The Best The Scissor Shop Scissors

The Scissor Shop range

The Scissor Shop is an Australian scissor brand from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, founded in 2019. The brand sells direct to customers through thescissorshop.com and covers cutting scissors, thinning scissors, and left-handed models. Every pair is described as hand-balanced with an adjustable tension screw. Offset handles and convex blades are standard across the cutting and thinning lines.

The price range runs from $56 for the entry cutting and thinning models up to $100 for the Kuromu and Kura Tora at the top of the range. Size choices are 6-inch across most of the catalogue, with a 7-inch option in the Kin line. The Scissor Shop does not operate retail partners at this time — all purchases go through its own website with free shipping included.

The five picks

1. The Scissor Shop Kura (guide price around $56). A 6-inch offset cutting scissor with a convex blade. The Kura is one of three $56 cutting models in the Scissor Shop range, alongside the Aiiro and the Mabushii. It carries the offset handle and convex blade that run across the cutting range at this price point. Available at thescissorshop.com.

2. The Scissor Shop Mabushii Thinning (guide price around $56). A 6-inch thinning scissor with an offset handle for blending and texturising. The Scissor Shop catalogues thinning variants at the same price as their cutting counterparts; the Mabushii Thinning sits alongside the Aiiro Thinning and the Kura Tora Thinning as options at the $56 and $61 price points. Available at thescissorshop.com.

3. The Scissor Shop Tora (guide price around $61). A 6-inch offset cutting scissor at the second price tier in the Scissor Shop catalogue. The Tora and the Kura Tora cutting model share the $61 price point. Convex blade, offset handle. Available at thescissorshop.com.

4. The Scissor Shop Kin (guide price around $66). The 7-inch cutting scissor in the Scissor Shop range — the longest blade option in the current catalogue. The Kin uses an offset handle and convex blade in the same configuration as the 6-inch models, with the extended blade length suited to barbers or stylists who prefer a longer cut on longer sections. A 7-inch Kin Thinning is also available at the same price. Available at thescissorshop.com.

5. The Scissor Shop Kuromu (guide price around $100). A 6-inch cutting scissor in Japanese stainless steel with a polished silver damascus-style finish, a 15-degree blade edge angle, and a lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects. The Kuromu is one of two models at the $100 top tier of the Scissor Shop range, alongside the Kura Tora, and the only one with a damascus-style finish. Hand-balanced with an adjustable tension screw. Available at thescissorshop.com.

How we chose

The five picks cover the three price points in the current range: $56, $61, $66, and $100. The Mabushii Thinning represents the thinning range; the Kin covers the 7-inch size option; the Kuromu represents the top tier with its specified Japanese steel and damascus-style finish. Guide prices reflect the thescissorshop.com listing as of June 2026 — confirm current figures before buying.

The wider The Scissor Shop catalogue

The Scissor Shop catalogue includes additional cutting and thinning pairs not covered above: the Aiiro Cutting and Aiiro Thinning (both $56), the Kura Tora Cutting and Kura Tora Thinning (both $61 for the scissor-shop-kura-tora variants), and the Kin Thinning ($66). Set options — the Aiiro Set, Kin Set, Kura Set, Kura Tora Set, Mabushii Set, and Kuromu Set — bundle a cutting and thinning pair. Left-handed models are listed at thescissorshop.com; check the website for current availability and sizing.