SALON SCISSOR SHARPENING 

  mail your scissors  to:  XZACTA SHEARS LLC 

                                                            5 3 5 1  S. E.  3 9 th  AVENUE

                                        OCALA, FLORIDA 34480-7605

                  Please Check Out All The Details Below....please... and check out "Shipping".  It will also be good if you registered also.  We really don't make money off of one pair of scissors.  We make a living when you send your shears back to us again and again because you are happy with our  scissor sharpening service and you refer your friends. 

 High Quality Professional Salon Scissor Sharpening is a skill that is acquired by education, training, experience, dedication, diligence, patience, physical skill, use of the best tools and machinery,  and a genuine concern for providing you, the professional cosmetologist with very sharp hair cutting shears.  A little personality, and some sales ability doesn’t hurt.  All of this is a tall order for many people.  Perhaps this explains why hair stylists seem to have such a hard time finding a good scissors sharpener.  I am constantly amazed by the number of companies that provide a scissor sharpening machine,  a pat on the back, a “go team go”, and then turn them loose on the world and you, the professional hair stylist.  Many times the scissor sharpening training is inadequate and sometimes unfortunately incorrect.  XZACTA SHEARS WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH AND QUALITY SCISSOR SHARPENING THAT WILL EQUAL OR SURPASS ANYONE….EVEN THE FACTORIES. And for those who send your hair scissors to the factory for sharpening, let me assure you that only rarely do they actually go to the factory.  They generally go to some scissor sharpening facility.  Xzacta Shears re-sharpens many scissors over that have supposedly just come back from the factory.  Yes, and I’m talking about the well known, high end manufacturers.  

 There are basically two types of scissor sharpening machines in use by  professional scissor sharpeners today to hone hair cutting shears or hair scissors if you will.  One is generally called a grinder or grinding wheel.  Would you agree that grinder is a scarey name?  It gives me chills!  It may be okay for low end barber, beauty, dog grooming, and fabric scissors.  It is aggressive, heat producing, and will very quickly remove the convex edge on Japanese style shears.  It technically produces a concave edge, not a true bevel.  Many sharpeners that take your expensive "hair cutting scissors" out to the van are still using the grinder.  I highly recommend that you go out and see what they are using (don’t take their word).  Some use a grinder, then put a high polish on the edge that can make it difficult to see that the convex edge on your high quality, expensive Japanese style shears is gone probably to never return.  Beware those individuals  or companies who claim they can restore a convex edge or radius once it has been removed by improperscissor sharpening.  Restoring the convex edge and/or radius is sometimes possible, but not without removing a lot of metal which may make your expensive hair cutting shears unserviceable, or at least tremendously decreasing the service life of your shears.  And, at this point, it doesn't matter what kind of "scissor sharpening machine" the technician is using.  Usually, the best they can do is just sharpen them so you can at least them for a little while longer.   My advice….don’t use a grinder on quality hair cutting scissors.  Here is a link with a picture of a grinder  http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=95331  Although I love HarborFeight Tools, this is what you do not want to use on expensive shears/scissors.....please

 The other "scissor sharpening machine", and the only one in my opinion, is called a Flat Hone, or Water Hone by some.  It looks like a miniature pottery wheel.  There are probably at least a dozen companies that incorporate the Flat Hone in there sharpening systems and/or machines. There are huge differences between these sharpening systems.  One of the main differences is in  the clamping mechanism or armature that is used to deliver the blade to the honing, polishing, or sharpening pad.  This is where the Xzacta Ultimate Scissor Sharpening System leaves the others in the dust.  Once again, the Xzacta Ultimate Scissor Sharpening System sharpens convex or beveled  scissors at any angle and  of any blade radius at a precise angle along the blade.   It will totally, accurately, and precisely duplicate any and all factory or manufacturing specifications for your hair scissors.  That’s the real truth folks.   This has been personally confirmed by a machinist, a mechanical engineer, and my patent attorney.  It is so unique, and will revolutionize the professional salon scissor sharpening industry.   Another major difference between Xzacta and competitors is (sharpeners listen up) that we only use ¼ inch of the outside edge of the sharpening pad to sharpen the scissors.  I do know of two other companies that also do this.  It is the only way to remove an even amount of metal along the edge of the blade.  Many companies teach the sharpener to lay the blade flat on the pad and pull it off the pad.  This is absolutely incorrect!!!!!  This is devastating to the life of the shear.  It takes off more and more metal as one moves toward the tip, as well as removing the factory radius of the scissors.  To repeat myself, once the radius has been removed, it is not likely that it can be restored as some claim.  So, if you really want to take the fear out of "SCISSOR SHARPENING", send your hair scissors to XZACTA SHEARS....WHERE SHARPENING IS A PLEASURE!!

    I’ll be adding more to this in the future, so check back from time to time.  XZACTA SHEARS IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.  We will take care of you.  Please feel free to email with questions or comments, and testimonials are nice at….   sales@xzactashears.com 

New Addition...my blog..please check it out...it may save you sharpeners alot of money....I care about you...really!!!

http://sharpmatters.blogspot.com/

Happy shears to you,

Ryan Parrish
Xzacta Shears LLC  

Copyright 2008 Xzacta Shears LLC

SHARPENING SERVICE
“the  XZACTA   ULTIMATE  SCISSOR SHARPENING  SYSTEM” 

 I, Ryan Parrish, am the inventor of the Xzacta Ultimate Scissor Sharpening System.  It is so totally unique to the sharpening world.  It will “exactly” and “precisely” match any and all factory specifications.  It is my experience that the Xzacta System is the only system available in the world than can realistically do this.  It will not void your manufacturer’s warranty.  The sharpness will be equal to, and in many cases sharper than, when your scissors were new.   Xzacta doesn’t promise….we deliver! 

 The Xzacta Ultimate Scissor Sharpening System does convex and bevel shears with any radius at a precise and exact angle along the blade!!!!! 
                                                   PRICES
1.  BASIC SHARPENING     $20.00           $10.00 shipping          Total $30.00
2.  CORRECTIVE WORK    $30.00           $10.00 shipping          Total $40.00
3.  TEXTURIZERS              $20.00           $10.00 shipping          Total $30.00
4.  SERRATED SHEARS       "please call or email before sending...thanks"
Please see “shipping” for our very generous responsibility to you and your shears. 

If you don't want to mail in your scissors, here is a link to help you find a "scissor sharpener" in your hometown.     http://www.superpages.com/yellowpages/C-Scissor+Sharpening/