Arc
- USA
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Budget Luxury
Arc is a USA-based scissor brand offering versatile cutting, thinning, and left-handed shears for professionals through its direct online store.
Guide prices from $700 to $1,590 put Arc at the luxury end. The three catalogued cutting models span 5.0 to 7.0 inches in ATS314 and 440C steel. Trading as ARC SCISSORS from West Chicago, Illinois, the brand sells direct through arcscissors.com, with thinning and left-handed models alongside the cutters.OverviewArc is...
Guide prices from $700 to $1,590 put Arc at the luxury end. The three catalogued cutting models span 5.0 to 7.0 inches in ATS314 and 440C steel. Trading as ARC SCISSORS from West Chicago, Illinois, the brand sells direct through arcscissors.com, with thinning and left-handed models alongside the cutters.
Overview
Arc is a professional scissor brand operating under the ARC SCISSORS name, offering cutting, thinning, and left handed shears sold directly through its official site at arcscissors.com.
Product Range
Arc lists a broad set of specialties: blunt cutting, slide cutting, point cutting, precision cutting, wet cutting, dry cutting, slice cutting, thinning, texturizing, blending, sculpting, scissor over comb, volume control, texture control, and combined cut and thinning. That wide range suggests the brand is positioning its shears as versatile tools rather than niche instruments for a single technique.
Specifications & Availability
For current specifications, warranty terms, and education offerings, see arcscissors.com. If you have firsthand experience with Arc shears, feel free to reach out through our contact page.
Distribution
Arc sells through its official online store, with direct-from-brand as the primary purchasing channel.
Product range
Three models cover the ARC catalogue: the Harmony II at $700, the Phantom II at $1,065, and the Paragon II at $1,590. The model-by-price spread makes ARC one of the few US brands that occupies the upper-professional and high-end tiers simultaneously. All three are cutting shears, with the Paragon II positioned at a price point normally associated with Japanese artisan production rather than domestic American manufacturing.
Buying context
ARC is distributed through Scissor Dude, a Pennsylvania specialty retailer with a deep professional catalogue, which means buyers can compare the full ARC range against competing brands from the same source. The $700–$1,590 range makes ARC a premium proposition most suited to established professionals who want a domestically produced instrument at a performance tier.
See Also
Arc at a glance
- Budget
- Luxury $800+
- Makes
- Cutting Scissors, Thinning Scissors, Left-Handed Scissors
- Based in
- USA
- Catalogue
- 3 models listed
Product Types
Specialties
Materials & Construction
The steel, edges, and handle styles Arc works in:
Where to Buy
Official Brand Websites
Products
How Arc Compares
| Brand | Arc | Shark Fin | SAM VILLA | SENSEI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | USA | USA | USA | USA |
| Typical price | US$700–US$1,590 | US$400–US$1,600 | US$315–US$1,200 | US$179–US$350 |
| Steel | ATS314, 440C | 440A, 440C, VG10, ATS-314 | 440C | Cobalt Alloy, 440C |
| Blade types | Convex | Convex | Convex | Convex |
| Handles | Ergonomic, Offset | Swivel, Crane | Offset, Swivel | Crane, Swivel, Offset |
| Specialties | Blunt cut, Slide cut, Point cut, Precision cutting, Wet cutting, Dry cutting, Slice cutting, Thinning, Texturizing, Blending, Sculpting, Scissor-over-comb, Volume control, Texture control, Cut & Thinning | Blunt cut, Slide cut, Point cut, Smooth cut, Convex cut, Clean cut, Chunking, Texturizing, Thinning, Blending | Point cut, Layer cut, Slide cut, Blending, Texture control, Weight control, Scissor over comb | Blunt cut, Volume control, Texture control, Cut & Thinning, Blending, Point cut |
| Known for | — | — | — | Introduced the rotating thumb ring and crane handle; in business since 1980 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Arc trades as ARC SCISSORS, with a listed address in West Chicago, Illinois. For the fullest picture of the brand and where its shears are crafted, see arcscissors.com.
Arc covers cutting and thinning shears, and offers left-handed models so southpaw stylists are looked after too.
Arc sits at the luxury end of the market. For current pricing on each model, check arcscissors.com.
Arc sells directly through its official online store at arcscissors.com, which is the main place to find current models and specs.
The range is built to be versatile, handling slide cutting, point cutting, and blunt cutting, plus thinning or texturizing work.
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