Keep your scissors sharp!

Why Factory Sharpening is important

Factory Sharpening (Japan) and NEW, certified sharpening in San Fransisco, CAMizutani USA / Motik, Inc. guarantees sharpening that is sent back to the manufacturing factory.  For this process, it guarantees that the pair of scissors will be sharpened by a professional sharpener who also knows how to make scissors by hand.  This is the most ideal process. We send out scissors two times a month.  On the 1st and on the 15th.

Quality you will know to expect.


‍Every single factory such as Hikari, Mack, etc. has their own degree of the angle on each individual blade – we refer to it as “Factory Angled Blade.” Therefore, factory sharpening is recommended to preserve the longevity of Mizutani scissors. Only factory-authorized sharpeners know the specific degree of every angle in the blade allowing them to remove a minimum amount of steel. If you would like to have your scissors sharpened by Mizutani factory please follow the steps below.

Simple steps to get them sharp.

  • WE SHARPEN ALL PROFESSIONAL HAIR CUTTING SCISSOR BRANDS (with the exclusion of any scissors made with extremely poor quality steel, which cannot be helped).

  • We charge $50 for factory sharpening plus for shipping and handling per scissors.

  • Download and fill out the FACTORY SHARPENING REQUEST FORM.

  • Ship your scissors to the following address:
    Mizutani USA / Motik, Inc. – SharpeningServices
    1450 Sutter Street Suite 428
    San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Make payment via check to Mizutani USA for $50 plus shipping and handling.

How to ship your scissors.

  • Put a rubber band around the tip of the scissors.

  • Wrap the scissors in a paper towel, tissue paper, bubble wrap or plastic wrap for extra protection.

  • Place the scissors in a padded envelope or a sturdy box.

Time frame on factory sharpening.

As soon as we receive the scissors we ship them directly to Mizutani factory located in Chiba, Japan. We ship the scissors via USPS Express Mail Services which can take up to 5 days. Once the scissors are sharpened they are sent back to us which can take up to 7 days. We approximate it takes 2-3 weeks for the entire process.Please contact us if you have any questions about our Factory Sharpening Service.

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