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Clipper blades that took me 3 whole afternoons to sharpen right
I kept hearing from the older barbers at my shop in Detroit that you got to hand file your clipper blades for the cleanest cut. So I bought a fine Arkansas stone and tried it on a set of Wahl blades. THREE afternoons of my life wasted, sitting there going back and forth, back and forth. The blades still felt rough and kept pulling hair on the third day. I finally gave up and grabbed a $12 TORO brand sharpening tool from the beauty supply store. Took me maybe 15 minutes to get both blades razor smooth. Now I feel like I got sold a whole romantic idea about hand sharpening that just doesn't hold up for modern blades. Has anyone else ditched the stone and gone back to a simple jig?
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nancy_davis9d ago
That three afternoon detail hits hard, I used to swear by hand stones but after wasting a Saturday on a set of Oster blades I grabbed a simple jig too and never looked back.
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