Beautiful old German buttonhole shears

[Schneiderfrei]

I have had these for some time now; they are very easy to use and are sharp, though I have not sharpened them.

[mysewingpleasure]

Schneiderfrei, it is an antique, I must say it is a genesis invention for fashion industry.

[Schneiderfrei]

Nooo its the latest thing!!

[spookietoo]

Ok, I'm just confused.......

How is such a contraption an improvement over a sharp chisel and hole punch?

They look like something my Opa would have dreamt up....notorious he was for over engineering most solutions!

[spookietoo]

Ok, no longer confused....just read your last post on the other thread!

Those actually look as if my Opa and my mechanical engineer BIL could have collaborated on them together.

[Greger]

Nice!
Or, maybe I should have said, Cool!

[pfaff260]

I have something similar. I went to a specialist but he couldn't sharpen it for me. To dificult. Pitty, it must have been a fantastic thing in it's time.
Why don't they make them anymore?

[Sinusvag]

Very nice tool!

I wouldn't give up on the sharpening possibilities, should they arise in the future. Just a question of finding the right person - nothing is impossible.

[peterle]

Oh what a nice sophisticated model! It seems the hole punch and the straight blade are seperated for easier sharpening and can also be adjusted seperately. I´ve seen models where the blades are one piece and I can imagine they are a p.i.t.a. to sharpen.

These things occure once in a while here on ebay and similar sides but are usually very expensive.

[Hendrick]

Nice piece of kit! Would like to find a pair...

[Schneiderfrei]

Thank you, very nice compliments and advice.

It was given to me by a retired local tailor.  I had helped him get some of his books (that I already had) on line, and bought a lot of cloths and threads and his heavy irons.

G

[hutch--]

Haha, I have got one that I bought years ago as a curio but a hole punch and an exacto knife beats them all. A sharp chisel is a good choice as well. Once you know how to use them you are much faster than gadgets.

[Schneiderfrei]

I think you are right there Hutch. Chisel and blade