I still have the first pair of Fiskars I purchased and have never had to have them sharpened. I purchased them in the 70's and used them to cut out all my patterns for all my clothing for years. I have purchased other Fiskars as they have been offered. I have a gray-handled pair in my current sewing room and a soft-grip pair in my quilting-to-go tool box that I use at guild. I just do not use scissors like I did at one time. The most used scissors I have are my small embroidery ones for snipping threads.