Cutting through aluminum foil to sharpen scissors?
 

I've read about doing this to sharpen scissors, but the whole idea makes me cringe.

Does anyone have "the real info" about this?

Google it and there are lots of places that say it works

I have never heard of it, but you can try it on an old pair of kitchen scissors first just to try.

I understand it's only a temporary fix, until you can get them sharpened the regular way. I think I tried it once, but was not impressed.

I've heard sandpaper vs foil paper. But I agree with others....try on crappy scissors first.

I've done this on rotary blades and scissors. It's temporary but if you need to get something done it works for a little bit. Problem is you need a pretty good pile of foil to work with.

I tried that with my rotary blade and don't think it helped a bit.

I tried it with pinking shears. They seemed sharper but still would not cut fabric.

I heard that years and years ago and I don't think it ever really worked.

Sounds dubious to me. Many years ago I ruined a good pair of pinking shears by using them on the seams of the Milium lining in a coat I made. Wouldn't that be kind of the same principle?

Daffy