the best quality scissors. Maborosi Shears will continue to develop the best design and material to meet customer’s high expectation.