Tru-Blu
- Australia
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Budget Luxury
Tru-Blu is an Australian scissor brand from Victoria, individually handcrafted with serial numbers and specializing in cutting shears only.
Your name can outlast the sharpening wheel on a Tru-Blu: the Australian maker, handcrafting cutting scissors in Morwell, Victoria, will engrave a stylist’s name where resharpening cannot erase it, and serial-numbers every pair inside the handle. The three cutters catalogued here, 5.5 to 6.0 inches, all carry a $350 guide...
Your name can outlast the sharpening wheel on a Tru-Blu: the Australian maker, handcrafting cutting scissors in Morwell, Victoria, will engrave a stylist’s name where resharpening cannot erase it, and serial-numbers every pair inside the handle. The three cutters catalogued here, 5.5 to 6.0 inches, all carry a $350 guide price, built from Hitachi 440C blades on Hitachi 304 stainless handles.
Overview
Tru-Blu is an Australian scissor brand based in Morwell, Victoria. According to the brand, every pair of Tru-Blu scissors is designed and individually handcrafted in their fully equipped workshop. The brand focuses exclusively on cutting scissors, which makes it one of the more specialized producers in ScissorPedia’s database.
Product Range
Tru-Blu’s specialties include blunt cutting, slide cutting, serrated edge work, dry cutting, chipping, slicing, detail cutting, and scissor over comb. Despite offering only cutting scissors (no thinning shears), the specialty list covers a solid range of techniques. The brand sits in a mid range price tier (price range 3).
Handcrafted Approach
According to Tru-Blu, each scissor is individually crafted and assigned its own serial number, engraved on the inside of the handle. The brand also offers name engraving on the back of the scissor in a location that will not be removed during sharpening. For stylists who want a custom element, Tru-Blu’s contact form process lets the company confirm spelling and help match the right model to the stylist’s needs.
If the standard range does not fit, Tru-Blu states that they accept custom scissor inquiries through their website.
Distribution
Tru-Blu scissors are available through Spencer Scissors (a UK based retailer) and through the brand’s own site at trubluscissors.com.au. The brand encourages trying scissors in person before purchasing, which is practical for Australian based stylists but less so for international buyers. American stylists interested in the brand would need to order online and rely on the brand’s return policy if the fit is not right.
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Where to Buy
Tru-Blu at a glance
- Budget
- Mid-range $200–400
- Makes
- Cutting Scissors
- Based in
- Australia
- Catalogue
- 3 models listed
Product Types
Specialties
Where to Buy
Official Brand Websites
Authorized Retailers
Retailers stocking Tru-Blu
ScissorPedia catalogues 1 retailer carrying Tru-Blu.
- SPENCER SCISSORS — UK
Products
How Tru-Blu Compares
| Brand | Tru-Blu | SHEAR GENIUS | Excellent Edges | OBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Australia | Australia | Australia | Australia |
| Typical price | US$350–US$350 | US$160–US$400 | US$150–US$400 | US$140–US$300 |
| Steel | Hitachi 440C, Hitachi 304 stainless | Japanese steel, Cobalt, ATS-314 | Japanese steel | Japanese steel |
| Blade types | Convex | Convex | Convex | Convex |
| Handles | Offset | Offset | Offset | Offset |
| Specialties | Blunt cut, Slide cut, Serration, Dry cutting, Chipping, Slicing, Detail cutting, Scissor over comb | Slide cut, Slide chip, Channel, Blending, Scissor over comb, Slice chip, Smoothing, Slide texturizing, Texture control, Volume control, Cut & Thinning | Blunt cut, Texturising, Texture control, Point cut, Chipping, Wet cutting, Dry cutting | Blunt cut, Point cut, Chipping, Texturising, Straight line cutting, Downward open blade cutting, Upward open blade cutting, Fine tuning point cutting, Scissor over-comb, Men's cutting, Ladies cutting, Thinning |
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Tru-Blu is an Australian maker based at Morwell in Victoria, and every pair is individually handcrafted in Australia.
Tru-Blu focuses purely on cutting scissors rather than thinning shears, which makes it one of the more specialised producers in our database. The range suits blunt cutting, slide cutting, serrated edge work, dry cutting, chipping, slicing, detail work, and scissor over comb.
Tru-Blu builds the blades from Hitachi 440C and uses Hitachi 304 stainless for the handles.
The three Tru-Blu cutters catalogued here all carry the same $350 guide price. Australian-dollar prices are listed at trubluscissors.com.au, and Spencer Scissors stocks the brand in the UK.
Each pair is given its own serial number engraved inside the handle, and the brand will engrave a stylist’s name in a spot that survives sharpening.
You can buy direct from the brand at trubluscissors.com.au, and in the UK they are stocked by Spencer Scissors.
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