Hayashi

Hayashi is a Japanese scissor maker based in Wakayama City, founded in 1992 according to its company profile. Its published range includes HYS powder high-speed materials and HYS-MAX67 models, while its ordering and service pages describe custom handles, assembly to order and after-sales maintenance.

Company Background

The company profile places Hayashi in Wakayama City and records its foundation in February 1992. The profile lists representative 林伸昭, nine employees and approximately 3,000 customers, with nationwide Japanese sales and overseas activity in Korea, Taiwan and Shanghai. These are the maker’s published profile figures, checked on 30 September 2026; the page does not give a separate census date for its staffing or customer totals.

The company introduction describes a business combining manufacture, direct sales and maintenance. That connects a customer’s requested fit to the workshop’s assembly and service work. It does not establish that this business model is unique across all scissor makers.

Direct Sales Model

Hayashi says it holds blade, handle and screw components and assembles scissors in response to orders. Its account emphasizes hearing stylists’ requirements directly and considering later maintenance during manufacture. The custom-order page describes a similar approach from the company’s early sales activity.

The company’s history records expansion to Osaka and Nara in 1993, Kyoto and Hyogo in 1995, and Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama in 1996. Entries for 1999 add Aichi, Fukuoka and Shiga and record 2,000 customers. Incorporation followed in January 2000. These dates describe the maker’s reported business development; they are not independent market-share measurements. Company history.

Part-by-Part Custom Ordering

Hayashi’s published handle options include changes to arm shape or length, mounting angle, finger-rest shape or length and ring size. The page explicitly covers right- and left-handed scissors and says the handle order is placed when purchasing new scissors. It also describes full custom work beginning with consultation and drawings, followed by cutting, assembly, welding and adjustment. Custom ordering.

A useful enquiry specifies the current pair, the feature that needs changing, handedness and intended work. Confirm the complete proposed configuration and service arrangements before ordering; the existence of custom work does not guarantee that every blade, alloy or finish can be combined.

Innovation and Recognition

The company history records a 2001 collaboration with the hairdresser Shichijo, identified there as the 1996 world champion, and the launch of the Shark model in 2005. It also lists Premium Wakayama recognition in 2008, HYS-MAX67’s appearance in the 2010 Kansai Design Potential Map, selection for a Wakayama small-business support fund in 2012 and Kansai manufacturing recognition in 2017. Maker chronology.

These entries preserve the company’s development history. An award or selection does not substitute for a controlled edge-life, corrosion or impact comparison.

HYS-MAX67: material and model evidence

The material page distinguishes standard HYS from HYS-MAX67. For HYS, its narrative gives 63–64 HRC and its summary gives 64 HRC. For HYS-MAX67, the MARK-IV and DRY page identifies a powder high-speed steel blade portion at 67 HRC. Neither statement is a ScissorPedia measurement.

A maker interview describes welding a tough base to hard powder material. The account explains a construction choice; it does not establish drop immunity or prove that these are the hardest scissors in every market. Powder metallurgy is a process family, not a finished-tool performance score.

Blade Technology Focus

Hamaguri, or clamshell, describes a convex blade form; see the hamaguri blade reference. Record the actual Hayashi model’s blade and edge details before assigning a geometry to it. A material designation does not supply its cross-section, and a convex description alone does not measure cutting resistance.

For service, Hayashi publishes care advice addressing cleaning, moisture, lubrication, adjustment and condition checks. Its after-sales page distinguishes catalog purchases from custom orders. Ask for the terms applying to the order and region, particularly when commissioning a custom pair.

Company Details

The following are maker profile entries checked on 30 September 2026:

• Established: February 1992; incorporated January 2000.
• Capital: 6 million yen.
• Employees: Nine, as stated in the undated profile.
• Representative: 林伸昭.
• Domestic sales: Nationwide in Japan.
• Overseas sales: Korea, Taiwan and Shanghai, as listed by the maker.
• Headquarters: 6-5-74 Tedaira, Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, 640-8319.

For a purchase, use an exact current quotation instead of the former general US-dollar price range. Model, handle configuration, custom work and seller terms are separate fields to confirm.

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