U&U
- Japan
- Est. 1987
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Budget Luxury
U&U is a Japanese scissor line by UTSUMI (est. 1987), featuring cobalt steel bamboo leaf blades and reversible megane handles. Sold via Hasamiya.
Flip the megane handle on U&U’s AT-30 thinner and the cut ratio changes: the reversible eyeglass-style grip is the signature of this UTSUMI Co., Ltd. line, built in Settsu City, Osaka by the maker established in 1987. The documented model runs a 6.2 cm bamboo leaf blade in cobalt-containing steel...
Flip the megane handle on U&U’s AT-30 thinner and the cut ratio changes: the reversible eyeglass-style grip is the signature of this UTSUMI Co., Ltd. line, built in Settsu City, Osaka by the maker established in 1987. The documented model runs a 6.2 cm bamboo leaf blade in cobalt-containing steel with 30 teeth at roughly a 35 percent cut ratio; Scissor Dude, Hasamiya, and Pfizz Japan stock the line.
Overview
U&U is a product line from UTSUMI (internal kanji: 内海), a Japanese scissor manufacturer established in 1987. The brand produces professional-grade shears using cobalt-containing steel (コバルト含有鋼) and is sold through specialty Japanese retailers as well as international distributors.
Product Range
The documented U&U model is the AT-30, a 6.0-inch thinning shear with the following specifications:
- Teeth: 30 teeth, approximately 35% cut ratio
- Blade: 6.2 cm bamboo leaf blade (笹刃) with rounded back (甲丸)
- Handle: Megane (eyeglass) style that can be reversed to change the cut ratio
- Total length: 15.2 cm
- Weight: 60g
- Finger rest: Detachable
- Price: JPY 85,000 + tax
The reversible megane handle is a notable design feature, allowing stylists to alter the effective cut ratio by flipping the handle orientation rather than switching to a different shear.
Distribution
U&U shears are available through Hasamiya (hasamiya884.jp) and Pfizz Japan in the Japanese domestic market. In the United States, the brand is carried by Scissor Dude. UTSUMI also operates utsumiamerica.com for the US market.
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U&U at a glance
- Budget
- Premium $400–800
- Makes
- Thinning Scissors
- Based in
- Japan
- Catalogue
- 4 models listed
- Established
- 1987
Product Types
Where to Buy
Authorized Retailers
Retailers stocking U&U
ScissorPedia catalogues 1 retailer carrying U&U.
- SCISSOR Dude — USA · ships to USA
Products
How U&U Compares
| Brand | U&U | alpha | Alu-Coba | Atali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan |
| Typical price | Premium | Mid-range | US$200–US$250 | US$70–US$100 |
| Steel | Cobalt-Containing Steel | SG2 | Cobalt steel | Japanese Stainless Steel |
| Blade types | — | — | — | — |
| Handles | — | — | Offset | Offset, Even |
| Specialties | — | Volume control, Slide cut, Stroke cut, Blunt cut, Texture control | Base cut, Step cut, Volume control, Texture control | — |
| Founded | 1987 | 2006 | 1946 | — |
Verified Sources
- Secondary 🇯🇵 Hasamiya884 — Sharpener Blog (specialist blog)
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. U&U is the in-house shear line of UTSUMI Co., Ltd., a maker founded in 1987 and based in Settsu City, Osaka. The scissors are made in Japan.
U&U builds its blades from a cobalt alloy, a cobalt-enriched stainless used for refined carbides and gradual edge wear.
Premium money, as Japanese-made shears go. U&U guide prices have not been catalogued here yet; current pricing is on UTSUMI’s site at uu-utsumi.co.jp and through stockists such as Scissor Dude.
The catalogued range here is thinning-focused, led by the AT-30. A signature touch is the reversible megane handle, which lets a stylist flip the orientation to change the effective cut ratio.
U&U sells through UTSUMI’s own site at uu-utsumi.co.jp and through specialist retailers, including Scissor Dude in the United States and Japanese stockists such as Hasamiya and Pfizz Japan.
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