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TIL you can sharpen scissors with a coffee mug
My neighbor Dave saw me struggling to cut wrapping paper last week and just grabbed his old ceramic mug from the sink. He flipped it upside down and ran the scissor blades along the rough ring on the bottom about 10 times each side. I tried it on my kitchen shears that couldn't even cut through a herb stem and now they slice through cardboard like butter. He said the unglazed ceramic acts like a fine grit stone. Has anyone else tried this trick with other household items like a glass jar or a tile?
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evaperez14d ago
Actually that rough ring on the bottom of mugs is usually glazed, not unglazed... it's just that the glaze is textured and has tiny bumps that work like sandpaper. I accidentally tried it with a completely smooth mug once and it did nothing at all.
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