# ScissorPedia: Selected Content Snapshot > A bounded, generated selection from ScissorPedia's professional hair cutting scissors and shears content. > Source: https://www.scissorpedia.com > Last generated: 2026-10-15T06:49:35+09:00 > Despite the conventional filename, this snapshot is selected and is not a complete site archive. --- ## Selection Limits - Records with `noindex: true` are omitted before item limits are applied. - This snapshot includes all indexable brand profiles and top-level reference families, up to 100 stores, 60 product records, and all indexable steel references, 12 explicit core guides plus 40 additional guide candidates, 25 blog posts, and 25 best-of recommendations. - The product selection is metadata-only: up to 20 series records and 40 other product records. Canonicalized child URLs are omitted. Model and size lists are capped within each record. - Core reference coverage includes every top-level reference family. 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Labels such as "selected" do not indicate a quality ranking. ## Brand Profiles (all 204 indexable records) ### 4420 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/4420/ - Country: USA - Founded: 1940 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://www.4420.com/ The 4420 name has sat on American barber shears since 1940, under Economy Supply Company, Inc. of Irvine, California. Its range covers cutting, thinning, and left-handed scissors plus razors and accessories, built for blunt, slide, and point cutting as well as texture work. Third-party retailers such as Williamsport Bowman have carried the line. About 4420 4420 is a U.S. based hair shear brand associated with Economy Supply Company, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California. The brand’s... --- ### ABOVE - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/above/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://aboveshears.com ABOVE designs its shears around hand fatigue, by its own account, with ergonomic handles, exaggerated finger rests, and cobalt steel blades across the range. The four models comprise three cutters and a thinner, span 5.5 to 6.0 inches, and carry guide prices from US$180 to US$250. The USA brand, run by Above International, sells through aboveshears.com and professional retailers including SalonCentric and Shear Integrity. Overview Above is a USA based brand operated by Above International.... --- ### AMA - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/ama/ - Country: Not listed in current record - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://www.gebetterton.co.uk/ G.E. Betterton & Co Ltd, the Leatherhead, Surrey supplier with over 60 years in the trade, supplies AMA Japanese stainless steel shears for students and stylists building a first kit. UK stockists include Direct Hairdressing Scissors, Chris & Sons, and Salons Direct. Overview AMA is a professional hair shears brand positioned for students and entry-level stylists, distributed in the United Kingdom by Betterton Scissors. Betterton is an established distributor with over 60 years in the... --- ### ARTERO - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/artero/ - Country: Spain - Founded: 1909 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://artero.com/ Pascual Artero opened in Manresa in 1909, and four generations on, the Spanish family firm has gone from horse shearing to a salon range that cuts across hairdressing and grooming. The 24 models run 5.5 to 7.0 inches in 440C, VG-10, and Swiss powder steel, at guide prices from US$68 to US$375. Overview ARTERO is a family owned Spanish company founded in 1909. Pascual Artero started the business in Manresa, selling tools for horse shearing. Over four generations, the company shifted its... --- ### Aichi - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/aichi/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: 2015 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.aichiscissors.co.kr/ Aichi International Co., Ltd. grew out of a Busan design studio in 2015. The two 440C stainless shears are the VX Gold Handle cutter at US$280 and a 7.0-inch curved shear at US$290. The company handles development, fulfillment, and customer service in-house, while Bonika Shears manages North American orders. Hero models run 440C stainless blades. The VX Gold Handle shear runs 440C stainless through a hand-polished convex profile, adds a countersunk dial for micro tension adjustments, and... --- ### Aikyo - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/aikyo/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Guide prices barely move across Aikyo. All five models of the South Korean shear line sit between US$345 and US$350, with blades in V10 cobalt, Hitachi ATS-314, or Japanese stainless, ground convex or super-convex, in lengths from 5.5 to 7.0 inches. Nina Inc. of Newark, Delaware distributes the line in the United States, with titanium-coated finishes and left-handed builds also available. The signature models lean into super-convex geometry and wide offset thumbs that stabilize long stroke... --- ### Akiko - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/akiko/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Akiko cutting shears are made in South Korea from Japanese Hitachi 440C steel, with convex edges and offset handles, and are sold in the United States through Scissor Warrior. The AIR-P, ASAM-N, and CASAM-W models come in 5.5 and 6.0 inch sizes, each with a dial-plate tension screw and a choice of detachable or fixed finger rest. Overview Akiko is a professional hair shear brand available through SCISSOR WARRIOR in the United States. The brand produces cutting scissors using Japanese... --- ### Akito - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/akito/ - Country: UK - Founded: 2016 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.akitoscissors.com/ Two working hairdressers, John and Katy Allen, set up Akito in 2016 to sell scissors straight to the trade from Yeadon, West Yorkshire. The three cutting models run US$270 to US$429 at guide prices across 5.0 to 7.0 inches, with the steel named per model: VG10, 440C, cobalt, or ATS-314. The company gives 5 percent of profits to charitable causes. Overview Akito Scissors is a UK based brand that sells cutting scissors, thinning scissors, and left-handed scissors directly to professional... --- ### Akitz - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/akitz/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: 1996 - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://suntachi.com/default/index.php Akitz and Suntachi are two names from the same Incheon operation: parent company A-Tech has made the South Korean brand’s professional hair tools since 1996, by its own account working Japanese-sourced Hitachi 440C to around 59.5 HRC. The range covers cutting and thinning shears, accessories, and left-handed models, sold through the brand’s own store at akitz.co.kr with distribution it reports across four continents. Overview Akitz is a South Korean scissors brand operated by its parent... --- ### Akkohs - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/akkohs/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: 1978 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://akkohskorea.com/ Cutting, thinning, and curved shears make up the Akkohs range, which the Seoul company, founded in 1978, sells and supports in-house, from product presentation through fulfillment to after-sales service. Blades run cobalt alloy and Super Gold II, with titanium-coated options; the 7 models span US$195 to US$585 at guide prices in 5.25 to 6.0 inch lengths, through the official Jung-gu storefront and US retailers. The catalog spans entry to premium tiers. Entry YW-S series shears span 5.5,... --- ### Alpha - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/alpha/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2006 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.alpha-scissors.jp/ In six Japanese cities, Alpha runs showrooms where stylists try its scissors in person; the Tokyo maker books an appointment before it sells a shear. Founded in January 2006 as Alpha Scissor Co., Ltd. in Musashino City, the company builds cutting, thinning, and left-handed models in SG2 powder-metallurgy steel and sells the full lineup at alpha-scissors.jp. Overview Alpha is a Japanese scissors brand established in January 2006. The company operates as Alpha Scissor Co., Ltd. and is... --- ### Alu-Coba - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/alu-coba/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1946 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://www.tokyoriki.co.jp/en/ Aluminum handles over cobalt steel blades, the build the Alu-Coba name spells out, let maker Tokyo Riki Co., Ltd. cut weight while keeping a thicker grip. Founded in 1946 in Itabashi, Tokyo, Tokyo Riki runs the AC series from 5.5 to 7.0 inches, with guide prices of US$200 to US$250, and says the style is especially popular outside Japan. About Alu-Coba Alu-Coba is a Japanese scissors brand manufactured by Tokyo Riki Co., Ltd. The parent company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in... --- ### Apsun - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/apsun/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: 1996 - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://apsunco.tradekorea.com/ APSUN Corporation has exported beauty shears under three names since 1996: MICHIKO, HANAKO, and Apsun. The South Korean maker describes its Apsun line as handmade from Japanese stainless steel, Hitachi 440C and ATS-314, with the Alpha 5.5 cutter and the 7 inch JTY among the models seen at retail. In the United States, Scissor Warrior carries the line. MICHIKO is sold in the US by JP Plan, LLC (Scissor Warrior) of Gainesville, Florida. About Apsun is a professional hair shear brand from... --- ### Arc - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/arc/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://arcscissors.com/ Guide prices from US$700 to US$1,590 put Arc at the luxury end. The three 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.... --- ### Atali - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/atali/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://takanocanada.com/collections/ciseaux-atali At guide prices of US$70 to US$100, Atali covers the student end of Takano Canada’s shelf with three models, two cutters and a thinner, in 5.0 and 5.5 inch sizes. The Japanese stainless line sits alongside Takano’s Fitz, Links, and Yasaka ranges, with the titanium-coated DC-50B a step above the plain stainless cutters; Elka Beauté also stocks some models. Takano’s catalog highlights both everyday cutters and matching thinners. The KZ series covers 5.0- and 5.5-inch offsets with detachable... --- ### Auro - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/auro/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.shearworld.com/collections/vendors?q=Auro Every Auro shear is Japanese-made from cobalt alloy and sold through one retailer, Shear World International in New York. The six models run from US$424 to US$499 at guide prices and 5.0 to 7.5 inches, four cutters and two thinners, with offset, straight, and crane handles across the range. Shear World says equivalent shears sell for roughly twice as much on the Japanese domestic market. Brand Overview Materials: All models are marketed as using cobalt alloy steel with computer-aided design... --- ### Axis - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/axis/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://axis-scissors.shop-pro.jp/ Axis sells directly online from 株式会社AXIS in Ōta City, Tokyo. The cutter and thinner are both 6.0-inch Cobalt V10 models, carrying guide prices of US$230 and US$250. Orders are fulfilled in-house and shipped with Yamato Transport; weekday orders before 15:00 ship the same or next business day. Eliminating traveling sales reps underpins the brand’s price structure: Axis sells exclusively online and buys shears in 1,000 to 5,000 piece lots so procurement savings flow through to working... --- ### BLACKICE PROFESSIONAL - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/blackice-professional/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://blackiceprofessional.com/ From Niles, Illinois, Black Ice Professional stocks the whole barber station, razors, combs, brushes, capes, and hair shapers, with offset-grip cutting and thinning shears in the line-up. The company builds its scissors for barbershop work, adding removable finger inserts and a silencing bumper on the thinners, and sells through blackiceprofessional.com plus retailers such as Chris and Sons in the UK. Left-handed models are available too. Overview Black Ice Professional is a USA based brand... --- ### BLACKSMITH BLADES - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/blacksmith-blades/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://blacksmithblades.com/ Blacksmith Blades grades its range by steel: Japanese VG10 at the top, carrying a lifetime warranty, with 440C, 9CR, and 6CR lines below it. Founded by hairdressers and based in Lewisville, Texas, the company hand-hones each shear, by its own account, and sells cutters, thinners, razors, and academy kits direct through blacksmithblades.com. The two 6.0 inch models each carry a US$400 guide price. Overview Blacksmith Blades is a USA based brand headquartered in Lewisville, Texas. The company... --- ### BMC - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/bmc/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1995 - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://bmc833.com Since 1995, BMC has built cutting and thinning scissors for three trades, with barbers, hairdressers, and pet groomers all figuring in the Tokyo maker’s catalog. Run by CEO Koichi Yazaki from Kokubunji, BMC Ltd. keeps planning, manufacturing, and sales in its own hands, backs the scissors with sharpening and repair services, and sells direct through bmc833.com, with left-handed models in the range. Overview BMC Ltd. is a Japanese scissors manufacturer established on September 12, 1995, and... --- ### BONIKA - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/bonika/ - Country: USA - Founded: 1988 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://bonika.com/ Founded in 1988 by Bonnie Megowan and run from Loganville, Georgia as Scissor Mechanic LLC, Bonika couples shear making with sharpener training; the family company sells ergonomic 440C shears and teaches scissor sharpening through its own classes. Its 10 models span US$98 to US$960 at guide prices and 5.0 to 7.0 inches in size; the swivel-thumb pairs are the signature. Overview Bonika Shears is a family run company based in Loganville, Georgia, where the Scissor Mechanic, LLC team handles... --- ### BW - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/bw/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1987 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://utsumiamerica.com/products/bw-new Pick a length, not a price: the three New BW cutters, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 inch, all carry the same US$200 guide price. BW comes from UTSUMI, the Osaka maker founded in 1987 that also produces the Jyo line, and the 440C Japanese steel shears reach US stylists through Utsumi America plus retailers such as Shear Integrity and Scissor Dude. Overview BW is a product line manufactured by UTSUMI (Japanese: 内海), a Japanese scissors maker established in 1987. UTSUMI also produces the Jyo brand of... --- ### Bi Design - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/bi-design/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Sciss O Hans, the shop behind hairdressingsalonscissors.co.uk and established in 1990, is the single UK retailer carrying Bi Design hair shears. The shears come from Passion, a division of DOWA International, and are made in Japan in 440C or cobalt steel across the GT, HD, and GW series, with click-stop tension screws, a case, and adjuster tools in the box. Pricing starts around 145 GBP plus VAT. Overview Bi Design is a Japanese professional hair shears brand manufactured by Passion, a... --- ### Biyosekkai - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/biyosekkai/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: 2007 - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://biyosekkai.com/ Salon director Jung Sunghoon founded Biyosekkai in 2007 in Gwacheon-si, after around 20 years in the beauty trade across Korea and Japan. Different hands work different stages of each shear; the South Korean brand says every craftsman specializes in one part of production, finishing blades cut from imported Japanese steel plate, VG10 among the grades. It sells direct at biyosekkai.com. Overview Biyosekkai is a South Korean scissors brand headquartered in Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do. The brand... --- ### Bokhari - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/bokhari/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://bokharishears.com/ For slide cutting and advanced styling work, Bokhari builds shears in 440C Japanese stainless plus a cobalt VG-1 to VG-10 line, operating as Bokhari Professional under Icon Shears in Smyrna, Tennessee. Nine models carry guide prices from US$175 to US$895; razors, left-handed shears, and accessories round out the catalog at bokharishears.com. Overview Bokhari is a USA based brand operated by Icon Shears, headquartered in Smyrna, Tennessee. The brand sells professional hair shears, thinning... --- ### Butoh - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/butoh/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Three blade shapes define the Butoh cutting line: a convex edge for power, a sword blade for control, and the wide Bamboo Leaf for dry and slide work, plus a Texturizer thinning range. Made in Japan by Green Mouse and listed as Green Mouse Butoh, the shears run 440C Japanese stainless (the offset IY model in Cobalt Alloy), stocked by Shear World in the US and Yoi Scissors in the UK. About Butoh is a Japanese professional hair shears line from Green Mouse, listed by retailers as “Green Mouse... --- ### Butterfly - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/butterfly/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1946 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://www.tokyoriki.co.jp/en/ Of the scissor lines Tokyo Riki Co., Ltd. produces, Butterfly is the flagship: the company, founded in 1946, handcrafts the range at its Tokyo factory in the Itabashi ward. The three cutting models, including the Irodori and NO.70, are all 7.0 inch and run US$250 to US$350 at guide prices; thinning and left-handed models are in the wider line. About Butterfly Butterfly is the flagship scissors brand of Tokyo Riki Co., Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer founded in 1946. The company is... --- ### C-MON - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/c-mon/ - Country: USA - Founded: 1939 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Hand-hammered shanks go on C-MON’s cutters, CNC hollow grinding on its thinners. The American barber-shear brand, tied to Carl Monkhouse and WB Barber Supply of Williamsport, Pennsylvania (established 1939), makes its scissors in the USA in the Allegheny foothills, running 420 stainless on the value and saber lines and 440C on models like the Trinity and Solace. Overview C-MON is a historical American barber shears brand associated with Carl Monkhouse and WB Barber Supply (Williamsport... --- ### CNC - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/cnc/ - Country: Not listed in current record - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available CNC is a scissor brand represented in ScissorPedia’s historical catalog by cutting, thinning and left-hand models labeled VG-10, 440C or 9CR13. Current maker pages were unavailable for review. The recorded names help identify models, while material expansion, production status, manufacturing location and purchase terms require separate confirmation before use in a buying decision. Overview The earlier catalog linked CNC Scissors to cncscissors.com and associated its name with Computer... --- ### CORTA - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/corta/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://cortascissors.com/ Corta names three design principles for its shears: cutting performance, ease of use, and reduced strain on hands and fingers. Corta Scissors Co., Ltd. manufactures, sells, and repairs professional hairdressing and barber scissors from Higashinari-ku in Osaka, keeping construction lightweight across its cutting and thinning range. Sales run through its own, largely Japanese-language, site at cortascissors.com. Overview Corta is a Japanese scissors brand operated by Cortascissors,... --- ### Cerena - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/cerena/ - Country: Germany - Founded: 1999 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://cerena.de/ Around 80 percent of the work on a Cerena shear is done by hand, according to the Solingen maker, across up to 120 steps from hot-forged blank to finished pair. The Kreitzberg family runs the firm in its second generation, and the 18 models span 4.5 to 7.5 inches at guide prices of US$53 to US$418. Overview Cerena is a family owned shear manufacturer based in Solingen, Germany. The company was founded by Fritz-Werner Kreitzberg, who built it into a domestic and international operation... --- ### Cisora-Sibel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/cisora-sibel/ - Country: Belgium - Founded: 1964 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.sinelco.com/?newave_portfolio=cisoria&lang=en The 1964 date belongs to the parent, not the shears: Sibel, the Sinelco International brand based in Ronse, Belgium, goes back that far, while its Cisora (Cisoria) scissor line launched in 2015. The range spans six series (S, SO, O, OE, Rainbow, Glam Sparkle) in 440C stainless, with a 440C cobalt and molybdenum Japanese steel on higher models, plus convex or concave edges, offset or straight handles, and left-handed versions. Overview Cisora is a professional hair shears line produced by... --- ### Cobra - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/cobra/ - Country: Not listed in current record - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available A three-model professional shear line, Cobra is sold in Canada through Takano Canada, the hairdressing-tool retailer that handles its ordering, warranty, and after-sales questions. The lineup runs to the Diablo DO-55S, the Diablo DT-35S, and the Palm Tree PA-55, each listed at 269 CAD and aimed at working salon stylists and barbers. About Cobra is a professional hair-shear line carried by Takano Canada, a Canadian hairdressing-tool retailer serving salons and barbers across the Canadian... --- ### Concept - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/concept/ - Country: Not listed in current record - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Swappable edges define Concept, a two-model professional shear line sold in Canada through Takano Canada. Both the CP-45 and the CP-50 are built with interchangeable blades, straight handles, and a detachable finger rest, so a stylist can swap the cutting edge and adjust the rest to their grip. Each model lists at 210 CAD on the retailer’s storefront. Overview Concept is a professional hair shear line available through Takano Canada, a Canadian specialty scissor retailer serving salons and... --- ### Cricket - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/cricket/ - Country: USA - Founded: 1979 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://cricketco.com/ In Novato, California, the Clark family company behind Cricket has made combs, brushes, and shears since 1979, coming at scissors from the styling-tool side; it says it introduced the industry’s first static-free brush. The 21 models cover cutting, thinning, and texturizing work in Swedish or Japanese stainless steel, from 5.0 to 6.5 inches, at guide prices of US$18 to US$330. Overview Cricket is a family-owned American company headquartered in Novato, California. The company was founded in... --- ### Cutman - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/cutman/ - Country: Canada - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://takanocanada.com/collections/ciseaux-cutman/cutman One job, cutting, is all Cutman does. The Takano Canada line has three models. Guide prices are US$179 for the CD-50, US$182 for the CD-55, and US$189 for the CD-60. specialties are blunt, slide, and point cutting, and the Laval, Quebec company sells the range directly through takanocanada.com. Overview Cutman is a scissors line produced by Takano Canada, a company headquartered in Laval, Quebec. Takano Canada states it has over 40 years of experience in the beauty industry. The Cutman line... --- ### DH - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/dh/ - Country: Not listed in current record - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Both current DH models are texturizing tools rather than all-purpose cutters, and both are stocked in New Zealand by Scissor City NZ at around 225 NZD. The pair: a 6 inch, 24-tooth Offset Grip thinner and a 5.5 inch Opposing Ergo Grip blending scissor, the SW40S. The retailer’s listing holds current specifications, grip details, and stock. Overview DH is a professional hair shear line carried by Scissor City NZ (scissorcity.co.nz) under its Scissors & Thinners By DH category. The retailer’s... --- ### DMI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/dmi/ - Country: UK - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Milton Keynes wholesaler D. MacIntyre & Son sells DMI as its own scissor line, putting Japanese steel and hollow-ground convex edges at prices a student can manage. The four models run from US$78 to US$98 at guide prices, from 5.0 to 7.0 inches, split evenly between cutters and thinners, and UK suppliers stock the range widely. Overview DMI is a budget-friendly professional hair shear brand oriented toward the UK salon market, with shears that use Japanese steel. DMI is positioned as a... --- ### DOWA - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/dowa/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1980 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.dowa-international.com/ A US$108 entry pair and an US$804 Damascus flagship bracket DOWA’s PASSION shears at guide prices, a Japanese line sold since 1980. Dowa International runs the brand from offices in London and Tokyo and is also the official UK importer for YS Park tools. Across the 19 models, sizes run 4.5 to 7.5 inches, with ATS-314 cobalt as the main steel. Overview DOWA is a Japanese origin scissor brand operated by Dowa International Ltd. The company has offices in both London and Tokyo. According to... --- ### Dark Stag - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/dark-stag/ - Country: UK - Founded: 2017 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.darkstag.com/ Launched in 2017 in Worthing, West Sussex, Dark Stag sells barber-focused scissors through professional wholesalers and distributors in 15 countries. The eight cutting and thinning models run from 5.5 to 6.0 inches at guide prices from US$38 to US$165, with one left-handed option. The ASK YOUR BARBER line serves barbershops. Overview Dark Stag is a UK based brand that produces cutting scissors, thinning scissors, and left handed scissors, along with styling products. According to the brand,... --- ### Debut - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/debut/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Some Debut models are forged in Japanese 440C, others in Japanese V-10 stainless, so the steel is how you pick a shear from the South Korean brand, which has built professional cutting scissors this way for around 20 years. Guide prices for the three models sit between US$200 and US$275, in 5.5 and 6.0 inch lengths, sold through Scissor Mall, Dynamic Sharpening, and EdgeMaster. Overview Debut is a South Korea professional hair shear line carried by Scissor Mall (Shear Technology), the... --- ### Dynasty - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/dynasty/ - Country: Not listed in current record - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Dynasty sells through US professional retailers including Scissor Mall, Shear Integrity, and Dynamic Sharpening. Its convex-edge range uses Hitachi 440C stainless steel. The 18 models span 5.0 to 8.0 inches and carry guide prices from US$130 to US$259, led by the floral-handled Iris series. Overview Dynasty is a Chinese-manufactured scissor brand sold through professional shear retailers in the United States. The budget-to-mid-range line uses Hitachi 440C stainless steel and is available... --- ### EKS - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/eks/ - Country: Germany - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.eks-solingen.de/ EKS runs two hairdressing scissor lines out of Solingen: Classic Satin and Chiroform, the second sold in Satin and Cerise finishes. The German maker also builds thinning and texturizing scissors in several tooth counts, and offers the Classic Satin cutter in a left-handed build. Most of its instruments, by the company’s account, are produced and controlled in Germany; the full catalog sits at eks-solingen.de. Overview EKS is a manufacturer of beauty cutting instruments and hairdressing... --- ### ELITE - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/elite/ - Country: Australia - Founded: 2022 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.elitescissors.com/ Hair-cutting educator Kylie Dwyer designed the ELITE range, and she and Mick Dwyer have run the brand from Gymea Bay, New South Wales since founding it in 2022. Signature models use ATS-314 cobalt steel, Premium models 440C, and the 14 models (including three kits) carry guide prices from US$406 to US$2,818 in sizes from 5.5 to 7.0 inches. About Elite Scissors Elite Scissors is an Australian scissors brand founded in 2022 by Kylie and Mick Dwyer. According to the company, the founders have... --- ### Elite Classic - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/elite-classic/ - Country: Not listed in current record - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Elite Classic is a professional shear line sold by Nina Inc., the Newark, Delaware beauty distributor that has worked the salon trade for over 30 years. The range covers cutting and thinning shears, all convex edged, with offset handles, black or purple titanium coatings on several models, and one dedicated left-handed build. Overview Elite Classic is a professional shear line from Nina Inc., a beauty supply distributor based in Newark, Delaware, with over 30 years in the industry. Contact... --- ### Etaro - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/etaro/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2011 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://hikariscissors.com/ E for Edmund Tsuji of Hikari USA, Taro for Fukutaro Takahashi of Hikari Japan: the Etaro shear line, launched in 2011, is named for both companies’ founders and puts Hikari’s convex edge at a lower price point than the main Hikari line. Certified craftsmen reshape, sharpen, and polish each pair in Gardena, California; the 9 models run US$249 to US$450 at guide prices, 5.0 to 7.0 inches. Brand Background Etaro is a scissor line launched in 2011 by Hikari Products USA, Inc. (HPI), the... --- ### Excellent Edges - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/excellent-edges/ - Country: Australia - Founded: 1988 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://excellentedges.com/ Every Excellent Edges pair is hand-finished in Australia. Founded in 1988 in Ringwood, Victoria, the company sources its steel from Japan and aims most models at a specific technique rather than all-round work. The four models, three cutters and one thinner in 5.5 and 6.0 inch lengths, carry guide prices of US$150 to US$400, with a left-handed version of the King cutter in the lineup. About Excellent Edges Excellent Edges is an Australian scissor company that has been in operation since... --- ### FHI HEAT PROFESSIONAL - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/fhi-heat-professional/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2003 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://fhiheatpro.com/ Flat irons and dryers made FHI Heat’s name; the Simi Valley, California company, founded in 2003, sells hair shears as part of the same professional lineup. Its four models comprise three cutters plus the left-handed Kore Leftie, span 5.0 to 6.0 inches, and carry guide prices from US$100 to US$300. They are sold through fhiheatpro.com and SalonCentric. Overview FHI Heat Professional is a USA based brand headquartered in Simi Valley, California. The company is primarily known for... --- ### FRESH - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/fresh/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.freshprotools.com/ FRESH sells direct, with a 14-day trial on its shears and no distributor layer between the Georgia company and the stylist. The 27 models, including the Makai, Pei, Kik Flip, Kama, and Umi series, run 5.0 to 7.15 inches in 440C steel, with guide prices from US$100 to US$325. Overview Fresh is a USA based brand operated by Fresh Shears, headquartered in Rockmart, Georgia. The brand positions itself as a direct to consumer shear company, selling without middlemen to keep prices lower for... --- ### FROMM - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/fromm/ - Country: USA - Founded: 1907 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.frommpro.com/ A handmade razor strop, made in Chicago in 1907, was FROMM’s first product; the American company has built hair tools from Illinois ever since. Its six shears, all cutters in Japanese steel at 5.5 or 6.0 inches, run from US$26 (Venture) to US$200 (Defy) at guide prices. Family-owned for over a century, Fromm International sold to Firelight Capital Partners in 2024, with the family keeping a stake. About FROMM FROMM is an American professional tool company headquartered in Mt. Prospect,... --- ### Feather - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/feather/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1932 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.feather.co.jp/en/ Feather’s contribution to the kit bag is razors, not scissors. The Osaka company, founded in 1932 and widely recognized as Japan’s first maker of replaceable-blade razors, builds the Artist Club system, styling and nape razors, and the blades that feed them. All 21 products are made at Feather’s own factories in Japan, with guide prices from US$10 to US$194. Company Background Feather Safety Razor Co., Ltd. was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan. The company is widely... --- ### Figaro - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/figaro/ - Country: Canada - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://takanocanada.com/collections/ciseaux-figaro-1/figaro Five dollars and half an inch separate the two Figaro models: Takano Canada’s cobalt-steel Figaro VR cutting shear comes in 5.5 and 6.0 inch sizes at US$290 and US$295 guide prices. The Laval, Quebec company positions the line for everyday salon cutting, blunt, slide, and point work included, and sells it direct at takanocanada.com. Overview Figaro is a scissors line produced by Takano Canada, headquartered in Laval, Quebec. Like its sibling brand Cutman, Figaro falls under the Takano... --- ### First Edges - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/first-edges/ - Country: Australia - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://excellentedges.com/ First Edge is a product line rather than a company. Melbourne maker Excellent Edges builds it as a plain apprentice scissor for hairdressers starting out, with 440B steel blades, a bevel edge, and an offset handle. Cutting lengths run 5.3, 5.8, and 6.5 inches, joined by a 5.5 inch 30-tooth texturizer, left-handed options, and kit bundles. About First Edge is the entry-level, apprentice-focused scissor line from Excellent Edges, the Melbourne maker that has supplied hairdressing scissors and... --- ### Fitz - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/fitz/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available The line is sold as Fits and Fitz through Takano Canada, which carries its professional cutting and thinning shears for salons and barbers. The retailer’s Fits collection lists current blade lengths, handle options, and Canadian prices. About Fits (also listed as Fitz) is a professional hair shear line carried by Takano Canada, a Canadian specialty scissor retailer that serves salons and barbers. The range spans cutting and thinning models in a spread of blade lengths. The Fits collection... --- ### Fuji - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/fuji/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://fujiscissors.stores.jp Each Fuji shear carries its own serial number, and the Sakai City, Osaka maker backs every pair with a lifetime warranty and 15 years of free sharpening. The blades are Superior Cobalt alloy with convex edges and ball bearing tension; the 8 models, cutting, barber, and left-handed, run US$289 to US$1,100 at guide prices across 5.0 to 7.5 inch lengths. Overview Fuji is a Japanese professional hair shear brand based in Sakai City, Osaka, a region with over 600 years of sword-making heritage.... --- ### GREAT BRITISH Scissor Company - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/great-british-scissor-company/ - Country: UK - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.tgbsc.co.uk/ Three Academy Collection models anchor the GREAT BRITISH Scissor Company range: the Classic for clean lines, the Booster for volume and layers, and the Softener for thinning and blending short fades. The Silsden, West Yorkshire brand designs all of its scissors in the United Kingdom, builds the collection in high carbon steel, and sells through tgbsc.co.uk and its stockists. Overview GREAT BRITISH Scissor Company is a UK based brand headquartered in Silsden, West Yorkshire. All of its... --- ### Glamtech - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/glamtech/ - Country: UK - Founded: 2004 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.glamtech.co.uk/ More than 40,000 new stylists have started with Glamtech’s One scissor range, the company says. Andrew Wiseman founded the UK brand in Brighton in 2004; it now operates from Worthing, West Sussex and sells in 13 countries. The premium pairs run ATS-314 and 440C steel, and the 16 models span 5.0 to 6.5 inches at guide prices of US$16 to US$304. About Glamtech Glamtech is a UK based professional scissor brand founded in 2004 by Andrew Wiseman in Brighton, England. The company is now... --- ### Global Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/global-scissors/ - Country: Australia - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://globalscissors.com.au/ A barber with nearly 30 years on the floor runs Global Scissors, the family company at Hope Island, Queensland. According to the brand, each pair is handcrafted, carries a lifetime warranty against defects, and US$10 from every sale goes to a charity the buyer picks. The 41 models run from US$65 to US$387. Overview Global Scissors is an Australian owned brand based in Hope Island, Queensland. According to the brand, the owner is a barber with nearly 30 years of experience in the... --- ### Green Mouse - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/green-mouse/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2002 - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.greenmouse.jp/ Green Mouse builds nothing for stock: every pair of its Japanese scissors is handmade to order, the brand says, and has been since Green Mouse Co., Ltd. started in Kamagaya City, Chiba Prefecture in 2002. Five models carry guide prices of US$600 to US$839 across 5.5 and 6.0 inch lengths, working Japanese steel, cobalt alloy, and Damascus. Specialties stretch from sword cutting to V-wave thinning. Overview Green Mouse is a Japanese scissors brand founded in 2002. The company, Green Mouse... --- ### HANABI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hanabi/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Hanabi sorts its shear catalog into two color-named lines, RED with over 20 sub-models and BLUE with 15 or more. The South Korean brand (the name means fireworks in Japanese) makes its blades in VG-10 Cobalt steel from Japan’s Takefu Special Steel, and sells through Shear Story, which also handles service and support. Overview Hanabi is a South Korean professional hair shear brand. The name “hanabi” (花火) means “fireworks” in Japanese. The brand uses VG-10 Cobalt steel, a high-carbon... --- ### HARUTO - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/haruto/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available From Chungju, South Korea, Miss Lab makes and sells HARUTO itself, running the shear line in-house with no separate HARUTO domain and retailing it through misslab.kr. The range covers three tiers, Pro, Master, and Heritage, from blunt cutters to thinning, slicing, and magic-thinning models, and the brand cites more than 150,000 cumulative units sold. About HARUTO (하루토) is a professional hair-shear brand produced and sold by Miss Lab (미스랩), a South Korean company based in Chungju, North... --- ### HASAMI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hasami/ - Country: Canada - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://ciseauxhasami.ca/en Out of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, Quebec, HASAMI sells its shears in two languages and one market. The storefront at ciseauxhasami.ca runs in English and French and ships within Canada. Built on what the brand describes as 20 years in hairdressing, it lists VG-10 steel on its blades and leans toward blending and finishing work; the two models both carry a US$250 guide price. Overview Hasami is a Canadian scissors brand operated by Ciseauxhasami, based in... --- ### HASHO - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hasho/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://hasho-scissors.com/ HASHO builds personal consultation into the offer. The brand says its scissor masters, each with over 10 years of field experience, help match a pair to the stylist’s cutting technique and preferences. The Joto-ku, Osaka company makes its shears in Japan, covers cutting and thinning work with left-handed options, and sells through hasho-scissors.com. Both models carry a US$500 guide price, at 5.0 and 7.0 inches. Overview HASHO is a Japanese scissors brand based in Joto-ku, Osaka. The... --- ### HIVE SCISSORS - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hive-scissors/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://hivescissors.com HIVE SCISSORS holds that no machine can replace the craftsman’s hand. Working from Seoul, the company runs every pair of its cutting, thinning, and left-handed shears through individual craftsmen at each production stage, and hand-grinds most models on traditional precision grinding machines. Blades are stainless steel or cobalt alloy depending on the model, and the brand sells through its Korean-language official site. Overview Hive Scissors is a South Korean brand headquartered in... --- ### Hair-Kiss - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hair-kiss/ - Country: Not listed in current record - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Hair-Kiss runs to exactly two shears, the HC-101 cutting shear and the HC-102 thinner with 28 teeth, built as a matched pair with black plastic handles and a shared price point. Blades are stainless steel. Takano Canada stocks the line, and ordering, warranty, and after-sales questions go through that retailer, which serves salons and barbers across Canada. About Hair-Kiss is a hair shear line distributed through Takano Canada, a specialty scissor retailer serving salons and barbers across... --- ### Haito - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/haito/ - Country: UK - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://hairtools.co.uk/brand/8-haito Haito tops out at US$75 at guide prices. Hair Tools Ltd supplies the student-focused range from Yorkshire, and the 12 models start from US$32, in 5.0 to 7.0 inch lengths. Most pairs use Japanese stainless steel with convex blades and offset handles, which puts slide-cut capable edges in reach of trainees building a first kit. Overview Haito is a professional hair shear brand owned by Hair Tools Ltd, based in Yorkshire, UK. Hair Tools is a broader salon equipment company that also handles... --- ### Hakucho - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hakucho/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1946 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://www.tokyoriki.co.jp/en/ Hakucho was Tokyo Riki’s first line, and the Itabashi, Tokyo manufacturer, established in 1946, still builds it alongside its other lines Butterfly, Alu-Coba, and Tohri. The three cutting models all carry a US$175 guide price, in lengths from 6.0 to 6.9 inches, and Takano in Canada lists the range as Hakucho Super. About Hakucho Hakucho is a Japanese scissors brand manufactured by Tokyo Riki Co., Ltd. The parent company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in the Itabashi ward of Tokyo.... --- ### Haryali - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/harayali/ - Country: UK - Founded: 2008 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.haryalilondon.com/ Most of Haryali’s catalog is shaving and grooming kit; the UK company’s hairdressing scissors sit alongside its razors, strops, and soaps. Haryali London Limited has traded from Ilford, Essex since 2008, offers cutting, thinning, and left-handed scissors in stainless steel, and says most of its products are hand-assembled in the UK. About Haryali Haryali (also listed as Harayali) is a UK based grooming products brand founded in 2008. The company operates as Haryali London Limited, based in... --- ### Hasami House - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hasami-house/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://hasamihouse.jp/ The name Hasami House translates roughly as scissors house, and the Adachi-ku, Tokyo brand, operated under Dowa International Ltd., lives up to it, working as a storefront for professional hairdressing tools. The cutting and thinning range builds on 440C steel, with a Cobalt line at the top, left-handed options, and accessories from cases to cutting wigs; it sells through hasamihouse.jp and a Rakuten storefront. Overview Hasami House is a Japanese scissor retail brand based in Adachi,... --- ### HattoriHanzo - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hattorihanzo/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://hanzo.com/ Hanzo sells one way: direct, through its own site, to licensed professionals. The California company builds its shears from nano powder and high carbon steels, and the 42 models run 5.0 to 7.5 inches with guide prices from US$527 to US$2,948. Nineteen of them are thinning shears, and true left-handed builds are included. Overview Hattori Hanzo Shears (commonly referred to as Hanzo) is a USA based brand that sells professional hair shears, texturizers, and accessories to licensed... --- ### Hayashi - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hayashi/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1992 - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://www.hayashi-scissors.com/ 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... --- ### Hepike - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hepike/ - Country: Italy - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Japanese Hitachi 440 steel, hardened to HRC 59.5, is the constant across Hepike’s 13-model range of cutting and thinning shears. The brand sells through the trade rather than direct: Crewe Orlando, a salon and barber supplier established in 1978, distributes it in the UK, with retail through Direct Hairdressing Scissors. Sizes run 5.0 to 7.0 inches, in straight and offset handles, with two left-handed models. Overview Hepike is a professional hair shear brand distributed in the UK by Crewe... --- ### Hien - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hien/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.hien-scissors.jp/ The same Adachi-ku, Tokyo manufacturer behind the DOWA and PASSION shear lines also runs Hien, a Japanese scissor brand sold direct through its own web shop and through Rakuten. Its three models include one left-handed build, span 5.5 and 6.0 inch lengths, and carry guide prices from US$300 to US$380. Steels span 440C, cobalt alloys (ATS314 and VG10), and a 10-layer Damascus. Overview Hien Scissors is a brand operated by Dowa International Co., Ltd., a shear manufacturer based in Adachi-ku,... --- ### Hikari - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hikari/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1967 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://shop.hikari-scissors.com/en Convex hair scissors are widely credited to Hikari, which holds the first Japanese patent on the blade angle and polishing method behind the hamaguri-ba edge. Founded in Tokyo in 1967, the company builds cobalt alloy and molybdenum alloy shears in Japan across 50 models, 4.5 to 7.25 inches, including ten left-handed pairs, at guide prices from about US$343 to US$1,950. Company Background Hikari Corporation was established in 1967 in Tokyo, Japan. The company is headquartered in the Itabashi... --- ### Hineta - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/hineta/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1985 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.alps-hineta.co.jp/ Japanese maker Hineta builds its scissors with plain finishes, deliberately thick blades, and fitted tension systems without bearings. By the brand’s account, the design helps the blades hold an edge and resist wear through repeated sharpening. Hineta was founded in 1985 under parent Alps Co., Ltd. in Fuchu City, Tokyo, where repair work is handled in-house. Four models run 5.5 to 7.0 inches and US$350 to US$500 at guide prices. Overview Hineta is a Japanese scissor brand based in Fuchu... --- ### ICON SHEARS - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/icon-shears/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2011 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://iconshears.com/ ICON SHEARS owns the factory that builds its scissors. The Nashville brand, founded in 2011, runs its own facility in Sialkot, Pakistan, where it says each 440C shear passes through over 100 handcrafted steps across about 30 days. It also says it prioritizes hiring women at the plant, including in management. The two models are 5.5 and 6.5 inches, each at a US$465 guide price. Overview ICON SHEARS is a US based brand headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The company owns its own... --- ### Ichiro - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/ichiro/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.scissorlab.co.jp/en/brands/ichiro/ Ichiro covers a wide set of professional needs: first cutters, everyday salon cutting, longer slide work, thinning, barber lengths, texturizing, sets, and specialist handle options. Current published range The current Scissor Lab range page checked 20 August 2026 names four models: Model Recommended use Steel and edge Sizes Ichiro Classic Everyday professional cutting VG-10, convex, offset 5.5–7.0 inches Ichiro Slide Slide cutting and point work Cobalt alloy, convex, offset 6.0–7.5 inches... --- ### Infinity - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/infinity/ - Country: UK - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://nikkoscissors.com/ The standing advice from Infinity is to sharpen every six months. The UK scissor brand, run by the Northolt, Middlesex retailer Scissors Craft, builds its range around lightweight, ergonomic stainless steel cutting and thinning shears under model names like Academy, Eagle, Cutlass, Rapier, and Piranha. The Eagle has the widest size run, from 5.5 to 7.0 inches. Overview Infinity is a UK based scissors brand operated by Scissors Craft, headquartered in Northolt, Middlesex. The brand produces... --- ### JATAI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/jatai/ - Country: USA - Founded: 1950 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.jatai.net/ Founded in 1950 in Buena Park, California, JATAI is the exclusive North American distributor for Feather beauty and barber products, the route by which Feather razors reach salons on the continent. Its JATAI Scissors by BMAC line is handcrafted in Japan from VG-10 steel; the three models span US$370 to US$675 at guide prices in 5.5 and 6.0 inch lengths. Overview JATAI (Jatai International) was established in California in 1950. The company was originally founded by Fred Wada as a liaison... --- ### JW SHEARS - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/jw-shears/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2024 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.jwshears.com/ One of the newest names in this catalog, JW Shears was founded in 2024 in Canoga Park, California, and builds around VG-10 cobalt steel on its Cobalt Force line. The 26 models run 5.0 to 7.0 inches, carrying guide prices from US$139 to US$999. Razors, combs, and accessories fill out the lineup. Overview JW Shears is a USA based brand founded in 2024 that sells professional haircutting shears through its own website and through distributors like SalonCentric and TriCut. The company positions... --- ### Jaguar - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/jaguar/ - Country: Germany - Founded: 1932 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.jaguar-solingen.com/ Solingen’s Jaguar has been making hairdressing scissors since 1932. The 126 models include cutting, thinning, and left-handed shears from 5.0 to 7.0 inches, with guide prices from US$65 to US$812. Jaguar ice-hardens its blades and names the Friodur process on lines including the Black Line and Gold Line. Company Background Jaguar was established in 1932 in Solingen, Germany. The brand operates under United Salon Technologies GmbH (UST), which has been part of Certina Holding AG since 2021.... --- ### Joewell - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/joewell/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1917 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.joewell.co.jp/ Tokosha has made cutting tools since 1917, and Joewell has been its professional scissor name since 1975. The 41 Joewell models run 4.5 to 7.0 inches, from powder metal and CBA-1 cobalt models to supreme stainless workhorses, with guide prices between US$227 and US$800. Three left-handed pairs sit alongside the standard range. History and Background Joewell is the professional scissor brand of Tokosha Co., Ltd., founded in 1917 in Tokyo, Japan. With over 100 years of continuous operation,... --- ### Jonetsu - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/jonetsu/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Jonetsu (情熱) is named for the Japanese word for passion, and the brand keeps its identity plainly Japanese, with 440C and cobalt alloy shears sold through established US retailers. Across the cutting and thinning lines, the 25 models run 5.0 to 7.0 inches, at guide prices of US$250 to US$795. Distribution Jonetsu shears are carried by several professional beauty-supply retailers in the United States, including SHEAR INTEGRITY, Scissor Dude, Begley Schmit, Tricut, and SalonCentric. Product... --- ### Juntetsu - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/juntetsu/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.juntetsu.com/ Juntetsu offers everyday cutters, controlled thinners, first professional pairs, and specialist options such as matched long-blade sets. Start with the work you do, then compare the exact size, handle, edge, material, and service route. Current official collection The official collection checked 20 August 2026 is deliberately focused: Model Recommended use Steel and edge Sizes Juntetsu Standard Everyday cutting 440C, convex, offset 5.0 to 6.5 inches Juntetsu Thinning Controlled thinning and... --- ### Jyo-Utopia - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/jyo-utopia/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.utsumi-beauty.com/ AN, AW, Concorde 58, KING 85, and SLIDE 55 are Jyo-Utopia models. Utsumi Company of Settsu City, Osaka hand-forges the line in Japan from Japanese stainless steel. Jyo-Utopia sits within Utsumi’s Jyo range and is sold in the United States by Scissor Dude. About Jyo-Utopia is a professional hairdressing shear line from the Utsumi Company (株式会社内海), a Japanese scissor maker founded in 1987 by Chimaki Utsumi. It sits within Utsumi’s Jyo range rather than operating as a standalone company.... --- ### K5 International - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/k5-international/ - Country: Australia - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.k5international.com.au Four of K5 International’s five hairdressing shears share a single US$60 guide price; the Royal Class, at US$70, is the only step up. The Australian company, based in Wollert, Victoria, offers lengths from 5.5 to 7.0 inches across its catalog. Beyond the shelf models, K5 takes custom orders and supplies barber and hairdressing capes. Overview K5 International is an Australian based company headquartered in Wollert, Victoria. The brand manufactures and supplies barber scissors, hairdressing... --- ### KARG - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/karg/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2001 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.mikekarg.com/ Mike Karg founded KARG in New York in 2001 around KARG.DRY.CUT, the dry-cutting system he teaches, so the company sells a haircutting method as much as a shear, with KARG AG running the Swiss side. The four cutting models, all 6.0 or 6.5 inches, sit between US$420 and US$880 at guide prices, built on proprietary Japanese molybdenum and cobalt-molybdenum-vanadium alloys. Overview KARG is a USA based scissor brand founded by Mike Karg, a New York born Swiss hairstylist. The company is... --- ### KING CRAFT - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/king-craft/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://hasamiya884.jp/King-Craft-Scissors/ KING CRAFT is a professional scissor brand operated by Hasamiya Hayashi, the Kanazawa, Ishikawa specialty business run by Hayashi Toshimasa, a man who sharpens scissors professionally. Models take Greek mythology names (Pandora, Eos, Prometheus, the Clio thinner) and use cobalt special alloy or powder metal alloy steels. The three models all list at a US$750 guide price, in 5.5 to 6.8 inch lengths. Overview KING CRAFT is a Japanese professional scissor brand operated by Hasamiya Hayashi... --- ### KITA IDEA - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kita-idea/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://www.kita-idea.co.jp/ KITA IDEA outfits the whole salon. The Aichi company builds salon equipment, from signage and wagons to showcases and interior fittings, with its Japanese-made shear line inside that range. The K2 and KJ series are cut from a cobalt super-alloy steel, the SPG thinners from a powder high-speed steel, and the line sells through Scissors shop Hayashi. About KITA IDEA is the scissor line of 株式会社喜田アイディア (KITA IDEA Co.), an Aichi-based maker of equipment for beauty and barber salons: signage,... --- ### Kamisori - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kamisori/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2005 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://kamisorishears.com/ Hand-made in Japan and run from Markham, Ontario, Kamisori has built razor-inspired shears since 2005. Its 51 pieces include cutting and thinning scissors, eight matched sets, and two razors, in sizes from 4.75 to 7.5 inches and guide prices from US$97 to US$2,885. The much-cited 93-step build process is the brand’s signature. Overview Kamisori is a professional scissors brand founded in 2005. The company operates as Kamisori Inc., headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The brand states... --- ### Kansai - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kansai/ - Country: Not listed in current record - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Kansai grades its texture tools by tooth count: a 33-tooth thinner, a 15-tooth texturizer, and a 5-tooth chunker, each removing a different amount of hair per pass. The value-tier line is carried in the US by Scissor Mall and Dynamic Sharpening, with cutting shears from 5.0 to 7.0 inches in right- or left-hand builds. The four models run US$149 to US$169 at guide prices. About Kansai is a value-tier hair shear and thinner line carried by US specialty retailers. It is positioned as a... --- ### Kashi - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kashi/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2003 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://kashishears.com/ An US$80 student pair and the US$1,200 Nihonto bookend the catalog of Kashi, an Orlando, Florida shear maker whose 16 models are mostly cutting shears in VG-10 or 440C stainless. Founded in 2003, the company sells direct through its own store; guide prices run US$80 to US$1,200, blade lengths 5.0 to 7.0 inches, and a left-handed Solace is in the line. Overview Kashi is a US based professional shear company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The brand operates under Kashi Shears Company and... --- ### Kasho - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kasho/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1984 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://kasho.kaiusa.com/ Kasho is KAI Corporation’s professional scissor brand. KAI’s historical brand account traces Kasho to 1984, while Kasho’s company history traces KAI’s beginnings to 1908 in Seki City. The U.S. maker account identifies Tokyo as the KAI group’s base. Those company-history statements are separate from the origin trace of an individual seller’s pair. The site’s retained 38-model catalog spans dated guide prices from US$179 to US$2,124 and nominal sizes from 4.5 to 7 inches. These are local... --- ### Keiun - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/keiun/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1948 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.keiun-scissors.jp/ Yamamura Manufacturing, the Sanjo City, Niigata blacksmith behind Keiun, develops the steel that many Japanese scissor makers rely on. Founded in 1948, the company says it developed the ATS-314 specification and builds the Keiun line in house under sword-smith Shigeyoshi Iwasaki’s supervision. Its 10 cutting and thinning models carry guide prices between US$280 and US$950, in lengths of 5.0 to 7.0 inches, with layered Damascus at the top. About Keiun Keiun is a Japanese professional scissor... --- ### Kenchii - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kenchii/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2004 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://kenchiibeauty.com/ Of the 42 Kenchii models, 22 are thinning or texturizing shears with tooth counts from 14 to 46, so the catalog splits almost evenly between cutters and texture tools. The Georgia-based company, trading since 2004, prices the range from US$99 to US$1,295 across 5.0 to 8.5 inch lengths. Overview Kenchii is a USA based brand operated by Kenchii Beauty. The company manufactures cutting scissors, thinning scissors, and left-handed scissors for professional stylists. Kenchii positions itself as... --- ### Kennomai - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kennomai/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://scissors.ocnk.net/ Masafumi Maeda, who manages Kennomai’s online store, is a customer rather than a craftsman. He says he came to the scissors as a salon client and that his thick, coarse hair is what made their cutting quality register. Kennomai operates under Mandoll Co., Ltd. in Nakano-ku, Tokyo, selling cutting and thinning shears plus left-handed builds direct at scissors.ocnk.net, with thinning rates from 10 to 45 percent. Overview Kennomai is a Japanese scissor brand based in Nakano, Tokyo. The brand... --- ### Kiepe - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kiepe/ - Country: Italy - Founded: 1960 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://kiepe.co.uk/ Founded in 1960 in Premana, Lecco, Kiepe sells Italian-made cutting, thinning, and left-handed scissors alongside clippers, straighteners, and trimmers. UK distribution runs through Eson Direct in North Shields, with kiepe.co.uk as the brand’s UK storefront. The four cutting models are 5.5 to 6.5 inches, with guide prices from US$80 to US$150. Overview Kiepe is an Italian scissors brand distributed in the UK through Eson Direct UK Limited, based in North Shields, Tyne and Wear. The brand... --- ### Kikui - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kikui/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1953 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.scissors.co.jp/en/ Kikui is a professional scissor maker based in Wakayama, Japan. Its catalog distinguishes cobalt-base blades from forged stainless steel and offers several handle and finish choices. This profile brings together the maker’s model information, ordering history and repair route so a buyer can identify a specific pair before comparing it. About Kikui The company’s material distinction matters when reading a retailer’s shorthand. A listing that says only “cobalt” does not identify which Kikui... --- ### Kimari - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kimari/ - Country: Canada - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://takanocanada.com/collections/kimari/kimari One Kimari shear cuts and the other thins. The Takano Canada line’s two models carry US$355 and US$370 guide prices, in 5.8 and 6.0 inch sizes, built from stainless and cobalt alloy steel. Takano Canada describes the range as following Japanese design principles and sells it direct from Laval, Quebec at takanocanada.com. Overview Kimari is a scissors line produced by Takano Canada, headquartered in Laval, Quebec. Like its sibling lines Cutman and Figaro, Kimari falls under the Takano Canada... --- ### Kissaki - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kissaki/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2001 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.kissakishears.com/ Kissaki pairs first-kit pricing with Japanese blade steels, running SUS440C, VG-1, VG-10, and ATS-314 across the range. The shear company, founded in 2001 and based in Crossville, Tennessee, has 13 models, ten cutters and three thinners, with guide prices from US$80 to US$300 in sizes from 5.0 to 7.0 inches. About Kissaki Kissaki is a U.S. based hair shear company founded in 2001. The brand operates under Kissaki Inc., headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee. Kissaki focuses on producing... --- ### Kodo - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kodo/ - Country: Not listed in current record - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Kodo is D. MacIntyre & Son’s professional scissor line, stocked in the UK by Chris & Sons. Five models are at guide prices from US$89 to US$100, comprising three cutting scissors and two thinners. The range includes Japanese steel, straight or offset handles, and adjustable tension systems on selected models. Retailer listings carry current availability. About Kodo is a professional scissor line from D. MacIntyre & Son, a UK supplier to the wholesale hairdressing trade whose portfolio also... --- ### Koi - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/koi/ - Country: UK - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Koi is a professional hairdressing scissor line from KOI Professional Ltd in Sale, Cheshire, stocked by Direct Hairdressing Scissors. The six cutting models carry guide prices from US$89 to US$200: Elegance, Extreme, Leap, Bling, Kay Swivel, and Rainbow Titanium. Retailer listings provide current specifications, handle options, and availability. About Koi is the hairdressing shear line from KOI Professional Ltd, a brand based in Sale, Cheshire, in the UK. The shears reach salons and barbers... --- ### Kokoro - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kokoro/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2017 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://kokoro-usa.com/ Kokoro grew out of a repair bench: Totally Shears, the New Hampshire company behind the line, serviced and reconditioned shears for 26 years before acquiring the Kokoro scissor brand in 2017. Five models range from the US$270 Green Series to the US$400 Circle Shears, in 5.5 to 6.0 inch lengths, built from Japanese Hitachi 440C with vacuum heat treatment and ice tempering. Overview Kokoro is a US based scissors brand operated by its parent company Totally Shears. The name comes from the... --- ### Kouho - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kouho/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1964 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://kouho.co.jp/ Sintered powder steel and cobalt alloy are the two materials Kouho works in, and the Osaka company has made professional scissors since 1969, five years after opening as a hair-cosmetics shop in 1964. The 12 Kouho models carry guide prices from US$649 to US$1,749 in sizes from 5.0 to 7.0 inches. Overview Kouho is a Japanese scissors brand founded in 1964. The company (株式会社 光邦) started as a small shop in Higashinari-ku, Osaka, selling hair cosmetics and hair growth products for the beauty... --- ### Kyoto - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kyoto/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Twice tempered, then hand-honed to a convex edge: that is how Kyoto builds its US-market GJ, GT, and GV series, forged from 440C stainless steel. The brand, owned by Dowa International, suits students, apprentices, and stylists wanting a backup pair; the four models run US$195 to US$200 at guide prices, 5.5 to 7.0 inches, with swivel handles in the GV line. Brand Background Kyoto is a professional hairdressing shear brand distributed through multiple US and UK retailers. The brand is... --- ### Kyoto Hasami Shokunin - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/kyoto-hasami-shokunin/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2002 - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://1hasami.com/ Toshikazu Ohta works alone under the Kyoto Hasami Shokunin (京都はさみ職人) name, applying Japanese swordsmithing technique to hairdressing shears; he opened a sharpening specialty shop in Kyoto in 2002, took the service nationwide and international by 2004, and began building shears of his own in 2008. In 2026 he moved the workshop from Kameoka, Kyoto, to Ogawa in Saitama Prefecture. Cutting and thinning models, in cobalt and super-alloy steels, are designed and finished by his hand.... --- ### Leader - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/leader/ - Country: Italy - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://leadercam.com Maniago has turned out blades for centuries, and Leader belongs to that tradition. Family firm Leader Cam has made the brand’s professional hairdressing scissors in the Pordenone town since the 1970s, now under its third generation. Steel choices run from 440C (the Carbonium) to Damascus (the Passione); the four models, all cutters, carry guide prices of US$275 to US$525 in 5.5 to 7.0 inch lengths. Overview Leader is an Italian scissor brand manufactured by Leader-cam in Maniago, a town in... --- ### Leaf - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/leaf/ - Country: UK - Founded: 2019 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://leafscissors.com/ Leaf plants a tree with every pair sold, through the Eden Reforestation project, and ships its shears in plastic-free recyclable packaging. Hairdresser Steve McManus founded the Wimbledon Village, London brand in 2019; he is left-handed himself, which is why true left-handed models sit alongside the standard range. The 8 models, handmade in Japanese 440C, run US$102 to US$540 at guide prices. Overview Leaf is a UK based scissors brand headquartered in Wimbledon Village, London. The company... --- ### Lucky Hare - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/lucky/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2000 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.luckyhareshears.com/ Four steels run through Lucky Hare’s range, 420C, 440C, VG-10, and ATS-314. Mark Deaton started the company in 2000, and it works from Glen Arm, Maryland. The 24 models cover 5.5 to 7.0 inches, at guide prices from US$75 to US$295, with texture tools and a left-handed build included. About Lucky Hare Shears Lucky (full name Lucky Hare Shears) is a U.S. based hair shear company founded in 2000. The brand was started by Mark Deaton and is headquartered in Glen Arm, Maryland. Lucky positions... --- ### Lumiere - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/lumiere/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2003 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.lumiere-scissors.com/ Lumiere says its Ever Sharp edge holds through 1,000 or more haircuts, and its patented Flex Handle is built to ease tendinitis and shoulder strain across a working day. Established in 2003 in Suita City, Osaka, the Japanese maker sells cutting, thinning, and left-handed shears; the three models sit at US$480 to US$550 guide prices, 5.5 to 6.3 inches. Overview Lumiere is a Japanese scissors brand based in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, operating from an office in the Eclat Esaka Building.... --- ### MATAKKI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/matakki/ - Country: UK - Founded: 2003 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.matakki.com/ MATAKKI has been based in Kingston Upon Hull, East Yorkshire, since 2003. The 68 models carry guide prices from US$100 to US$1,518. According to the brand, each pair is handcrafted from Japanese steel through a 120-stage process, with a lifetime guarantee on most of the range and a 12-month guarantee on the Toya range. Steel and Construction MATAKKI works across several Japanese steel grades rather than a single house alloy. Its entry and mid ranges use 440C, the Vintage line runs VG-10... --- ### MATSUZAKI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/matsuzaki/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1898 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://matsuzaki.jp/en/index.html Before hairdressing shears, Matsuzaki made medical and surgical instruments; the Tokyo company Terukazu Matsuzaki founded in 1898 has stayed in the founding family for three generations. Today it trades as Matteck Matsuzaki Co., Ltd., and the 12 models span US$400 to US$3,825 at guide prices in 5.5 to 6.5 inch lengths. Company Background Matsuzaki is one of the oldest names in Japanese scissor manufacturing, founded in 1898 (Meiji 31) by Terukazu Matsuzaki in Tokyo. The company began making... --- ### MICHIKO - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/michiko/ - Country: USA - Founded: 1996 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://michikoshears.com/ The Painkiller swivel thumb is Michiko’s calling card, a patented flexible-thumb design aimed at easing day-long cutting strain. The Florida-based brand, founded in 1996, has its shears forged in Japan from hot-forged ATS-314. Sixty models span 5.0 to 7.5 inches, with guide prices from about US$541 to US$2,250 across the cutting, thinning, and left-handed lines. Product Range and Specialties Michiko’s product line covers blunt cutting, slide cutting, dry cutting, and texturizing techniques.... --- ### MUJIRUSHI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/mujirushi/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1997 - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://mujirushi.co.jp/ MUJIRUSHI makes its scissors and sells them itself, a direct model the Tokyo company has run since its 1997 establishment. The roots go deeper: Kenjiro Mizoguchi opened the Mizoguchi Store barber-equipment shop in Ikebukuro in 1928, and the present Toshima-ku firm descends from it. The range covers cutting, thinning, and left-handed shears, plus the premium ANFINY series (2013) and the Urban Style pet line (2009). Overview MUJIRUSHI is a Japanese scissors company headquartered in... --- ### Masuta - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/masuta/ - Country: Australia - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://obuscissors.com Past the Minarai apprentice line, OBU’s range steps up to Masuta, the Port Melbourne brand’s senior Master tier of Japanese-steel shears. Models carry persona names (The Creator, The Sage, The Butler, The Outlaw, The Lover) with barber versions, left-hand builds of The Creator and The Lover, and matching duo and trio sets. In Australia, 365 Salon Group distributes the line. About Masuta is the Australian brand OBU’s “Master” (マスター) collection, the senior tier sitting above OBU’s Minarai... --- ### Mina - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/mina/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.minascissors.com/ Mina offers a focused four-model premium VG-10 range alongside Sakura, barber, swivel, set, and training options carried by regional retailers. Single shears sit mostly in the US$100 to US$200 band; the Sakura II 5.0-inch was US$131.20 at JPScissors.com on 9 September 2026. Current official range The official Mina range checked 20 August 2026 contains four models: Model Recommended use Steel and edge Sizes Mina Pro Classic Core cutting VG-10, convex, offset 5.5 to 6.5 inches Mina Pro Crane... --- ### Mirage - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/mirage/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Mirage seller listings describe Korean forging with model-specific material labels that do not establish one shared grade. The range reaches American stylists through Scissor Mall, SHEAR INTEGRITY, Scissor Dude, Dynamic Sharpening, and EDGEMASTER INTERNATIONAL. The four models, three cutters and a thinner, land between US$369 and US$395 at guide prices, in lengths from 5.0 to 6.5 inches, with the Orca offered in a left-handed version. Overview Mirage is a South Korean professional... --- ### Miraki - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/miraki/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Miraki’s four cutting models stretch from 4.5 to 6.5 inches and US$220 to US$540 at guide prices, a wide spread for a hand-made Japanese line. Fully convex blades run across ranges including Katana, Cobalt, Pelican Cobalt, Crystal Offset, and Fusion, with the Angelina Leftie as the dedicated left-handed model; UK retailers Direct Hairdressing Scissors and yoiscissors.co.uk carry the brand. Overview Miraki is a Japanese professional hairdressing scissor brand with a notable presence in the... --- ### Misaki - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/misaki/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.misakishears.com Misaki has spent more than 40 years in the barber and styling supply trade, and its shears are built from 440C and VG-10 steels the brand labels as Japanese stainless. The Paramount, California company sells direct at misakishears.com; the four cutting models are all 6.0 inches and run US$150 to US$200 at guide prices. Overview Misaki is a USA based scissor brand headquartered in Paramount, California. The company sells through its own website at misakishears.com as well as through third... --- ### Mizutani - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/mizutani/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1921 - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.mizutaniscissors.com/ Mizutani’s company profile records its founding in 1921. This catalog retains 114 product records with dated guide prices from US$500 to US$5,000; those figures are catalog observations, not a current inventory or quality ranking. History and Origins The maker’s history account places its first scissors in Asakusa, Tokyo, in 1921. Its company profile lists the head office/factory and a second factory in Matsudo, Chiba. That establishes published company locations, rather than item-level... --- ### Mork - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/mork/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1893 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://mork.co.jp/ Mork will build a pair to your spec: blade shape, length, handle, and screw type can all be chosen, because every step from raw material to finished shear happens in the company’s own Ono City, Hyogo factory. Founded in 1893 and run by the Kawashima family for four generations, the Japanese maker works in cobalt, stainless, and powder metal steels. Company Background Mork Scissors is based in Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture (小野市, 兵庫県), a region known as “the city of scissors” (はさみの町). Ono’s... --- ### NOVA - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/nova/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.utsumi-beauty.com/ Founder Chimaki Utsumi created NOVA as one of UTSUMI Corporation’s original professional shear lines, built alongside U&U at the company’s Settsu City factory in Osaka. The blades are AUS-8 Japanese steel, worked by the fire-forging method UTSUMI calls Chaku-ko, and the line runs from the NOVA 55 and 60 up to the 8.5 inch Slim L. About NOVA is a Japanese professional shear brand and one of UTSUMI Corporation’s original lines, created alongside U&U by founder Chimaki Utsumi. UTSUMI builds... --- ### Naruto - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/naruto/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1963 - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://narutoscissors-overseas.com/ Six decades of hand work sit behind Naruto Scissors. The Takarazuka workshop has built professional shears since 1963 and still finishes every pair by hand. Naruto’s 56 models run from 5.3 to 7.0 inches in the brand’s sintered cobalt alloy, with guide prices from about US$350 to US$2,770 through authorized dealers. Company Background Naruto Scissors (ナルトシザー) was founded in 1963 in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. The company has been handcrafting professional hairdressing shears at its Takarazuka... --- ### Nic - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/nic/ - Country: Germany - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Many Nic models exist twice, once in cobalt and once in stainless: series like WX come in both versions, with the cobalt build adding hardness and edge retention. The shear catalog spans eleven cutting series, P1 and P55 thinners, and a Dry series for dry work; the four models run US$549 to US$999 at guide prices, 5.0 to 6.5 inches, stocked by Shear World and Tricut. Product range The line spans a wide set of named series rather than a single flagship. Cutting models include the WX, Try, Q,... --- ### Niigata - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/niigata/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Two models carry the Niigata line: the 1000, in powder-metallurgy SG2 with a convex, hollow-ground edge and crane handle, and the 2000, an ATS-314 build with a sword-blade design. The Japanese brand takes its name from Niigata Prefecture, a region with centuries of forging history around Sanjo; in the US, Scissor Mall and Dynamic Sharpening carry current models and pricing. Specifications & Availability For current models, steel, and pricing, Scissor Mall serves as the authoritative source.... --- ### Nikko - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/nikko/ - Country: UK - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Scissors Craft produces Nikko from Northolt, Middlesex, with precision cutting as the brand’s stated focus. The 22 models include ATS-314, cobalt alloy, and Damascus builds, primarily cutting shears, at guide prices from US$205 to US$762 in lengths from 5.0 to 7.0 inches. The range also includes one thinning model and one left-handed model. Overview Nikko is a UK based scissor brand produced by Scissors Craft, headquartered in Northolt, Middlesex. The brand focuses on hairdressing scissors... --- ### Ninja - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/ninja/ - Country: UK - Founded: 1999 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://ninjascissors.com/ Since 1999, Ninja has designed hairdressing scissors in Birmingham, and the company puts a number on its build quality, saying each pair goes through over 95 production steps and checks. The 19 models are sized 4.5 to 7.0 inches in 440C, ATS-314, VG-10, or Damascus steel, with three left-handed pairs in the line, at guide prices of US$93 to US$339. Company Background Ninja Scissors has been designing and producing hairdressing scissors since 1999. The brand is based in Birmingham, United... --- ### OBU - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/obu/ - Country: Australia - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://obuscissors.com/ The Port Melbourne scissor brand splits its range into MINARAI, an affordable entry collection, and MASUTA, a Japanese-steel collection for experienced professionals. Three OBU cutting shears span 5.5 to 7.0 inches, with guide prices from US$140 to US$300. The brand sells direct at obuscissors.com with a 7 day exchange or refund window. Overview OBU is an Australian scissor brand based in Port Melbourne. The brand offers cutting scissors, thinning scissors, and left handed scissors. OBU... --- ### OKAWA - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/okawa/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2011 - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://okawa-proscissors.co.jp/ The hollow on the back of every OKAWA blade is ground by hand, work the brand says only a small number of artisans in Japan still do. Keisuke Okawa founded the company in 2011 in Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture, and says each pair passes through more than 40 hand-finished steps. The four models run US$850 to US$1,000 at guide prices, in powder high-speed metal, cobalt and Stellite, and high cobalt alloy. Overview OKAWA is a Japanese scissor brand based in Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture. The... --- ### Ohka - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/ohka/ - Country: Taiwan - Founded: 1999 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://ohkascissors.com/ Ohka has hand-made scissors in Taichung since 1999, selling as Ohka in the West and Ohka Sakura across Asia. Thinners are a particular depth of the range: 18 of the 47 models, with fixed 10, 15, and 25 percent volume-reduction levels. Guide prices run from US$110 to US$2,420. About Ohka Ohka is a Taiwanese professional scissor brand founded in 1999, headquartered in Taichung City. The brand operates under two names: Ohka for Europe and the Americas, and Ohka Sakura for Asian markets. All... --- ### Okamiya - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/okamiya/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1958 - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://okamiya.thebase.in/ Research sits inside Okamiya’s registered name (Okamiya Blade Craftsmanship Research Co., Ltd.), and the Toyonaka, Osaka scissor maker, founded in 1958, works accordingly. A patented contactless ball-bearing pivot arrived in 1991, the patented 3DII screw update in 2018, and a wave-blade process it calls WavePower in 2020. Okamiya lists its Super Gold II 3DⅡ and KLⅡ lines at HRC 64–64.5. Its cutting and thinning shears sell direct through the company’s own online shop. Overview Okamiya is a... --- ### Olivia Garden - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/olivia-garden/ - Country: Belgium - Founded: 1967 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://store.oliviagarden.com/ Brushes made Olivia Garden’s name. The Belgian company, founded in 1967, built its reputation on styling tools, and its shear line covers a cutter, a thinner, and a left-handed model, each at an US$80 guide price. Sizes run 5.0 to 6.5 inches, and the Cara model uses VG-10 Japanese stainless that the brand finishes to around 62 Rockwell. US stylists order through SalonCentric or the brand’s own store. Overview Olivia Garden is a Belgian brand founded in 1967 that manufactures professional... --- ### Omega - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/omega/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available More than one industry has an Omega; this one is the Japanese professional scissor brand, known for sharp bevel-edge shears cut from fine-quality Japanese steels, and sold in Canada through specialty retailer Takano Canada. Models include the L65 cutter and the AX series of thinners. A Scissor Mall editorial groups Omega with the established generation of Japanese scissor makers. Overview Omega is a Japanese professional scissor brand. This profile refers specifically to the hairdressing... --- ### Osaka - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/osaka/ - Country: Australia - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.passion-osaka.com.au/ Osaka traces its origins to the Paris hair fashion scene, according to the brand, and now runs from Sydney in partnership with PASSION Scissors. Built with Japanese 440C, VG-10, and ATS-314 steels, the 26 models stretch from 4.5 inch detail pairs to an 8.0 inch barber length, at guide prices from US$135 to US$601. Overview Osaka is an Australian scissor brand headquartered in Sydney. According to the brand, Osaka was founded in partnership with PASSION Scissors, which operates in the UK... --- ### PHX-Japan - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/phx-japan/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2001 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://phx-hasami.com/ PHX-Japan calibrates its texture tools in three removal bands, 20 to 30, 30 to 40, and 40 to 50 percent, part of the professional shear range built by PHX-HASAMI Phoenix Co., Ltd., a Tokyo scissor company founded in 2001 in Asakusabashi. The three models carry US$249 to US$299 guide prices in 5.5 to 6.5 inch lengths, and sell through phx-hasami.com, Shear World, and Tricut. Overview PHX-Japan is a Japanese scissors brand operated by PHX-HASAMI Phoenix Co., Ltd., headquartered in... --- ### Passion - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/passion/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1980 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.dowa-international.com/ Dowa International, a Tokyo scissor maker with a London office, has made Passion since 1980, and its London office is also the UK importer for YS Park. The shears run ATS-314 and Damascus steels; the 26 models stretch 4.5 to 7.5 inches with guide prices from US$160 to US$804, nearly all of them cutting scissors. About Passion Passion is a Japanese scissor brand made by Dowa International since 1980. Dowa makes its scissors from its Tokyo office in Adachi, and its London office in the... --- ### Precious - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/precious/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2009 - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://www.precious-p.com/ One pair of hands plans, makes, and sells every Precious shear: founder Kazuteru Okuda, a former factory manager at a scissor maker, has run the brand from Seki City, Gifu Prefecture since founding it in 2009. Precious sells web-only and direct, which the company says keeps cobalt alloy and V10 steel at prices conventional distribution would put a tier higher. Thinners come in 15 to 30 percent removal rates. About Precious Precious is a Japanese scissor brand founded in 2009 and based in... --- ### ROYAL MASTER - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/royal-master/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2005 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://royal-master.co.jp/ ROYAL MASTER, an Osaka scissor maker founded in 2005, trademarked the word Scissorist for specialists who work only with scissors, and engraves every pair with its logo, model number, and manufacturing date. All five models belong to the Maximas family of cutters, running US$650 to US$900 at guide prices across 6.0 to 6.8 inch lengths, built on an ultra-high density carbon steel. Overview ROYAL MASTER is a Japanese professional scissor brand headquartered in Chuo Ward, Osaka. The company... --- ### Rand Rocket - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/rand-rocket/ - Country: UK - Founded: 1973 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Established in 1973 by Randolph Vickers, Rand Rocket runs salon supply from Consett, County Durham as maker and distributor at once. Its own scissors, razors, and beauty tools sit beside the STR line and UK distribution for Jaguar and Tondeo. UK professional retailers including Alan Howard, Adel Direct, and Salons Direct carry the lines. Overview Rand Rocket Ltd is a UK-based salon supply company established in 1973. The company operates as both a manufacturer and distributor, producing its... --- ### Redspot - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/redspot/ - Country: UK - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Redspot is a Glasgow-based student line from the D. MacIntyre & Son wholesale group. Its Klassix and Essential cutting and thinning scissors use Japanese 420C stainless steel and serve hairdressing students and apprentices across the UK and Ireland. The four models include a student set, run from 5.0 to 7.0 inches, and carry guide prices from US$35 to US$60. Overview Redspot sits in the budget tier of professional hair tools, combining offset handles, convex edges, and Japanese stainless... --- ### Royale - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/royale/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Straight and curved models plus a 40-tooth thinner make up Royale’s range, sized for the long side of grooming and barbering work and hand-forged in Korea from super-cobalted Japanese V-10 steel with convex hollow-ground blades, offset handles, and click-dial tension. Three models are; the straight and curved cutters carry guide prices of US$449 and US$489, while retailers provide current pricing for the thinner. Steel and construction Royale’s published specification describes... --- ### S-Gate - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/s-gate/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2009 - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://s-gatescissors.com/ A pair of S-Gate scissors comes back to the bench that made it: founder Shigemichi Sugiki’s workshop in Shima City, Mie Prefecture has handled manufacturing, retail, wholesale, sharpening, and repair under one roof since September 2009. Each pair is made individually, the brand says, with long-term ownership in mind. Thinning models run 20 to 50 percent cut rates, and the catalog covers wet, dry, blunt, stroke, slide, chop, and effect cutting. Overview S-Gate is a Japanese scissor brand... --- ### S.cosmo - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/s-cosmo/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1997 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.cosmo-smith.co.jp/ In Sanjo-shi, Niigata, Cosmo-smith Co., Ltd., founded in 1997, makes the S.cosmo shears, produces its thinning models under license of a Yamamura-MFG patent, and publishes an English catalog for buyers outside Japan. Seven named series and a J Premium line fill the catalog: Globally, Pleasure, Powerful, Expert, Light Classic, Master, and Standard, with sword and convex blade options throughout and left-handed variants alongside. About S.cosmo is a professional hairdressing scissor brand... --- ### S2 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/s2/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1991 - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://s2-hasami.com/ Small by design, S2 has built professional hair and beauty scissors and nothing else since 1991. The Asahi-ku, Osaka maker, led by Katsumi Hoshino, develops new models through direct conversations with customers, by its own account, and holds a design patent registered in 2008. Steels run from Cobalt V10 and Cobalt SP up to ultra-fine particle steel, and the range sells direct through s2-hasami.com. Overview S2 is a Japanese scissor brand founded in 1991 and based in Asahi-ku, Osaka. The... --- ### SAM VILLA - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/sam-villa/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2007 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.samvilla.com/ Education came first at Sam Villa. The hairdressing educator’s Las Vegas brand, founded in 2007, ties its shears to the cutting techniques he teaches, point cutting, slide cutting, layering, and blending among them. The 18 models run on cryogenically tempered 440C steel, span 5.5 to 7.0 inches, and carry guide prices of US$315 to US$1,200. Overview Sam Villa is a USA based brand founded by the hairdresser and educator Sam Villa. The brand sells cutting scissors, thinning scissors, and left... --- ### SCISSORS JAPAN - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/scissors-japan/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.scissors-japan.com/ Where a traditional shear carries a concave hollow on the blade’s back, SCISSORS JAPAN grinds a flat surface it calls LSBS (Limitlessly Shallow Back Surface); the Toyama Prefecture maker says the flat back keeps blade angles consistent through repeated sharpening. Five cutters are listed from US$400 to US$600 at guide prices, each in 5.5 to 6.5 inch lengths, and a semi-order system lets stylists pick blade lines, thinning rates, and handle sizes. Overview SCISSORS JAPAN is a Japanese... --- ### SENSEI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/sensei/ - Country: USA - Founded: 1980 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.senseishears.com/ Since 1980, SENSEI Shear Systems has led with ergonomics. Its Rotating Thumb Ring and Crane handle designs aim to keep the wrist straighter and the elbow lower through a cutting day, and the Pittsburg, California company works in cobalt alloy and 440C. The 14 models run 5.0 to 7.0 inches, with guide prices of US$179 to US$999. Overview SENSEI is an American scissor brand that operates under SENSEI SHEAR SYSTEMS. The company has been in business since 1980 and describes itself as one of the... --- ### SHARP LINE - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/sharp-line/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1989 - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Machine tools stand in for the grinding bench at SHARP LINE. The Kawagoe, Saitama brand, founded in 1989, builds its scissors in Seki, Gifu with 3D CNC diamond machining and CAD/CAM design, and hardens blades in a ceramic vacuum furnace with nitrogen injection. The four cutters carry US$600 to US$900 guide prices and 5.5 to 6.5 inch lengths. Named series include CYBORG, QUANTUM, STELLAS, SLICE, and MULTISHEAR. Overview SHARP LINE is a professional scissor brand headquartered in Kawagoe,... --- ### SHEAR GENIUS - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/shear-genius/ - Country: Australia - Founded: 2007 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.sheargenius.com.au/ Matt Grumley reports having hand-sharpened more than 100,000 scissors, and SHEAR GENIUS is what he built with that knowledge. The Australian brand, founded in 2007 in Lake Wendouree, Victoria, designs its Japanese-steel shears in-house and sells them direct. Guide prices on the three cutters sit at US$160 to US$400, steels include cobalt alloy and Hitachi ATS-314, and the company runs fitting and traveling sharpening services across Australia. Overview SHEAR GENIUS is an Australian scissor... --- ### SHIHAN - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/shihan/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2022 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://shihanshears.com/ Shihan launched in 2022 as the USA-based shear line of parent company Saki Shears, taking its name from a Japanese term for master teacher or expert. The 21 models, seven of them matched sets, span 5.5 to 7.0 inches at guide prices of US$155 to US$320, in a choice of VG-10, ZA-18, ATS-314, or 440C steel. Every pair carries a lifetime warranty, according to the brand. Overview Shihan Shears is a USA-based brand that operates under the Saki Shears parent company. The name “Shihan” comes from... --- ### STR - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/str/ - Country: UK - Founded: 1973 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available STR is the name Rand Rocket uses for its scissors. The UK salon supplier, going since 1973, prices the C Series around GBP 20.99 and the F Series between GBP 26 and GBP 29, squarely for students and early-career stylists. Beyond cutting and thinning scissors, the STR catalog takes in hair dryers, combs, and balayage tools, sold through UK retailers including Alan Howard and Adel Direct. Overview STR is Rand Rocket Ltd’s range of professional hairdressing scissors, established in 1973 and... --- ### Saki - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/saki/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://sakishears.com/ 440C, VG-10, ATS-314, Damascus, and a powder metal option give Saki five steels across one catalog, all worked into shears for the Minnesota-based brand. The 47 models run 5.0 to 7.0 inches, with guide prices from US$125 to US$699, eight matched sets among them, and titanium-coated finishes as a Saki signature. Overview Saki is a USA based brand operated by Saki Shears. According to the company, Saki shears are handcrafted using Japanese steel and finished with titanium coatings. The brand... --- ### Sakura - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/sakura/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://sakurashears.com/index.html A lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects and a mail-in honing service back every Sakura shear; Sakura Japan LLC runs the brand from Windsor, California. The 13 Sakura models are all cutting shears, forged from cobalt and stainless materials according to the brand, with guide prices from US$310 to US$775 and sizes from 5.0 to 6.5 inches. Overview Sakura is a Japanese origin scissor brand operated by Sakura Japan LLC, with a mailing address in Windsor, California. The brand produces... --- ### Samurai - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/samurai/ - Country: UK - Founded: 2006 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://samurai-scissors.uk/ From Newcastle, England, Samurai has imported and distributed Japanese-steel hairdressing scissors since 2006, reaching stylists through more than 400 Sally Beauty stores across the UK and Ireland. The range is built on three families (Shimasu at entry, Tora for early-career work, Hasaki at the top), and guide prices across the 7 models stay between US$44 and US$127, at prices in 5.0 to 6.0 inch lengths. About Samurai Samurai Scissors is a UK based brand established in 2006 to import and... --- ### Sanguine - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/sanguine/ - Country: UK - Founded: 2009 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://sanguinescissors.co.uk/ Sanguine began in 2009 as a reseller and moved into manufacturing its own scissors; the Barking, east London company positions itself at the budget end of the market. The 11 models carry guide prices from US$15 to US$57 in sizes from 4.5 to 7.0 inches, with two left-handed pairs and a cutting-and-thinning set in the mix. Overview Sanguine Scissors Ltd is a UK-based scissors company established in 2009, headquartered at 18 Skipper Court, Abbey Road, IG11 7GW Barking, UK. The company began as... --- ### Scalpmaster - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/scalpmaster/ - Country: USA - Founded: 1948 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.burmax.com/ Scalpmaster scissors reach the chair through professional supply channels. The brand belongs to BURMAX, a family-run wholesaler in Holtsville, New York with roots tracing to 1948, serving distributors and beauty schools. The line covers cutting, thinning, and left-handed scissors in ice-tempered stainless for barbers, stylists, and students. Overview Scalpmaster is a brand under BURMAX, a family owned beauty supply company founded in 1948 and headquartered in Holtsville, New York. BURMAX... --- ### Scissor Hands - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/scissor-hands/ - Country: UK - Founded: 2006 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.scissorhands.co.uk/ Scissor Hands services what it sells. The Silsden, West Yorkshire company, founded in 2006 by working hairdressers, offers in-house repair to factory standards, by its own account, and runs salon and online training alongside its EVO texturizing and Soft Cut thinning designs. The three models carry US$350 to US$500 guide prices across 5.5 to 6.0 inch lengths, with steels up to VG10, ATS 314, and Damascus. About Scissor Hands Scissor Hands is a UK based scissors brand founded in 2006. The... --- ### Scissors Hospital - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/scissors-hospital/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: 1972 - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://yescut.com/ Fit before price is the stated sales rule at Scissors Hospital. The Daejeon, South Korea maker says it recommends scissors matched to each stylist’s hand and technique rather than higher-priced models, and inspects each pair before it ships from its factory-direct yescut.com store. The brand points to roughly 50 years of beauty-scissor craft, with cutting, thinning, and left-handed models and texture control from 15 to 45 percent. About Scissors Hospital Scissors Hospital is a South Korean... --- ### Shark Fin - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/shark-fin/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2001 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.sharkfinshears.com/ Every Shark Fin pair ships with four to six interchangeable finger guards: the Shear Fit system, patented in the US, Canada, and Europe, sizes the thumb and ring-finger openings to the stylist’s own hand. Randy Ferman founded the Iowa brand in 2001, and all 9 models carry crane-grip handles and run US$400 to US$1,600 at guide prices, with 5.5 to 7.0 inch sizes of Japanese Hitachi and Aichi steel. Overview Shark Fin is an American scissor brand founded by Randy Ferman. The company has spent... --- ### Shisato - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/shisato/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1989 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Shisato hand-forges professional hair shears in Japan and sells them through US retailers rather than a webstore of its own. The 17 models, cutting and thinning, run from US$299 to US$1,050 at guide prices in sizes from 4.5 to 6.5 inches. Hitachi ATS-314 Super Cobalt leads the steel list; the brand dates to 1989. Overview Shisato is a Japanese manufacturer of hand-forged professional hair scissors, established around 1989. The brand produces convex-edge, hollow-ground shears in Hitachi... --- ### Sonnet - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/sonnet/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.shearstory.com/184 JOY, RCD, and ATL split Sonnet’s range three ways: the South Korean professional scissor line is operated by Scissors Story and sold through its Korean storefront 70007.co.kr and the US-facing Shear Story site, with a contact arm in Annandale, Virginia. The JOY-326, a 6.0 inch model with a modified handle, opens the range; the RCD-326 pairs the same length with an offset handle and larger cutting capacity for men’s work. About Sonnet is a South Korean professional hairdressing-scissor line... --- ### Stay Sharp - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/stay-sharp/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2004 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.staysharpshears.com/hair-scissors/stay-sharp-shears In Waverly, New York, Stay Sharp wears two hats. It retails established Japanese shear brands and also sells a Stay Sharp 440C line with a semi-convex edge and offset handle. Jon Rice founded the business in 2004, and a mail-in sharpening service operates alongside sales. The two Stay Sharp models, a left-handed shear and a thinner, both carry a US$179 guide price at 5.5 inches. Overview Stay Sharp is an American shear business founded in 2004 by Jon Rice (CEO/Founder), based in Waverly,... --- ### Symphony - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/symphony/ - Country: USA - Founded: 1920 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.symphonyshears.com/ Symphony’s scissor making goes back to 1920 and, by the brand’s account, to a factory in post-war Germany; the Eickert family now runs the company from Fremont, Ohio. The catalog retains 15 model records at guide prices of US$160 to US$375. The reviewed cutters have model-specific size and construction evidence; no shared alloy grade is established. About Symphony Symphony is a U.S. based hair shear company headquartered in Fremont, Ohio. The brand lists a founding year of 1920 and operates... --- ### TADAKUNI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/tadakuni/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1953 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.tadakuni.com/ A client’s machines, handed over as payment, moved TADAKUNI founder Hajime Isomura from carpentry tools into scissor making; the Tokoname City, Aichi workshop he founded in 1953 now runs under the Isomura family’s third generation. The company grinds blade stock to 0.05mm accuracy, hand-sets each blade gap at 0.1mm or less, and sells direct under its TIII mark, in steels from SUS440 and VG10 to powdered Super Gold. Overview TADAKUNI is a Japanese scissor manufacturer founded in 1953 and... --- ### TENYO - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/tenyo/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1946 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.tenyoscissors.com/ The TENYO name has outlived its first operator: Dairi Co., Ltd. ceased trading in 2016, and the present Tenyo Corporation, in Izumi-Otsu City, Osaka, was set up the same year to continue a scissor brand with origins back to 1946. Three models are at US$400 to US$450 guide prices, two cutters and a thinner from 6.0 to 7.0 inches, handmade, the brand says, in the tradition of craftsman Sadaharu Ebi. Overview TENYO is a Japanese scissors brand based in Izumi-Otsu City, Osaka Prefecture,... --- ### TITAN - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/titan/ - Country: UK - Founded: 1918 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://titan-1918.com/ TITAN keeps its catalog tight. All 24 models sit within 6.0 to 6.5 inches, priced between US$51 and US$114 in guide terms. The Birmingham family firm behind it, Emboss Products International, trades the line as Titan 1918 with VG-10, ATS-314, and 440C steels, plus a left-handed build, shipping to the UK, USA, Canada, and Europe. About TITAN TITAN is a UK based professional hair scissor brand distributed by Emboss Products International, a family owned business headquartered in Birmingham,... --- ### TOGINON - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/toginon/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1980 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.toginon.co.jp/ Planning, development, manufacturing, sales, and maintenance all happen in-house at TOGINON, by its own account. Founded in 1980 with its head office and factory in Seki, Gifu, the company builds its range on a proprietary cobalt powder steel. The 36 models run 5.2 to 7.0 inches, with guide prices from US$77 to US$640. Manufacturing and Sharpening What sets TOGINON apart from most shear manufacturers is the scale of its sharpening and maintenance operation. According to the company, TOGINON... --- ### TONDEO - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/tondeo/ - Country: Germany - Founded: 1928 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.tondeo.com/en/ Two years short of a century in Solingen, TONDEO has made shears in the German blade city since 1928. The 23 models span Niolox, vanadium steel, and Damascus builds from 5.0 to 7.0 inches, including two matched sets, with guide prices from US$100 to US$1,799. Thinners and texturizers fill out the count. Company Background TONDEO was founded in 1928 in Solingen, Germany. That makes the company one of the longest running scissor manufacturers in a city that has been synonymous with... --- ### TRACKS - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/tracks/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2016 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.tracks.jp/ A TRACKS scissor takes around three months to build, the brand says, with CNC machining to 1/1000mm precision followed by hand finishing. Founded in 2016 in Kita-Aoyama, Tokyo, under Tracks Dealing Co., Ltd., the maker lists models such as DIA, ULTRA, SASA, and CURVE; the four are all cutters, 5.5 to 6.5 inches, each at a US$700 guide price. Overview TRACKS is a Japanese scissor brand founded in 2016 and headquartered in the Kita-Aoyama district of Minato-ku, Tokyo. The company operates... --- ### TRI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/tri/ - Country: Italy - Founded: 1987 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.italyhairbeauty.com/ Behind the TRI scissor line sits IT&LY Hairfashion, the Milan group that has researched, developed, and manufactured its products in Italy since 1987. Its 18 models run 440C steel on pairs like the Titan and Samurai Pearl, 420J2 on the Essential Elite, spanning 5.0 to 7.5 inches, at guide prices of US$35 to US$190, with UK distribution from Chirk, Wrexham. About TRI TRI is an Italian scissors brand produced under the IT&LY Hairfashion umbrella. IT&LY Hairfashion is a global brand founded in... --- ### TSUBAME - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/tsubame/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2001 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://tsubamescissors.com/ Tsubame, the Niigata city with roughly 300 years of metalworking history, gave this scissor brand its name and its founders. A group of local craftsmen started TSUBAME in 2001. Five items are listed, guide-priced between US$200 and US$500, in 5.5 and 6.0 inch lengths, from the 6-piece 420A shears set to the Ceramic 60M cutter, with 440C, VG-1, and VG15 steels across the lines. About TSUBAME TSUBAME is a Japanese scissor brand founded in 2001 in Tsubame, Japan, a city with roughly 300 years... --- ### Tara - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/tara/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://tarascissors.com/ Tara’s shears are made in Japan by master craftsmen, the brand says, while the business itself runs from Newark, Delaware under Nina Inc. Cobalt alloy carries the core range and Damascus the pattern-welded models, with thinning pairs tuned to 15 to 35 percent removal rates. The 16 models span 5.0 to 7.5 inches, carrying guide prices of US$429 to US$1,599. Overview Tara is a USA based scissors brand operated by Nina Inc., headquartered at 1609 Capitol Trail in Newark, Delaware. The brand... --- ### The Scissor Shop - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/the-scissor-shop/ - Country: Australia - Founded: 2019 - Price Range: 1 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.thescissorshop.com/ The Scissor Shop opened in 2019 on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, an Australian scissor brand built on 25 years of experience behind the chair. It sells direct at thescissorshop.com, covers cutting, thinning, and left-handed models in Asian and German stainless steel, and describes every pair as hand-balanced. Single scissors run from US$56 to US$100 and sets from US$96 to US$116, mostly in 6.0 inches with a 7.0-inch Kin line. Overview The Scissor Shop is an Australian scissor brand based on... --- ### Tohri - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/tohri/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1946 - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://www.tokyoriki.co.jp/en/ Tohri, Butterfly, Hakucho, and Alu-Coba all come out of the same Tokyo maker, parent company Tokyo Riki Co., Ltd., founded in 1946 and based in Itabashi. The three Tohri models run US$180 to US$190 at guide prices, two cutters and a thinner in 5.5 and 6.0 inch lengths. Cobalt steel goes on the upper models, stainless on the rest. About Tohri Tohri is a Japanese scissors brand manufactured by Tokyo Riki Co., Ltd. The parent company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in the Itabashi... --- ### Toki - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/toki/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://toki-scissors.com/english/ Tsubame, Niigata, one of Japan’s historic metalworking centers, is where Toki makes its shears. The three models, two cutters and a thinner in 5.5 to 6.0 inches, sit between US$400 and US$550 at guide prices. Steels are VG10 and ATS314 cobalt alloys plus powder-metal Super Gold 2 on the SG2 series. Toki sells through its own site, with Shear Integrity stocking the brand in the US. Overview Toki is a Japanese scissor brand based in Tsubame, Niigata. The Tsubame region is one of Japan’s... --- ### Tokoya - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/tokoya/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Tokoya takes its name from the Japanese word for barbershop (床屋, tokoya), and that word is also its market. The brand builds professional hair shears for the barber and salon trades. The catalog lists 440C steel across cutting and thinning models such as the three-hole JPSR and the offset JCS575, with a razor and a set option alongside; US specialty retailer Edgemaster International carries the line. Product range The line runs across cutting and thinning shears, with a razor and a set... --- ### Tokyo Riki - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/tokyo-riki/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1946 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: http://www.tokyoriki.co.jp/en/ Butterfly, Hakucho, Alu-Coba, and Tohri all trace back to Tokyo Riki Co., Ltd., the Itabashi, Tokyo scissor maker established in 1946 that also sells under its own name. The company’s own-name catalog runs cutting, thinning, and left-handed shears, mainly in cobalt steel, with thinning models covering volume control of roughly 15 to 45 percent. About Tokyo Riki Tokyo Riki is a Japanese scissors manufacturer founded in 1946. The company operates as Tokyo Riki Co., Ltd. and is headquartered... --- ### Tru-Blu - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/tru-blu/ - Country: Australia - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available 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, 5.5 to 6.0 inches, all carry a US$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 is... --- ### U&U - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/u-u/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1987 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://uu-utsumi.co.jp/ 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 (内海), a Japanese scissor manufacturer established... --- ### Utsumi - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/utsumi/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1987 - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://utsumiamerica.com/ By the company’s account, Utsumi founder Chimaki Utsumi was the first person in the world to produce professional shears using CNC machining; he started the Osaka scissor maker in 1987. Five cutters are listed at US$900 to US$1,200 guide prices, 5.5 to 7.0 inches long. Before that, his work behind the Tenyo barber shears earned him the industry nickname Mr. Tenyo, and the company later bought the Tenyo factory. About Utsumi Utsumi is a Japanese scissor manufacturer founded in 1987 by... --- ### VIA - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/via/ - Country: USA - Founded: 2000 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.senseishears.com/ Sensei Shear Systems launched VIA around 2000 as a professional scissor line out of Pittsburg, California, with a polymer-inlay pivot and ball-bearing tension across the range. The 13 VIA models run from US$79 to US$459 at guide prices, in sizes from 5.0 to 7.0 inches, using cobalt alloy on most blades with VG-10 and 440C elsewhere. Overview VIA is a professional scissor line produced by Sensei Shear Systems, headquartered at 130 E 4th St, Pittsburg, CA 94565. The VIA line launched around... --- ### Vern - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/vern/ - Country: Taiwan - Founded: 1996 - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.vern.com.tw/ Vern’s patented Intelligent Combined Scissors link to one another magnetically, a bridge system joining multiple shears into different cutting setups. Founded in 1996 under YANNI Co., Ltd., the Tainan City scissor maker holds six global invention patents, runs its own hairdressing academy, and sells cutting, thinning, and Super Curve lines through vern.com.tw; Precision Shears carries the brand in the United States. Overview Vern is a Taiwanese scissor brand manufactured by YANNI Co., Ltd.,... --- ### Vincere - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/vincere/ - Country: Not listed in current record - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Buying a Vincere means showing your credentials: the shear line sells through Chris and Sons, a UK and Ireland trade wholesaler that requires proof of professional qualification to purchase. Cutting models such as the EGO, Ares, and Hades Black run VG-10 and 440C steels with hand-finished convex edges; matching thinners, Damascus-finish variants, and left-handed versions of the Ares and Hades Black round out the range. Overview Vincere is a professional hair shear brand available through... --- ### Washi - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/washi/ - Country: USA - Founded: 1988 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://washiscissor.com/ Marc Milman founded Washi in 1988, and the Florida company still runs his shear line with blades made in Japan. ATS-314, VG-10, ATS-34, and V1 steels spread across the range; the 27 models run 5.0 to 7.0 inches at guide prices from US$139 to US$749. The Anti-Push edge is Washi’s signature. About Washi Washi is a U.S. based hair shear company founded in 1988 by Marc Milman. The company operates as Washi Scissor Company, headquartered in Hobe Sound, Florida. Washi positions itself as a... --- ### Washou - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/washou/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1963 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://washouscissors.main.jp/ Thinning is where Washou goes deepest, with separate models tuned for general thinning, all-round work, and finishing. TOA Scissors has made the line in Seki City since 1963, working SUS440C and VG-10 through to ATS-314, Super Gold, and Damascus. The 34 models run US$235 to US$1,668, with four left-handed pairs. Overview Washou is a Japanese scissors brand manufactured by TOA Scissors Co., Ltd., based in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture. Seki is one of Japan’s most well known centers for blade... --- ### Wings - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/wings/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available All 10 Wings models are cutting scissors: cobalt alloy blades, made in Japan, sold through four independent retailers (Shear World and Scissor Dude in the US, yoiscissors.co.uk and Chris & Sons in the UK) rather than a single storefront. Guide prices run US$487 to US$790, sizes 4.5 to 6.0 inches, and several models, including the Pure, come in left-handed versions. Specifications & Availability Wings is made in Japan. For current specifications and pricing, see the retailers carrying the... --- ### YAMAJO - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/yamajo/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: 1991 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://yamajomall.com/ YAMAJO buys its raw materials in Japan and works them in Daegu, by the brand’s account. The South Korean maker, founded in 1991 in the city’s Buk-gu district, builds cutting and thinning shears in grades including VG10 and ATS314, sold by steel grade through its own store at yamajomall.com; thinning models remove roughly 20 to 25 percent. About YAMAJO YAMAJO is a South Korean scissors brand founded in 1991. The company is headquartered in the Buk-gu district of Daegu, Republic of Korea.... --- ### YK Japan Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/yk-japan-shears/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 0 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available In the US, the route to YK Japan Shears runs through Shear World. The New York City specialty retailer, serving professional stylists since 1977, carries the Japan-origin hair shear line and handles ordering, model guidance, and after-sales questions. Current model specifications and handle options sit on the Shear World storefront. Overview YK Japan Shears is a professional hair shear brand carried by Shear World, a long-running US specialty retailer that has served professional stylists... --- ### YOSHI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/yoshi/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available YOSHI skips the brand storefront and sells through two specialty distributors instead. Scissor City carries the line in New Zealand, and Exclusive Shears covers Australia. The line, listed as Japan-made by its stockists, runs straight and offset shears across a spread of blade lengths, including several offset crane-handle models, in steels from VG10 and Cobalt VG1 to a 16-layer Damascus build. Product range and steel The catalog spans straight and offset shears across a spread of blade... --- ### Yagyu - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/yagyu/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1990 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://yagyu.shop-pro.jp/ Yagyu’s logo depicts its patented split pivot screw, designed to resist loosening. Matsuo Yagyu founded the Japanese scissor maker in February 1990. The company is based in Kure City, Hiroshima, with a Tokyo branch in Shibuya, and sells its largely handmade cutting, thinning, and left-handed scissors directly through its store. Overview Yagyu is a Japanese scissor manufacturer founded in February 1990 by Matsuo Yagyu, who serves as President and CEO. The company is headquartered in Kure... --- ### Yamato - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/yamato/ - Country: Japan - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Yamato (大和) carries a classical name for Japan itself. The professional shear brand is headquartered in Nara, and its UK retail runs through Spencer Scissors. Its blades are made in Japan from cobalt-based and Japanese steels, including cobalt alloy and cobalt molybdenum alloy grades. Availability Spencer Scissors is an established UK specialty retailer, and Yamato sits alongside other professional brands in its catalog. For the most current model specifications, steel descriptions, and... --- ### Yasaka - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/yasaka/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1965 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://yasakaseiki.co.jp/ Vacuum heat treatment and sub-zero hardening go into Yasaka blades, from a Japanese maker working out of Ikoma, Nara Prefecture since 1965. The 20 models, five of them sets, span 4.5 to 7.0 inches and guide prices of US$227 to US$617. Most run cobalt ATS-314, the SA, YA and left-handed models use 440C, and the SSS uses VG-10. Distribution stretches across the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Japan. Company Background Yasaka Seiki Co., Ltd. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered... --- ### Yoi - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/yoi/ - Country: UK - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.yoiscissors.co.uk/ Yoi comes to the salon through visits across Scotland, northern England, and the Midlands, where the Kilsyth brand sells scissors and provides sharpening alongside its direct store at yoiscissors.co.uk. Its 16 products cover cutting, thinning, left-handed, set, and razor entries at guide prices from US$32 to US$252. The brand states a 30-day return or replacement policy for purchases. Overview Yoi is a UK based scissor brand operating under Yoiscissors, located in Kilsyth near Glasgow,... --- ### Yoko - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/yoko/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available The Yoko shear catalog reads as an alphabet: Model S, Model LL, Model YH 525, Model YOS, Model YOX, and Model YS, every one built with a Super Convex Edge. Nina Inc., the Newark, Delaware shear company with over 30 years in the salon trade, produces and sells the line, with cobalt steel blades across every model. About Yoko is a scissor brand sold and produced by Nina Inc., a professional shear company based in Newark, Delaware that has served the salon and hair community for over 30 years.... --- ### Yuroshi - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/yuroshi/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: Not available Scissor Dude, Precision Shears, and Scissor King, three US retailers in all, put the South Korean-made Yuroshi line in front of stylists. The four models run Japanese 440C steel, three cutters and a thinner from 5.0 to 6.0 inches, at US$249 to US$425 guide prices; the wider range also includes left-handed models. About Yuroshi is a South Korean brand of professional cutting and thinning shears. Retailers describe the line as made in Korea and carry its current model information. Product... --- ### ZEN MASTER - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/zen-master/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://zenmasterscissors.com/ ZEN MASTER pairs a Los Angeles base with Japanese hands. The brand says its scissors are handmade by Japanese craftsmen, in VG-10 steel, for founder Sam Papas, an Australian-born stylist of thirty-plus years. The 22 models run 5.0 to 8.0 inches, with guide prices from US$295 to US$1,700. Overview Zen Master is a scissor brand based in Los Angeles, California. The brand was founded by Sam Papas, an Australian born hairstylist with over 30 years of experience. According to Zen Master, their... --- ### alfa italia - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/alfa-italia/ - Country: UK - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.alfaitaliapro.com/ Scissors are only half of what alfa italia sells. The Stockport, England brand, run by Salon Professional Brands Limited, pairs its Italian-influenced shear designs with straighteners, clippers, and trimmers. On the scissor side, nine cutting models are in Japanese 440C steel, with guide prices from US$228 to US$759 and lengths from 5.0 to 6.5 inches, sold direct through alfaitaliapro.com. Overview Alfa Italia is a UK based brand with headquarters in Stockport, England, operating under the... --- ### bmac - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/bmac/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2002 - Price Range: 5 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.bmac.pro/ bmac specializes in pivot feel, building its contact-point mechanisms in Spinning, Silky, and Flat designs to tune how the blades move. Mac Co., Ltd. makes the shears in Niigata, Japan from VG-10 and Super Gold II, and the 29 models carry guide prices from US$390 to US$3,200. Overview bmac is a Japanese scissors brand. The parent company is Kabushiki Kaisha Mac (株式会社マック), and the brand maintains a US office in Oak Brook, Illinois. According to bmac, the company’s chairman Shigeru Fujita... --- ### eBlade - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/eblade/ - Country: UK - Founded: 2017 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://ebladescissors.com/ eBlade builds its range around how the stylist holds the scissor. The UK brand, founded in 2017 and based in Surbiton, designs each shear for classic, Eastern, and inverted grips, with a stabilizing bar for balance. Five VG-10 models carry guide prices from US$578 to US$621, each in 5.5, 6.0, and 7.0-inch lengths. According to the brand, the line took seven years to develop. Overview eBlade is a UK based scissor brand that focuses on ergonomic grip design. The brand produces cutting... --- ### exclusive shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/exclusive-shears/ - Country: Australia - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://www.exclusiveshears.com.au/ Exclusive Shears has its swivel models custom made in Melbourne by a fabricator who trained as a sharpener in Japan, and sells its Australian range direct from Watsonia North, Victoria. Twelve cutting models are in Japanese VG-1, 440C, ATS-314, Damascus, and Japanese molybdenum steels, with guide prices from US$195 to US$1,039. Overview Exclusive Shears is an Australian brand operated by Exclusive Shears Pty Ltd. The company sells professional hair scissors through its own online store and... --- ### matsukaze - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/matsukaze/ - Country: South Korea - Founded: 1976 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://matsukaze.kr Matsukaze, the scissor company in Siheung-si, South Korea, founded in 1976, fields five named lines (TORY, NEMO, HANA, M3, M7) of cutting, thinning, and left-handed shears, sold direct at matsukaze.kr. Guide prices run from US$139 to US$808. About Matsukaze Matsukaze is a scissors brand with Japanese manufacturing origins, founded in 1976. The company is headquartered in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, and the brand’s online store operates from a Korean domain (matsukaze.kr).... --- ### point-cut pro - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/point-cut-pro/ - Country: USA - Founded: Not listed in current record - Price Range: 2 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://pointcutpro.com/ Cut fingers gave point-cut pro its reason to exist: founder Jason Milligan, a hairstylist, kept nicking himself while point cutting and, the brand says, spent six years developing the patented i360 guide tip, which lets blade tips glide across the fingers. RazorSharpShears, LLC runs the brand from Martin, Tennessee. All four cutting models come in 6.0 and 6.5 inch lengths, guide-priced between US$179 and US$199. Overview point-cut pro is an American scissor brand based in Martin, Tennessee.... --- ### scissors street - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/scissors-street/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 2013 - Price Range: 4 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://scissors-street.shop/ Scissors Street learned its trade by fixing everyone else’s: the Tokyo company, founded in 2013 in Yoyogi, Shibuya, started as a scissor-sharpening and repair specialist, and the founder built its original cobalt-steel line after years working on stylists’ shears from many makers. Thinning models come in tightly stepped rates (15 to 20, 20 to 25, 25 to 30, 30, and 40 to 45 percent), and the line sells direct at scissors-street.shop. Overview Scissors Street is a Japanese scissor brand based... --- ### togiya - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/brands/togiya/ - Country: Japan - Founded: 1965 - Price Range: 3 (scale 1-5) - Website: https://onlineshop.togiya.jp/ Founder Tatsuya Miyata learned scissor making from his father, launched the Japanese scissor brand togiya in 1965, and incorporated it as Togiya Japan Limited in 1999, with head office and factory in Inuyama City, Aichi. The name is the Japanese word for sharpening; steels run from HITACHI 440C to a reinforced cobalt alloy on the Art Collection, and the company reports exports to more than 20 countries. Overview togiya is a Japanese scissor brand founded in 1965 by Tatsuya Miyata, who... --- ## Selected Product Records (up to 60 of 2529 indexable records) ### Akitz AFJ Professional Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/akitz-afj/ - Brand: Akitz - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: AFJ-65, AFJ-675, AFJ-H-65 - Series options: source record lists 2 options - Key specs: sizes=6.5, 6.75; steel=Hitachi 440C; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Akitz BT Black Tooth Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/akitz-bt/ - Brand: Akitz - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: BT-SK-55, BT-SK-60 - Series options: source record lists 2 options - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=Hitachi 440C; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Alu-Coba AC-60 Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/alu-coba-ac-60/ - Brand: Alu-Coba - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Series options: source record lists 4 options - Key specs: sizes=6.0; steel=Cobalt Steel; handle=Offset; country of manufacture=Japan --- ### Artero Alp Thinning Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/artero-alp-29t/ - Brand: Artero - Product type: Thinning Scissors - Series options: source record lists 2 options - Key specs: steel=440C; handle=Symmetrical; blade/edge=Toothed thinning; finish=Polished; country of manufacture=Spain --- ### Artero Black Silver Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/artero-black-silver/ - Brand: Artero - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Series options: source record lists 3 options - Key specs: sizes=6.0; steel=440C; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex edge; finish=Polished; country of manufacture=Spain --- ### BW New BW 55 Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/bw-new-55/ - Brand: BW - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Series options: source record lists 3 options - Key specs: sizes=5.5; steel=AICHI 440C; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex edge; country of manufacture=Japan --- ### Biyosekkai Rose Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/biyosekkai-rose-series/ - Brand: Biyosekkai - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Rose Series, Rose-70, Rose-80 - Series options: source record lists 2 options - Key specs: sizes=7.0, 8.0; steel=VG10; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Cerena Q-Black - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/cerena-q-black/ - Brand: Cerena - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Series options: source record lists 3 options - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=Solingen Steel; country of manufacture=Germany --- ### Cisora-Sibel Rainbow Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/cisora-sibel-rainbow/ - Brand: Cisora-Sibel - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Rainbow - Series options: source record lists 2 options - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=440C stainless steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=Belgium --- ### Cisora-Sibel Series OE Professional Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/cisora-sibel-series-oe/ - Brand: Cisora-Sibel - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: OE, Series OE - Series options: source record lists 4 options - Key specs: sizes=5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5; steel=440C stainless steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=Belgium --- ### Cisora-Sibel Series S Classic Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/cisora-sibel-series-s/ - Brand: Cisora-Sibel - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: S500, S550, S600 - Series options: source record lists 3 options - Key specs: sizes=5.0, 5.5, 6.0; steel=440C stainless steel (ice-tempered); handle=Classic (even); blade/edge=Concave; country of manufacture=Belgium --- ### Cisora-Sibel Series SOE Professional Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/cisora-sibel-series-soe/ - Brand: Cisora-Sibel - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: SOE, Series SOE - Series options: source record lists 3 options - Key specs: sizes=5.0, 5.5, 6.0; steel=440C Cobalt/Molybdenum alloy Japanese steel; handle=Classic (even); blade/edge=Convex-concave; country of manufacture=Belgium --- ### Etaro CR-625 Crane - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/etaro-cr-625/ - Brand: Etaro - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Series options: source record lists 3 options - Key specs: sizes=6.25; handle=Crane; blade/edge=Convex edge; finish=Polished; country of manufacture=USA --- ### Etaro LT-550 Lightweight - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/etaro-lt-550/ - Brand: Etaro - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Series options: source record lists 3 options - Key specs: sizes=5.5; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex edge; finish=Polished; country of manufacture=USA --- ### Figaro VR-600 Cutting Scissor - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/figaro-vr-600/ - Brand: Figaro - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Series options: source record lists 2 options - Key specs: sizes=6.0; steel=Cobalt Alloy; handle=Offset; country of manufacture=Japan --- ### Fresh Kama 27 Slice Texturizing Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/fresh-kama-27-slice/ - Brand: FRESH - Product type: Texturizing Scissors - Series options: source record lists 2 options - Key specs: sizes=6.0; steel=440C; country of manufacture=USA --- ### Fresh Kama 30 Blending Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/fresh-kama-30/ - Brand: FRESH - Product type: Thinning Scissors - Series options: source record lists 3 options - Key specs: sizes=6.0; steel=440C; country of manufacture=USA --- ### Fresh Kik Flip 5.5 Hair Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/fresh-kik-flip-55/ - Brand: FRESH - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Series options: source record lists 3 options - Key specs: sizes=5.5; steel=440C; country of manufacture=USA --- ### Fresh Koa 14 Barbering Texture Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/fresh-koa-14/ - Brand: FRESH - Product type: Texturizing Scissors - Series options: source record lists 3 options - Key specs: sizes=6.3; steel=440C; country of manufacture=USA --- ### Fresh Makai 6.5 Hair Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/fresh-makai-65/ - Brand: FRESH - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Series options: source record lists 4 options - Key specs: sizes=6.5; steel=440C; country of manufacture=USA --- ### 4420 Chief Ice-Temp Stainless Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/4420-chief-ice-temp/ - Brand: 4420 - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: 124, Chief Ice Temp - Key specs: steel=Ice-tempered stainless steel; handle=Classic (even); blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=USA --- ### 4420 Left-Handed Stainless Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/4420-left-hand/ - Brand: 4420 - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: LH105, LH160, LH110 - Key specs: steel=Stainless steel; handle=Classic (even); blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=USA --- ### 4420 Master Hairdressing Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/4420-master-125/ - Brand: 4420 - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: 125, 125A - Key specs: sizes=7.0, 7.5; steel=Stainless steel; handle=Classic (even); blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=USA --- ### 4420 Sargent Professional Barber Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/4420-sargent-129/ - Brand: 4420 - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: 129 - Key specs: sizes=7.0, 7.5; steel=Stainless steel; handle=Classic (even); blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=USA --- ### AGENDA STR Fusion Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/agenda-str-fusion-scissor/ - Brand: AGENDA - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: STR Fusion 5, STR Fusion 5.5, STR Fusion 6 - Key specs: sizes=5.0", 5.5", 6.0"; steel=Stainless steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex --- ### AGENDA STR Fusion Thinning Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/agenda-str-fusion-thinner/ - Brand: AGENDA - Product type: Thinning Scissors - Model: STR Fusion Thinner 5.5 - Key specs: sizes=5.5"; steel=Stainless steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Thinning --- ### AMA Fusion Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/ama-fusion/ - Brand: AMA - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: AMA Fusion, Fusion - Key specs: steel=Japanese Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex --- ### AMA Silhouette Elite Offset Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/ama-silhouette-elite-offset/ - Brand: AMA - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Silhouette Elite Offset, Silhouette Elite - Key specs: steel=Japanese Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex --- ### AMA Silhouette Elite Thinning Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/ama-silhouette-elite-thinner/ - Brand: AMA - Product type: Thinning Scissors - Model: Silhouette Elite Thinner - Key specs: steel=Japanese Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Thinning --- ### AMA Z Line Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/ama-z-line/ - Brand: AMA - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Z Line 5.25, Z Line 5.5, Z Line 5.75 - Key specs: sizes=5.25, 5.5, 5.75; steel=Japanese Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex --- ### ARC Harmony II Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/arc-harmony-ii/ - Brand: Arc - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Key specs: sizes=5.0, 5.5, 6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Slightly offset; blade/edge=Convex edge; country of manufacture=Japan --- ### ARC Paragon II Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/arc-paragon-ii/ - Brand: Arc - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0; steel=White gold steel; handle=Ergonomic; country of manufacture=Japan --- ### ARC Phantom II Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/arc-phantom-ii/ - Brand: Arc - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0, 6.5; steel=ATS-314; handle=Ergonomic; blade/edge=Convex edge; country of manufacture=Japan --- ### Above Classic Professional Shear - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/above-classic/ - Brand: Above - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Classic - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=Japanese Steel; handle=Classic (even); blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=USA --- ### Above Ergo Professional Shear - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/above-ergo/ - Brand: Above - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Ergo - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=Japanese Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=USA --- ### Above Professional Thinning Shear - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/above-thinner/ - Brand: Above - Product type: Thinning Scissors - Model: Thinner - Key specs: sizes=6.0; steel=Japanese Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Thinning; country of manufacture=USA --- ### Above Swivel Professional Shear - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/above-swivel/ - Brand: Above - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Swivel - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=Japanese Steel; handle=Swivel; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=USA --- ### Aichi AML Left-Hand - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-aml-left-hand/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: AML - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Opposing; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Ambassador 7" - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-ambassador-7/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Ambassador - Key specs: sizes=7.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Curve 7 Inch Curved Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-curve-7/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Curved Scissors - Key specs: sizes=7.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Even; blade/edge=Curved convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Elite AL - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-elite-al/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Elite AL - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Elite AM - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-elite-am/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Elite AM - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Elite AM-30B Thinning - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-elite-am-30b-thinning/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Thinning Scissors - Model: Elite AM-30B - Key specs: sizes=6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Thinning; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Elite AMB - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-elite-amb/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Elite AMB - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Elite AMD-25 Thinning - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-elite-amd-25-thinning/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Thinning Scissors - Model: Elite AMD-25 - Key specs: sizes=6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Thinning; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Elite AMG - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-elite-amg/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Elite AMG - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Elite AN - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-elite-an/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Elite AN - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Elite VX - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-elite-vx/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Elite VX - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Elite XCB-26 Thinning - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-elite-xcb-26-thinning/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Thinning Scissors - Model: Elite XCB-26 - Key specs: sizes=6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Thinning; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi Kansei Thinning - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-kansei-thinning/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Thinning Scissors - Model: Kansei 25, Kansei 30 - Key specs: sizes=6.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Thinning; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aichi VX Gold Handle Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aichi-vx-gold-handle/ - Brand: Aichi - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Key specs: sizes=5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0; steel=440C Stainless Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aikyo Model ADBK Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aikyo-adbk/ - Brand: Aikyo - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=V10 Cobalt; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex edge; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aikyo Model ADT40 Thinning Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aikyo-adt40/ - Brand: Aikyo - Product type: Thinning Scissors - Key specs: sizes=6.0; steel=V10 Cobalt; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Thinning teeth; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aikyo Model AFR Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aikyo-afr/ - Brand: Aikyo - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0, 6.5; steel=V10 Cobalt; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex edge; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aikyo Model SKL Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aikyo-skl/ - Brand: Aikyo - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Key specs: sizes=7.0; steel=V10 Cobalt; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex edge; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Aikyo Model SSA Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/aikyo-ssa/ - Brand: Aikyo - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0; steel=V10 Cobalt; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Super-convex edge; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Akiko ASAM-N Precision Cut Hair Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/akiko-asam-n/ - Brand: Akiko - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: ASAM-N, Akiko ASAM-N - Key specs: sizes=5.5, 6.0; steel=Hitachi 440C; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex; country of manufacture=South Korea --- ### Akito AK Z-1 Professional Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/akito-z1/ - Brand: Akito - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: AK Z-1, Z-1 - Key specs: steel=Japanese stainless steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex --- ### Akito F-2 Hairdressing Scissors - Black - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/akito-f2-black/ - Brand: Akito - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Key specs: sizes=5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5; steel=Japanese Cobalt Steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex edge --- ### Akito Kaito All-Round Cutting Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/products/akito-kaito/ - Brand: Akito - Product type: Cutting Scissors - Model: Kaito - Key specs: steel=Japanese stainless steel; handle=Offset; blade/edge=Convex --- ## Selected Stores (up to 100 of 52 indexable records) ### Axis Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/axis-scissors/ - Country: Japan - Type: Online store - Website: https://axis-scissors.shop-pro.jp/ - Brands carried: Axis Axis Scissors is a Tokyo-based specialist store for the Axis brand of professional hairdressing shears, operating from Ota City. It is the direct domestic channel for Axis cutting and thinning shears, with Japanese-language support and Japan-wide delivery. --- ### Barber Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/barber-scissors/ - Country: Australia - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.barberscissors.com.au/ - Brands carried: Yasaka, Ichiro, Joewell, Juntetsu, Kamisori Barber Scissors is an Australian barber-focused professional scissor specialist operated by Nippon Shears Pty Ltd, carrying cutting, texturizing, and razor tools for barbering work. --- ### Begley Schmit - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/begley-schmit/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://mybegley.com/ - Brands carried: bmac, Jonetsu, Kikui, Mizutani, Yasaka Begley Schmit is a Southern California consulting retailer carrying Bmac, Kikui, Yasaka, Mizutani and Jonetsu, with technique-to-tool guidance and Kikui built-to-order cobalt shears. --- ### Chris & Sons - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/chris-sons/ - Country: UK - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.chrisandsons.co.uk - Brands carried: AMA, ARTERO, BLACKICE PROFESSIONAL, Cerena, Dark Stag, DMI, eBlade, FROMM, Glamtech, Jaguar, Joewell, Kasho, Kiepe, Kodo, MATAKKI, Ohka, Osaka, Passion, Rand Rocket, TRI, Vincere, Wings, Yasaka Chris & Sons is an Enfield, UK professional hair and barber equipment retailer carrying 23 scissor labels across Japanese imports, European precision ranges and UK barber-focused brands. GBP pricing and UK delivery apply. --- ### DIRECT HAIRDRESSING SCISSORS - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/direct-haridressing-scissors/ - Country: UK - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.directhairdressingscissors.co.uk - Brands carried: AMA, Cisora-Sibel, DMI, Haito, Hepike, Kiepe, Koi, Kyoto, Leader, Miraki, Osaka, Passion, Samurai, STR, TONDEO, TRI Direct Hairdressing Scissors is a Blackpool-based UK retailer carrying sixteen professional scissor labels, including TONDEO, Kyoto, Osaka and Samurai, under one trade account. GBP pricing and UK delivery span professional entry-level through upper-mid tiers. --- ### DOWA INTERNATIONAL - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/dowa-international/ - Country: UK - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.dowa-international.com/ - Brands carried: Kyoto, Osaka, Passion, Yasaka Dowa International is an Acton, London distributor carrying Yasaka, Osaka, Kyoto and Passion at GBP pricing with UK delivery. It gives British stylists a domestic channel for Yasaka’s vacuum heat-treated 440C and ATS-314 range. --- ### Dynamic SHARPENING LLC - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/dynamic/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://dynamicsharpeningllc.com/ - Brands carried: ABOVE, BONIKA, Debut, Dynasty, Jaguar, Kansai, Kyoto, Mirage, Niigata, Passion, Royale, Shisato, Yasaka Dynamic SHARPENING LLC has sharpened and sold professional shears from Richmond, Virginia since 1987. Founder Jerry received the NBTSG 2019 National Scholarship, and sharpening-bench experience informs the 13-brand range. --- ### EDGEMASTER INTERNATIONAL - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/edgemaster-international/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.edge-master.com/ - Brands carried: Debut, Mirage, SENSEI, Shisato, Tokoya, Washi Edgemaster International is a Chanhassen, Minnesota distributor carrying six professional shear brands for US salon professionals: Washi, SENSEI, Shisato, Tokoya, Debut and Mirage. Five sit in the mid-range band (US$200–400) and Shisato in the premium band (US$400–800), all from one domestic account. --- ### HairArt - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/hairart/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://hairartproducts.com/ - Brands carried: Joewell HairArt is a Los Angeles cosmetology supplier founded in 1979, carrying proprietary H3000 thermal tools, training mannequins, and authorized Joewell scissors for US salons and beauty schools. --- ### Hikari Mall - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/hikari-mall/ - Country: South Korea - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.hikarimall.co.kr - Brands carried: Hikari Hikari Mall is a Seoul-based specialist dedicated to the Hikari brand of Japanese-manufactured professional shears. Operating from Jung-gu in central Seoul, it gives South Korean stylists a local channel for Hikari cutting and thinning scissors with Korean-language support and domestic shipping. --- ### Ichiro Seiki - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/ichiro-seiki/ - Country: Japan - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.ichiroseiki.com/ - Brands carried: Ichiro Ichiro Seiki is the official store of the Japanese scissor brand, whose primarily professional range combines handmade methods with modern laser-engineered blade designs. --- ### JATAI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/jatai/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.jatai.net/ - Brands carried: Feather, JATAI JATAI is a California distributor founded in 1950 by Fred Wada as a Japan–US trade bridge, and today serves US salons as the exclusive importer of Feather replaceable-blade shears and the Feather Styling Razor. --- ### JPScissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/jpscissors/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.jpscissors.com/ - Brands carried: Yasaka, Ichiro, Kasho, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Feather, Jaguar, Kamisori JPScissors is the US storefront of the Japan Scissors network, carrying Yasaka, Ichiro, KASHO, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Kamisori, Jaguar, and Feather with USD pricing and US delivery. --- ### Japan Scissor Shop - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/japan-scissor-shop/ - Country: Canada - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.japanscissorshop.com/ - Brands carried: Yasaka, Ichiro, Kasho, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Feather, Jaguar, Kamisori Japan Scissor Shop is the Canadian storefront of the Japan Scissors network, carrying Yasaka, Ichiro, KASHO, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Kamisori, Jaguar, and Feather with CAD pricing and Canadian delivery. --- ### Japan Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/japan-scissors/ - Country: Australia - Type: Online store - Website: https://japanscissors.com.au/ - Brands carried: Yasaka, Ichiro, Kasho, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Feather, Jaguar, Kamisori Japan Scissors is a Melbourne distributor operated by Nippon Shears Pty Ltd, carrying Yasaka, Ichiro, KASHO, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Kamisori, Jaguar, and Feather. --- ### Japan Scissors France - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/japan-scissors-france/ - Country: France - Type: Online store - Website: https://fr.ciseauxjapon.com/ - Brands carried: Yasaka, Ichiro, Kasho, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Feather, Jaguar, Kamisori Ciseaux Japon is the French-language storefront of the Japan Scissors network, carrying Yasaka, Ichiro, KASHO, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Kamisori, Jaguar, and Feather with EUR pricing and European delivery. --- ### Japan Scissors Italy - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/japan-scissors-italy/ - Country: Italy - Type: Online store - Website: https://it.forbicigiappone.com/ - Brands carried: Yasaka, Ichiro, Kasho, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Feather, Jaguar, Kamisori Forbici Giappone is the Italian-language storefront of the Japan Scissors network, carrying Yasaka, Ichiro, KASHO, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Kamisori, Jaguar, and Feather with EUR pricing and European delivery. --- ### Japan Scissors NZ - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/japan-scissors-nz/ - Country: New Zealand - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.japanscissors.co.nz/ - Brands carried: Yasaka, Ichiro, Kasho, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Feather, Jaguar, Kamisori Japan Scissors NZ is the New Zealand storefront of the Japan Scissors network, carrying Yasaka, Ichiro, KASHO, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Kamisori, Jaguar, and Feather with NZD pricing and local delivery. --- ### Japan Scissors UK - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/japan-scissors-uk/ - Country: UK - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.japanscissors.co.uk/ - Brands carried: Yasaka, Ichiro, Kasho, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Feather, Jaguar, Kamisori Japan Scissors UK is the British storefront of the Japan Scissors network, carrying Yasaka, Ichiro, KASHO, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Kamisori, Jaguar, and Feather with GBP pricing and UK delivery. --- ### Juntetsu - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/juntetsu/ - Country: Japan - Type: Online store - Website: https://juntetsu.com/ - Brands carried: Juntetsu Juntetsu is the brand’s official store, with current model, ordering, warranty, service, and distributor information. --- ### Kittemi - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/kittemi/ - Country: Japan - Type: Online store - Website: https://used-scissors.com/ - Brands carried: bmac, Hikari, Hineta, Joewell, Mizutani, Naruto, ROYAL MASTER, SCISSORS JAPAN Kittemi runs used-scissors.com, Japan’s specialist marketplace for pre-owned professional hair scissors, from Honjo City, Saitama. Listings are condition-graded and organized across eight Japanese makers, including Joewell, Mizutani and Hikari. --- ### LA SHEAR - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/la-shear/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://lashear.com/ - Brands carried: Hikari, Kasho, Kikui LA Shear is a Los Angeles specialist focused on three Japanese professional brands: Hikari, Kasho and Kikui. The store offers model and sizing guidance, USD pricing and US domestic shipping. --- ### Mina Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/mina-scissors/ - Country: Japan - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.minascissors.com/ - Brands carried: Mina Mina Scissors is the brand’s official store, publishing current models and international distributor information. --- ### Precision Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/precision/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.precisionshears.com/ - Brands carried: Aikyo, Fuji, Joewell, Kasho, Kokoro, Kouho, MATSUZAKI, Mizutani, Naruto, SENSEI, Shisato, Tara, Vern, VIA Precision Shears has imported premium Japanese shears from Naples, Florida since 1980, acting as primary US channel for Aikyo mid-range cobalt shears plus authorized retailer for Matsuzaki and Mizutani flagship lines. --- ### Refun - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/refun/ - Country: Japan - Type: Online store - Website: https://refun-scissors.com/ - Brands carried: bmac, Hayashi, Hikari, Joewell, Lumiere, Mizutani, Naruto, OKAWA, ROYAL MASTER, SCISSORS JAPAN, TOGINON, TRACKS Refun is a Higashiosaka retailer carrying twelve Japanese professional brands, including Joewell, Mizutani, Hikari and Naruto, all at Japanese-market pricing. --- ### SCISSOR Dude - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissor-dude/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://scissordude.com/ - Brands carried: ABOVE, Akkohs, Alu-Coba, Butterfly, BW, Fuji, Green Mouse, Horizon, Jonetsu, Jyo-Utopia, Kasho, Keiun, Kenchii, Kikui, Kokoro, KT, Kyoto, Mirage, Mizutani, NOVA, Sakura, SENSEI, Shisato, Tara, TENYO, U&U, Wings, Yasaka, Yuroshi SCISSOR Dude (ScissorDude Enterprises) operates from Chester Springs, PA with 29+ brands — the deepest specialty Japanese catalog in the US, including Alu-Coba’s aluminum-cobalt hybrid and Tenyo’s 1946 Osaka Ebi lineage. --- ### SCISSOR MALL - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissor-mall/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://scissormall.com/ - Brands carried: Debut, Dynasty, Kansai, Mirage, Niigata, Royale, Shisato SCISSOR MALL has outfitted US stylists from Highland, Utah since 1985, pairing a crane-handle-heavy ergonomic education angle with a Shisato ATS-314 / V-10 cobalt flagship and free lifetime sharpening on select lines. --- ### SCISSOR STORY - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissor-story/ - Country: South Korea - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.70007.co.kr/ - Brands carried: HANABI, Naruto, Sonnet, TOGINON Scissor Story is a South Korean professional scissor retailer in Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, carrying HANABI, Naruto, Sonnet and TOGINON. It provides Korean-language service and domestic fulfillment from just north of Seoul. --- ### SCISSOR WARRIOR - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissor-warrior/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://scissorwarrior.com/ - Brands carried: Akiko, Apsun, JP Plan, MICHIKO SCISSOR WARRIOR is a Gainesville, Florida retailer carrying Michiko Select, JP Plan, Apsun and Akiko shears in Japanese steel, made in Japan and South Korea, for stylists choosing between blunt-cutting and ergonomic swivel designs. --- ### SCISSOR WORLD - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissor-world/ - Country: Japan - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.scissorworld.com.au/ - Brands carried: Green Mouse, Kasho, SHARP LINE, Yasaka Scissor World is a Japan-based professional scissor retailer in Kawagoe, Saitama, carrying Kasho, Yasaka, Green Mouse and SHARP LINE for the domestic market, with Japanese-language service and local fulfillment. --- ### SCISSORS HQ - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissors-hq/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://scissorshq.com/ - Brands carried: Saki, SHIHAN SCISSORS HQ is a US authorized dealer for Saki and SHIHAN, offering a focused two-brand catalog of professional cobalt-alloy shears. --- ### SHARP KAI - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/sharp-kai/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://sharpkai.com/ - Brands carried: Feather, MICHIKO SHARP KAI is an ISO 9001-certified US sharpening service and retailer based in Closter, New Jersey, specializing in water-cooled whetstone restoration and Japanese shears. --- ### SHEAR INTEGRITY - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/shear-integrity/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://shearintegrity.com/ - Brands carried: ABOVE, Aikyo, BW, Dynasty, Jaguar, Joewell, Jonetsu, Jyo, Kasho, Keiun, Kikui, Kyoto, Mirage, Passion, SENSEI, Shisato, Tara, Toki, Utsumi, VIA, Washou, Yasaka SHEAR INTEGRITY is a New York City retailer carrying 22 scissor brands, including authorized Utsumi distribution and factory-trained sharpening service. --- ### SHEAR WORLD - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/shear-world/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://shearworld.com/ - Brands carried: Akkohs, Auro, Butoh, Fuji, Green Mouse, Joewell, Kasho, Kouho, MATSUZAKI, Nic, PHX-Japan, Verne, Wings, Yasaka, YK Japan Shears SHEAR WORLD (Shear World International) has served US stylists from New York City since 1977, carrying 15 Japanese brands including Auro, Butoh, Green Mouse, Kouho, Kasho, Yasaka and MATSUZAKI. --- ### SPENCER SCISSORS - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/spencer-scissors/ - Country: UK - Type: Online store - Website: https://spencerscissors.co.uk/ - Brands carried: Excellent Edges, First Edges, Fuji, Tru-Blu, Yamato Spencer Scissors is a Coulsdon, Surrey retailer carrying five professional shear labels: Excellent Edges, First Edges, Fuji, Tru-Blu and Yamato, across a spread of GBP price points. The focused five-label mix keeps warranty and service domestic for UK stylists building a working kit. --- ### Saki Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/saki-shears/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://sakishears.com/ - Brands carried: Saki Saki Shears is a US direct-to-consumer retailer for Saki-branded hair scissors in Japanese steel, built around drop-forged ATS-314 steel, a lifetime warranty, and a trade-in-for-donation program. --- ### Salon Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/salon-scissors/ - Country: Australia - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.salonscissors.com.au/ - Brands carried: Yasaka, Ichiro, Kasho, Mina, Jaguar, Juntetsu, Feather Salon Scissors is an Australian salon-focused professional scissor specialist operated by Nippon Shears Pty Ltd, carrying cutting, texturizing, and razor tools for salon work. --- ### SalonCentric - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/saloncentric/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.saloncentric.com/ - Brands carried: ABOVE, Aichi, BONIKA, Cricket, FHI HEAT PROFESSIONAL, Jaguar, Jonetsu, JW SHEARS, KARG, Kasho, Kenchii, Kikui, Leaf, Olivia Garden, point-cut pro, SAM VILLA, Shark Fin, TONDEO, Yasaka, ZEN MASTER SalonCentric is L’Oréal USA’s professional distribution arm, operating from St. Petersburg, Florida since 2008 with roots in State Beauty Supply (1967). Licensed-professional access to 20+ scissor brands alongside chemical and appliance SKUs. --- ### Scissor City - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissor-city/ - Country: New Zealand - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.scissorcity.co.nz/ - Brands carried: DH, Jaguar, K5 International, Kamisori, Sakura, SHARP LINE, TONDEO, Yasaka, YOSHI Scissor City is a Palmerston North specialist carrying nine professional brands — Yasaka and Kamisori on the Japanese convex side, Jaguar and TONDEO from Germany, plus DH, K5 International, SHARP LINE, Sakura and YOSHI. NZD pricing and NZ domestic shipping, so local stylists skip international freight cost and lead time. --- ### Scissor Hub - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissor-hub/ - Country: Australia - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.scissorhub.com.au/ - Brands carried: Yasaka, Ichiro, Kasho, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Feather, Jaguar, Kamisori Scissor Hub is an Australian professional scissor specialist carrying Yasaka, Ichiro, KASHO, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Kamisori, Jaguar, and Feather. --- ### Scissor Hub NZ - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissor-hub-nz/ - Country: New Zealand - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.scissorhub.co.nz/ - Brands carried: Yasaka, Ichiro, Kasho, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Feather, Jaguar, Kamisori Scissor Hub NZ is a New Zealand professional scissor specialist carrying Yasaka, Ichiro, KASHO, Mina, Joewell, Juntetsu, Kamisori, Jaguar, and Feather. --- ### Scissor Lab - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissor-lab/ - Country: Japan - Type: Online store - Website: https://scissorlab.co.jp/ - Brands carried: Ichiro, Juntetsu, Mina Scissor Lab is a Japanese business coordinating scissor-brand distribution partnerships and regional retailer referrals. --- ### Scissors Craft - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissors-craft/ - Country: UK - Type: Online store - Website: https://scissorscraft.co.uk/ - Brands carried: Hikari, Infinity, Joewell, Kasho, Nikko, Osaka, Passion, Yasaka Scissors Craft is a Northolt, Middlesex retailer carrying eight professional brands: Joewell, Kasho, Yasaka, Hikari, Osaka, Passion, Nikko and Infinity. The range runs from accessible entry-tier shears to upper-mid cobalt and VG-10 models. --- ### Scissors Master - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissorsmaster/ - Country: Canada - Type: Online store - Website: https://scissorsmaster.one/en - Brands carried: ABOVE, Karma, Masuta Scissors Master is a Saint-Jérôme, Québec specialist serving English and French-speaking stylists across Canada with three professional shear brands — ABOVE, Karma and Masuta. CAD pricing, Canadian delivery, and a fully bilingual site and support experience. --- ### Scissors shop Hayashi - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/scissors-shop-hayashi/ - Country: Japan - Type: Online store - Website: https://hasamiya884.jp/ - Brands carried: Alu-Coba, Butterfly, Green Mouse, Hakucho, Joewell, Kikui, KING CRAFT, KITA IDEA, Kouho, Lumiere, Mork, NBAA, S.cosmo, TENYO, Tohri, Utsumi, Yasaka Scissors Shop Hayashi is a Kanazawa, Ishikawa specialist carrying seventeen Japanese professional brands — Joewell, Yasaka, Kikui and Alu-Coba alongside domestic-market names like Utsumi, S.cosmo, TENYO and NBAA that see limited international distribution. JPY pricing and Japan domestic shipping. --- ### Stay SHARP - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/stay-sharp/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.staysharpshears.com/ - Brands carried: Akkohs, Etaro, Hikari, Jaguar, MATSUZAKI, Stay Sharp, Washi, Yasaka Stay SHARP is a Waverly, NY retailer founded in 2004 by Jon Rice, carrying eight Japanese and German scissor brands with in-house certified sharpening and education programs for US cosmetology schools. --- ### TAKANO - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/takano/ - Country: Canada - Type: Online store - Website: https://takanocanada.com/pages/about - Brands carried: Alu-Coba, Atali, Cobra, Concept, Cutman, Feather, Figaro, Fits, Hair-Kiss, Hakucho, Kikui, Kimari, Links, Mikado, Omega, Tohri, Trophy, Yasaka TAKANO is one of Canada’s most established Japanese scissor importers, operating from Laval, Québec with an eighteen-brand catalog — Yasaka, Kikui, Feather razors and Alu-Coba alongside specialist labels like Figaro, Hakucho, Mikado and Cobra. Bilingual French-English service, CAD pricing and Canadian domestic shipping. --- ### THE SCISSOR SHOP - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/the-scissor-shop/ - Country: Australia - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.thescissorshop.com/ - Brands carried: The Scissor Shop The Scissor Shop is an Australian professional scissor specialist built around one line of cutting and thinning shears for salon and barbering work. The single-label model keeps buying, repeat orders and warranty simple — one domestic supplier, AUD pricing, Australian delivery. --- ### Williamsport Bowman - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/williamsport-bowman/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://wbbarber.com/ - Brands carried: 4420, C-MON, FROMM, Jaguar, Kenchii, MD Barber, Misaki, Scalpmaster, Symphony, TONDEO Williamsport Bowman is a Williamsport, PA barber supply specialist with a ten-brand professional shear catalog. It includes Jaguar, TONDEO, FROMM, Scalpmaster, Kenchii and Misaki for licensed barbers and high-volume daily use, with US shipping and trade pricing. --- ### nina inc. - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/nina-inc/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.ninainc.com/ - Brands carried: Aikyo, Elite Classic, Tara, Yasaka, Yoko, Yuroshi nina inc. operated from Newark, Delaware as an Aikyo US fulfillment hub and precision-tool outfitter, carrying Yasaka, Aikyo, Tara, Yoko, Yuroshi, and Elite Classic alongside a substantial YS Park brush range. As of July 2026, the store’s online catalog is no longer available. --- ### tricut.com - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/tricut/ - Country: USA - Type: Online store - Website: https://tricut.com/ - Brands carried: Jonetsu, JW SHEARS, Kamisori, Kasho, Kouho, Kyoto, MATSUZAKI, Nic, PHX-Japan, Yasaka tricut.com operates from Canoga Park, California as Tricut-Com Inc., stocking 340+ SKUs across 10 brands — student kits through Matsuzaki flagship — serving both salon and barbering markets. --- ### yoiscissors.co.uk - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stores/yoiscissorscouk/ - Country: UK - Type: Online store - Website: https://www.yoiscissors.co.uk/ - Brands carried: EKS, Fuji, Green Mouse, Haito, Jaguar, Joewell, Kasho, Leader, Miraki, Mizutani, Ohka, SENSEI, TONDEO, TRI, VIA, Wings, Yasaka, Yoi YoiScissors is a Kilsyth, Scotland retailer with one of the broader Japanese and European selections available to UK stylists — eighteen labels including Mizutani, Kasho and Joewell at the premium Japanese tier, Jaguar and TONDEO on the German side, and Yoi. GBP pricing and UK delivery. --- ## Core Reference Families ### Accessories & Storage - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/accessories/ Overview Scissor accessories include fitted cases, holsters, workstation organizers, cloths and care products. Choose them around the dimensions and instructions of your exact scissors: secure storage, separated blades and clean contact surfaces support daily handling. A steel name or price tier does not determine which case fits or which cleaning product is approved. Scissor cases and... --- ### Authentication & Counterfeits - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/authentication/ Overview Authentication is a model-specific question. Start with the maker’s current model and seller information, inspect the physical item safely, and keep the purchase documents together. Maker guidance Mizutani warnings Mizutani published a counterfeit warning through its European site in March 2025. The notice directs buyers to current model identifiers, authorized sellers, and the... --- ### Blade Cross-Section Types - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/blade-cross-section/ Cross-section geometry describes the blade body behind the cutting edge when viewed end-on. Keep it separate from blade line (straight, willow, curved, and other longitudinal profiles) and edge grind (the final working surface at the edge). Makers sometimes layer these descriptions, so a sword-marketed blade may also carry a convex or flat edge. Hamaguri-ba, dan-ba, and kenba are common... --- ### Blade Line Types - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/blade-lines/ A blade line is the heel-to-tip path of a blade in a declared side or plan view. It is one part of a finished shear, not a complete description of how the tool is made or how it will behave. Japanese-language and translated catalogs may use 直刃 choku-ba, 笹刃 sasa-ba, and 柳刃 yanagi-ba. Within one maker’s range, choku-ba is usually the straighter line and sasa-ba the rounder one, with yanagi-ba... --- ### Blade Types - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/blade-types/ Blade-family names are catalog clues, not complete engineering specifications. A name may describe the heel-to-tip line, the end-on section, reinforcement along part of the blade, or several features at once. Keep the maker’s wording attached to the exact model and dated source. Blade vs Edge (Critical Distinction) Blade type: maker or trade vocabulary that may point to a line, section, width... --- ### Care & Maintenance Protocols - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/care-protocols/ Professional scissors are precision instruments. How you care for them between sharpening sessions determines how long they last, how well they cut, and how much you spend on maintenance over their lifetime. The three care tiers Scissor care breaks down into three levels of urgency and frequency: Tier 1: Daily routine Wipe after each client, then disinfect as the local rule requires, dry... --- ### Cost & Pricing - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/cost-pricing/ Overview Professional scissors are sold across a wide range of prices. Price can reflect the exact tool, included service, distribution, market, tax, warranty, seller support, availability, and brand positioning. It does not establish cutting performance or value by itself. From maker to delivered price A retail offer may include several parties and services. Compare what is actually included... --- ### Cutting Techniques - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/cutting-techniques/ Technique names describe motions and goals, but professional systems often implement the same name differently. This reference maps the variables that matter so tool choices can be compared without turning common preferences into universal rules. How to use this guide Each technique page covers the motion, intended result, control variables, working state, and tool evidence. Start with the... --- ### Edge Types - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/edge-types/ An edge label is one field in a shear specification. It can help describe the outer surface near the cutting edge, but it does not by itself rank sharpness, glide, force, durability, price, maintenance, user level, or technique. Start with the surface What each label can—and cannot—tell you These are orientation cues. The exact model and its maker documentation remain the evidence. 01... --- ### Hairdressing Ergonomics: Terms and Evidence Limits - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/ergonomics/ Ergonomics is a work-system term Ergonomics examines how work and equipment fit worker capabilities. It is broader than handle shape. NIOSH describes a relationship among work, equipment and the worker, while its risk-factor guidance includes force, repetition, awkward or static posture, work organization and the intensity, frequency and duration of exposure. Reference table: Term, Working... --- ### Finish Types - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/finish-types/ Scissor finishes are surface treatments or layers applied to parts of a tool, including polished, textured and coated appearances. A useful comparison identifies the underlying material, treated surfaces and maker’s care requirements. The finish name helps locate a specification; it does not establish cutting performance, chemical compatibility or a universal service method. Quick answers for... --- ### Glossary of Scissor Terminology - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/glossary/ The best shears in the world come with product sheets written in Japanese, German, or French. If you have ever stared at a spec card and wondered what 蛤刃 means, or why the German catalog keeps mentioning Konvex-Schliff, this glossary is for you. Professional scissors are a global product with deep roots in three manufacturing traditions. Japanese bladesmiths in Seki City trace their craft... --- ### Hair Types - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/hair-types/ Pattern families can help a client and practitioner talk about visible grouping and direction. They are not biological diagnoses, and they do not determine strand diameter, density, condition, ethnicity, a wet-or-dry method, or a scissor. Hair-behavior field record Seven observations, kept independent A pattern label or photograph is only one view. Name the exact area and state, record each... --- ### Hair Scissor Handle Types: Terms and Model Fields - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/handle-types/ A handle name is a catalog starting point, not a result. Use this hub to identify the broad layout, then keep the exact maker, model, handed build, configuration, condition, and task beside every observation. Quick answers for stylists Treat classic, offset, and crane as maker-dependent geometry terms. Treat swivel as a moving-element term that may appear with another handle label. Do not... --- ### History & Evolution - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/history/ Overview The scissor is one of humanity’s oldest and most enduring tools. From bronze spring scissors in ancient Egypt to computer-controlled powder-metallurgy blades hardened to HRC 67, the evolution of scissors tracks the broader history of metallurgy, trade, and craft specialization. For professional hairdressers, understanding this history illuminates why certain design traditions persist... --- ### Left-Handed Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/left-handed-scissors/ Overview Purpose-built left-handed scissors are more than mirror-image handles attached to a right-handed blade assembly. Blade orientation, grind direction, and viewing geometry reverse. A suitable model should let a stylist see the cutting line and work without forcing an awkward grip; comfort and fit still need to be assessed for the individual user. What makes a scissor truly left-handed... --- ### Manufacturing Processes - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/manufacturing-processes/ Professional shears are formed, treated, ground, assembled, finished, and inspected through sequences that vary by maker, model, component, workshop, and production period. Published step counts and diagrams are useful only within the scope their responsible source states. Use this hub to learn the vocabulary, then connect any production claim to the exact component and model. A price,... --- ### Manufacturing Regions - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/manufacturing-regions/ Manufacturing regions are places associated with scissor makers, workshops or production traditions. Their names help locate companies, facilities and source records. A city, country, address or workshop image does not establish where an exact model was manufactured; connect each origin claim to the product and the responsible maker. Why region matters Place records can help you find... --- ### Types of Hair Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/product-categories/ Overview Professional hair scissors are sold under overlapping category names. Use those names to find candidates, then compare the measurable construction and the role each exact model must cover. There is no universal minimum kit. A solo cutting specialist, a barber, a texture-focused salon practitioner, and a student under an approved curriculum may need different tools and levels of... --- ### Parts of Hair Scissors: Blades, Pivot, Rings and Bumper - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/scissor-anatomy/ A hair scissor is two blade-and-handle halves joined at a pivot: a static blade on the ring-finger side, a moving blade driven by the thumb, and named features that include the cutting edges, inner faces, tips, finger rings, thumb ring, finger rest, bumper or silencer, hit point, and hollow grind. Interactive anatomy orientation Locate the broad area, then verify the maker's term Choose a... --- ### Hair Scissor Sizes: What the Label Means and How to Measure - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/scissor-sizes/ A hair scissor size label names one of several possible measurements: a nominal catalog size, Size(mm) or full span, pivot-to-tip reach, blade length, or cutting-edge length. Two numbers are comparable only when both use the same field, units, endpoints, and configuration. Measurement starts by identifying which field the label represents. The short answer Before comparing numbers, keep the... --- ### Sharpening & Maintenance - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/sharpening/ Sharpening is a recurring cost of owning professional scissors, and how much you spend depends on the tool and the service you choose. How long a pair lasts depends on its condition and service history, not a set number of years. Sharpening that does not respect the designed geometry can remove the intended edge, hollow or blade set, and some of that damage is beyond repair, so ask how a... --- ### Scissor Steel Types: Grades, Hardness and Materials - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/ Scissor steel types include named producer grades such as VG-10, standard designations such as 440C, maker-specific materials, and broader terms such as cobalt alloy or Damascus. This library explains those names, connects published chemistry and hardness to their sources, and helps you compare the material with a finished scissor’s construction and service requirements. Start with the name... --- ### Tension Systems - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/tension-systems/ Scissor tension systems are pivot assemblies that control how the blades are held together and adjusted. A screw or dial, a bearing and a spring can perform different jobs within one model. Compare the documented mechanism and adjustment method before choosing a tool, changing a setting or requesting service. Quick answers for busy stylists Hair folding or tips slipping? Follow the model’s... --- ### Thinning Tooth Patterns - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/tooth-types/ Quick reference: the fields that matter Record these independently for every model: Maker and exact model Tooth count, including whether the number is total, per blade, or split into zones Tooth profile and spacing, including grooves or compound heads Comb arrangement: one toothed blade, both blades toothed, or another layout Orientation: standard, reverse, or maker-approved reversible use... --- ## Steel Types Reference ### 10Cr15CoMoV Steel: Hardness, Composition and Is It Good? - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/10cr15comov/ 10Cr15CoMoV is a blade-steel designation documented in ZEICIN’s catalog as high-carbon stainless for cutting tools, including scissors. The retained supplier record lists carbon, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium and cobalt ranges. Use that composition to investigate material identity, then compare the exact scissor’s hardness and construction using its maker’s specifications. How to compare... --- ### Sandvik 12C27 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/12c27/ - Producer material hardness: 54–61 HRC; Alleima; producer application guidance; not a finished-scissor specification. Source: https://www.alleima.com/en/products/strip-steel/knife-steel/our-knife-steels/12c27/ - Published composition: Alleima 12C27 strip steel; mass percent; Nominal producer chemistry with phosphorus and sulfur maximum limits; unlisted molybdenum and nitrogen remain undisclosed. Source: https://www.alleima.com/en/technical-center/material-datasheets/strip-steel/alleima-12c27/ - Composition element: C 0.6% (nominal). - Composition element: Si 0.4% (nominal). - Composition element: Mn 0.4% (nominal). - Composition element: Cr 13.5% (nominal). - Composition element: P ≤0.025% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.01% (maximum). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ - Material relationship: Different materials; 12C27M; Separate producer grades with different nominal chemistry; the names do not authorize substitution. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/12c27m/ Sources: https://www.alleima.com/en/technical-center/material-datasheets/strip-steel/alleima-12c27/; https://www.alleima.com/en/technical-center/material-datasheets/strip-steel/alleima-12c27m/ Sandvik 12C27 Steel 12C27 is an Alleima martensitic stainless blade steel, historically sold under the Sandvik name. Its producer publishes nominal chemistry and knife-application hardness guidance. For scissors, the complete grade designation helps identify the material, while the maker’s heat treatment, blade geometry and finished-model evidence determine what performance claims can be... --- ### Sandvik 12C27M Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/12c27m/ - Producer material hardness: 53–59 HRC; Alleima; producer application guidance; not a finished-scissor specification. Source: https://www.alleima.com/en/products/strip-steel/knife-steel/our-knife-steels/12c27m/ - Published composition: Alleima 12C27M strip steel; mass percent; Nominal producer chemistry with phosphorus and sulfur maximum limits; unlisted molybdenum and nitrogen remain undisclosed. Source: https://www.alleima.com/en/technical-center/material-datasheets/strip-steel/alleima-12c27m/ - Composition element: C 0.52% (nominal). - Composition element: Si 0.4% (nominal). - Composition element: Mn 0.6% (nominal). - Composition element: Cr 14.5% (nominal). - Composition element: P ≤0.025% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.01% (maximum). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ - Material relationship: Different materials; 12C27; Separate producer grades with different nominal chemistry; the names do not authorize substitution. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/12c27/ Sources: https://www.alleima.com/en/technical-center/material-datasheets/strip-steel/alleima-12c27m/; https://www.alleima.com/en/technical-center/material-datasheets/strip-steel/alleima-12c27/ Sandvik 12C27M Steel 12C27M is an Alleima martensitic stainless blade steel with a composition distinct from 12C27. The producer lists scissors among its applications and publishes 53–59 HRC as application guidance. These statements identify a material option; the finished scissor still needs its own geometry, hardness, care instructions and performance evidence. Nominal chemistry: 0.52%... --- ### Sandvik 13C26 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/13c26/ - Producer material hardness: 55–62 HRC; Alleima; producer application guidance; not a finished-scissor specification. Source: https://www.alleima.com/en/products/strip-steel/knife-steel/our-knife-steels/13c26/ - Published composition: Alleima 13C26 strip steel; mass percent; Nominal producer chemistry with phosphorus and sulfur maximum limits; unlisted molybdenum and nitrogen remain undisclosed. Dated datasheet selected: Cr 13.0%, Mn 0.7%; the product page separately lists Cr 12.9%, Mn 0.6%. Values are not averaged. Source: https://www.alleima.com/en/technical-center/material-datasheets/strip-steel/alleima-13c26/ - Composition element: C 0.68% (nominal). - Composition element: Si 0.4% (nominal). - Composition element: Mn 0.7% (nominal). - Composition element: Cr 13% (nominal). - Composition element: P ≤0.025% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.01% (maximum). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ - Material relationship: Related materials; AEB-L; Editorial comparison of similar producer nominal chemistry, with different figures and limits. Not a producer equivalence certificate or proof of identical finished performance. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/aeb-l/ Sources: https://www.alleima.com/en/technical-center/material-datasheets/strip-steel/alleima-13c26/; https://www.voestalpine.com/highperformancemetals/uk/app/uploads/sites/293/2024/08/va_Sales_Folder_6p_RazorScalpel.pdf Sandvik 13C26 Steel 13C26 is an Alleima martensitic stainless steel documented for razor and other cutting-blade applications. Its dated datasheet and product page provide different nominal chemistry figures, which should remain attributed to their sources. The published hardness guidance and razor application history do not independently specify the geometry or performance of a finished hair... --- ### 14C28N Steel: Hardness, Properties and Use in Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/14c28n/ - Producer material hardness: 55–62 HRC; Alleima; recommended range for knife applications. Source: https://www.alleima.com/en/products/strip-steel/knife-steel/our-knife-steels/14c28n/ - Published composition: Alleima 14C28N strip steel; mass percent; Nominal producer chemistry with stated phosphorus and sulfur maximum limits; datasheet updated 9 May 2025. Source: https://www.alleima.com/en/technical-center/material-datasheets/strip-steel/alleima-14c28n/ - Composition element: C 0.62% (nominal). - Composition element: Si 0.2% (nominal). - Composition element: Mn 0.6% (nominal). - Composition element: Cr 14% (nominal). - Composition element: N 0.11% (nominal). - Composition element: P ≤0.025% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.01% (maximum). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ 14C28N is Alleima’s nitrogen-alloyed martensitic stainless blade steel, developed for knife applications. Its nominal chemistry includes 0.62% carbon, 14% chromium and 0.11% nitrogen. Alleima recommends 55–62 HRC for knives and publishes processing guidance; a hair scissor using the grade needs its own finished-blade specification and service record. What the Alleima datasheet documents The... --- ### 2Cr13 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/2cr13/ - Published composition: Tsingtuo 20Cr13 plate and strip; Baosteel maps legacy 2Cr13 to 20Cr13; mass percent; Producer catalog ranges and maxima from indexed text of the 2024 guide, printed page 14, hosted by a third-party mirror. Full PDF unavailable; not independently verified current GB-standard limits or heat analysis. Slash/absent entries remain undisclosed. Source: https://www.xhxzc.com/002.pdf - Composition element: C 0.16–0.25% (range). - Composition element: Cr 12–14% (range). - Composition element: Si ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: Mn ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: P ≤0.04% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.03% (maximum). - Composition element: Ni ≤0.6% (maximum). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Cu Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Co Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: W Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ 2Cr13 Steel 2Cr13 is a legacy Chinese martensitic stainless designation that Baosteel maps to 20Cr13. A producer’s composition table can help identify the material, but it cannot establish a finished scissor’s hardness, useful life or quality. Check the exact standard, material condition and blade specification before comparing products advertised under this name. Name: Baosteel explicitly... --- ### 3CR13 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/3cr13/ - Published composition: Tsingtuo 30Cr13 plate and strip; Baosteel maps legacy 3Cr13 to 30Cr13; mass percent; Producer catalog ranges and maxima from indexed text of the 2024 guide, printed page 14, hosted by a third-party mirror. Full PDF unavailable; not independently verified current GB-standard limits or heat analysis. Slash/absent entries remain undisclosed. Source: https://www.xhxzc.com/002.pdf - Composition element: C 0.26–0.35% (range). - Composition element: Cr 12–14% (range). - Composition element: Si ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: Mn ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: P ≤0.04% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.03% (maximum). - Composition element: Ni ≤0.6% (maximum). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Cu Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Co Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: W Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ 3CR13 Steel 3Cr13 is a legacy martensitic stainless designation that Baosteel pairs with 30Cr13. Its specified carbon band helps distinguish the material from neighboring Cr13 grades, but does not supply a finished scissor’s hardness or cutting performance. Check the producer specification, blade processing and exact model before interpreting equivalent-grade claims or choosing scissors.... --- ### 4034 Stainless - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/4034-stainless/ - Producer material hardness: ≤55 HRC; Deutsche Edelstahlwerke; Historical producer guidance after the described hardening and stress relief at 200°C (revision dated 1 August 2007); not a finished-scissor specification or universal grade maximum.. Source: https://swisssteel-group.com/content-media/documents/Data-Sheets/Stainless-Steel/1.4034_en.pdf - Published composition: Rodacciai 1.4034 / X46Cr13; mass percent; Cast-analysis ranges and maximum limits from the October 2018 producer sheet; unlisted Mo and N remain undisclosed. Not a scissor assay. Source: https://www.rodacciai.de/UPLOAD/datasheets/420C1_X46Cr13-Nr.1.4034-ENG.pdf - Composition element: C 0.43–0.5% (range). - Composition element: Cr 12.5–14.5% (range). - Composition element: Si ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: Mn ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: P ≤0.04% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.03% (maximum). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ 4034 Stainless 4034 stainless refers to the European material number 1.4034, X46Cr13, a hardenable martensitic chromium steel. Producer records describe composition and processing conditions; they do not identify an unverified scissor or fix its finished hardness. Keep the full designation, supplier and model specification together when comparing tools or arranging service. Identity: 1.4034 /... --- ### 4037 Stainless - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/4037-stainless/ - Producer material hardness: ≤60 HRC; Deutsche Edelstahlwerke; Historical producer guidance after the described hardening and stress relief at 200°C (revision dated 1 August 2007); not a finished-scissor specification or universal grade maximum.. Source: https://swisssteel-group.com/content-media/documents/Data-Sheets/Stainless-Steel/1.4037_en.pdf - Published composition: Deutsche Edelstahlwerke 1.4037 / X65Cr13; mass percent; Ranges and sulfur maximum from DEW revision 4037-1, dated 1 August 2007. Other listed elements remain undisclosed in this selected source. Not a scissor assay. Source: https://swisssteel-group.com/content-media/documents/Data-Sheets/Stainless-Steel/1.4037_en.pdf - Composition element: C 0.58–0.7% (range). - Composition element: Cr 12.5–14.5% (range). - Composition element: S ≤0.015% (maximum). - Composition element: Si Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Mn Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: P Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ 4037 Stainless 4037 stainless refers to the European material number 1.4037, X65Cr13, a hardenable martensitic chromium steel. Its documented carbon range is higher than 1.4034’s, while finished-scissor performance still depends on the particular tool. Keep producer chemistry, processing hardness and a maker’s model specification separate when evaluating a product claim. Identity: 1.4037 /... --- ### 440C Steel: Grade Scope, Composition and Scissor Evidence - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/440c/ - Producer material hardness: ≈60 HRC; Carpenter Technology; heat-treated CarTech 440C under the producer datasheet conditions. Source: https://www.carpentertechnology.com/hubfs/7407324/Material%20Saftey%20Data%20Sheets/440C.pdf?hsLang=en - Published composition: Carpenter CarTech 440C (UNS S44004); mass percent; Producer type analysis, edition 1 June 1987, still hosted by Carpenter. Preserve printed ranges and maxima; the document disclaimer describes typical or average data, not a shipment guarantee. Source: https://www.carpentertechnology.com/hubfs/7407324/Material%20Saftey%20Data%20Sheets/440C.pdf?hsLang=en - Composition element: C 0.95–1.2% (range). - Composition element: Mn ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: P ≤0.04% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.03% (maximum). - Composition element: Si ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: Cr 16–18% (range). - Composition element: Mo ≤0.75% (maximum). - Composition element: Fe Balance (balance). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ - Material relationship: Corresponding designations; SUS440C Stainless Steel; JSSA places SUS440C, 440C and UNS S44004 in a comparison row. This is a designation correspondence, not a guarantee of interchangeability or finished-scissor performance. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/sus440c/ Sources: https://www.jssa.gr.jp/contents/products/standards/comparisons/ 440C (UNS S44004) is a high-carbon martensitic stainless steel designation used by multiple producers. Carpenter’s CarTech 440C datasheet lists carbon and chromium ranges and about 60 HRC after heat treatment. For scissors, connect that material specification with the maker’s blade construction, finished hardness and service instructions. One exact material reference is Carpenter Technology’s... --- ### 4CR13 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/4cr13/ - Published composition: Tsingtuo 40Cr13 plate and strip; Baosteel maps legacy 4Cr13 to 40Cr13; mass percent; Producer catalog ranges and maxima from indexed text of the 2024 guide, printed page 14, hosted by a third-party mirror. Full PDF unavailable; not independently verified current GB-standard limits or heat analysis. Slash/absent entries remain undisclosed. Source: https://www.xhxzc.com/002.pdf - Composition element: C 0.36–0.45% (range). - Composition element: Cr 12–14% (range). - Composition element: Si ≤0.8% (maximum). - Composition element: Mn ≤0.8% (maximum). - Composition element: P ≤0.04% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.03% (maximum). - Composition element: Ni ≤0.6% (maximum). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Cu Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Co Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: W Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ 4CR13 Steel 4Cr13 is a legacy martensitic stainless designation paired with 40Cr13 in Baosteel’s grade table. The cited producer chemistry has a higher carbon band than its 20Cr13 and 30Cr13 rows, but that difference does not rank finished scissors. Verify the standard, material condition, edge design and model evidence before drawing performance conclusions. Name: Baosteel explicitly maps... --- ### 5CR15MOV Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/5cr15mov/ 5CR15MOV Steel 5Cr15MoV is a stainless blade-steel label documented in supplier specifications and named knife products. Published supplier tables differ, so any chemistry or hardness figure needs its exact source and material condition. For scissors, confirm the model’s blade material, geometry and finished specification before assigning a quality tier, service interval or chemical... --- ### 6CR13 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/6cr13/ 6CR13 Steel 6Cr13 is a blade-material label whose supplier context matters. Ahonest explicitly pairs it with 6Cr14 in a dated product record, while the similar European name X6Cr13 identifies a different low-carbon material. Confirm the full specification before copying chemistry, hardness or care claims from another grade into a scissor comparison. Identity: Ahonest’s product title... --- ### 7Cr17MoV Stainless Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/7cr17mov/ 7Cr17MoV is a stainless blade-steel designation documented by material suppliers and tool makers. ZEICIN publishes a specific chemistry table and includes hair scissors among applications. That evidence supports a material reference, while the hardness, edge geometry, chemical compatibility and service requirements of any finished scissor remain questions for its maker. 7Cr17MoV Stainless... --- ### 8CR13MOV Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/8cr13mov/ 8Cr13MoV is a stainless blade-steel designation included in Spyderco’s knife-material chart. Its published composition figures provide an attributed comparison, while an original producer specification and a verified hair-scissor hardness remain unestablished in this review. Buyers should keep the complete grade name, source, model geometry and finished-tool evidence together. 8CR13MOV Steel... --- ### 9Cr13CoMoV Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/9cr13comov/ 9Cr13CoMoV is a stainless blade-steel designation documented in Benchmade’s historical knife catalog and associated with scissor listings in this reference. The available evidence does not establish its complete producer chemistry, a scissor-specific invention history or universal finished hardness. Shortened 9CR13 product wording needs confirmation before it is expanded to this full name.... --- ### 9Cr18MoV Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/9cr18mov/ 9Cr18MoV Steel 9Cr18MoV, also written 90Cr18MoV, is a Chinese high-carbon martensitic stainless designation. The name indicates roughly 0.9% carbon and 18% chromium, with molybdenum and vanadium additions. Sellers often compare it with 440C, but that comparison does not prove equivalence. A scissor’s finished hardness, edge geometry and service life depend on its maker and heat treatment.... --- ### AEB-L Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/aeb-l/ - Published composition: UHB AEB-L razor/scalpel strip; mass percent; Nominal producer chemistry with phosphorus and sulfur maximum limits; unlisted molybdenum and nitrogen remain undisclosed. Source: https://www.voestalpine.com/highperformancemetals/uk/app/uploads/sites/293/2024/08/va_Sales_Folder_6p_RazorScalpel.pdf - Composition element: C 0.67% (nominal). - Composition element: Si 0.4% (nominal). - Composition element: Mn 0.6% (nominal). - Composition element: Cr 13% (nominal). - Composition element: P ≤0.025% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.015% (maximum). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ - Material relationship: Related materials; 13C26; Editorial comparison of similar producer nominal chemistry, with different figures and limits. Not a producer equivalence certificate or proof of identical finished performance. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/13c26/ Sources: https://www.voestalpine.com/highperformancemetals/uk/app/uploads/sites/293/2024/08/va_Sales_Folder_6p_RazorScalpel.pdf; https://www.alleima.com/en/technical-center/material-datasheets/strip-steel/alleima-13c26/ AEB-L Steel UHB AEB-L is a martensitic stainless strip steel documented by voestalpine Precision Strip for razor and scalpel applications. The producer publishes nominal chemistry and attributes its patent to 1928. Those records explain the material’s identity and history; a scissor using it still needs separate evidence for finished hardness, geometry and cutting performance. Producer... --- ### Aogami—Blue Paper Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/aogami/ Aogami is Proterial’s Blue Paper cutlery-steel family, with numbered grades and a separate Super designation. Its producer data helps identify the material and distinguish composition from heat-treatment conditions. For a hair scissor, connect that exact grade to the maker’s finished model before comparing hardness, edge behavior, care or value. Reference table: Question, Source-backed answer... --- ### ATS-314 Steel: Development, Identity and Scissor Evidence - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/ats-314/ - Material relationship: Different materials; ATS-34 Stainless Steel; Yamamura explicitly distinguishes ATS-314 from ATS-34 despite the related name. Do not transfer composition or hardness between them. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/ats-34/ Sources: https://www.yamamura-mfg.co.jp/work/61/ ATS-314 is a Japanese stainless cobalt alloy developed by Yamamura with Proterial, formerly Hitachi Metals, for hairdressing scissors. Yamamura specifies its composition and identifies Proterial as the producer. That documented origin supports a clear material identity; a finished scissor still needs its own construction, hardness and service record. Developer, producer and history Yamamura’s... --- ### ATS-34 Steel: Composition and Hardness - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/ats-34/ - Producer material hardness: ≥59 HRC; Proterial; published hardening hardness; producer material lower bound. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/ats34.html - Published composition: Proterial ATS-34; mass percent; Typical producer figures; other listed elements are explicitly undisclosed. Not a heat or lot analysis. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/ats34.html - Composition element: Cr 14% (typical). - Composition element: Mo 4% (typical). - Composition element: C Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Si Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Mn Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Ni Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: W Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Co Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ - Material relationship: Different materials; ATS-314; Yamamura explicitly distinguishes ATS-314 from ATS-34 despite the related name. Do not transfer composition or hardness between them. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/ats-314/ Sources: https://www.yamamura-mfg.co.jp/work/61/ ATS-34 is Proterial’s stainless blade-steel grade with published typical chromium and molybdenum values. Its producer page separates delivery hardness from hardening hardness, making it a useful example of why material condition matters. For scissors, connect that specification to the exact maker, model, blade construction and service instructions before drawing performance conclusions.... --- ### ATS-55 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/ats-55/ ATS-55 is a stainless blade-steel designation listed in Spyderco’s knife-steel chart. That maker reference supplies composition figures, but a grade-specific producer specification was not located in this review. For scissors, the useful next step is to verify the exact model, its stated material and its finished-tool specifications before comparing performance. ATS-55 Steel The available... --- ### AUS-8 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/aus-8/ - Maker material hardness: 59.0 HRC; Aichi Techno Metal Fukaumi; published quench-and-temper reference for AUS-8 material; not a finished-scissor value. Source: https://www.atm-fukaumi.co.jp/service/stainless - Finished-scissor hardness: 58–59 HRC; Kanetsune USA, WS-38 thinning scissors. Source: https://kanetsuneusa.com/ws-38-aus-8-stainless-steel-140mm-hair-cutting-thinning-scissors/ - Published composition: Aichi Techno Metal Fukaumi AUS-8 plate; mass percent; Published Aichi Techno Metal Fukaumi rolled-plate composition ranges and maximum limits. Not a lot analysis; unreported nitrogen is unknown. Source: https://www.atm-fukaumi.co.jp/service/stainless - Composition element: C 0.7–0.8% (range). - Composition element: Si ≤0.8% (maximum). - Composition element: Mn ≤0.5% (maximum). - Composition element: P ≤0.04% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.005% (maximum). - Composition element: Ni ≤0.3% (maximum). - Composition element: Cr 13–14.5% (range). - Composition element: Mo 0.1–0.3% (range). - Composition element: V 0.1–0.25% (range). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ AUS-8 is an Aichi stainless blade-steel grade used in documented scissor products. Producer and processor information describes the material, while a finished model supplies its own geometry, size and hardness specification. A useful comparison keeps those evidence levels separate instead of assigning every AUS-8 pair the same service life or cutting role. AUS-8 Steel Identity: Aichi lists... --- ### Carbon Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/carbon-steel/ Carbon steel Carbon steel is a broad family, not a single professional-scissor grade. Product descriptions may cover traditional tool steels, named Japanese grades, proprietary high-carbon alloys, or general marketing wording. Keep the material statement attached to the exact model and source. Grade-specific examples Proterial (formerly Hitachi Metals) lists Shirogami 1 with typical carbon of... --- ### Cast Stainless - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/cast-stainless/ Cast stainless describes stainless steel formed into a component by pouring molten metal into a mold. It is a manufacturing description covering different alloys and treatments. For scissors, the useful questions are which component was cast, what material it uses, and what evidence describes the finished tool’s hardness and performance. Cast Stainless Identity: A process description; request... --- ### CBA-1 (Cobalt Base Alloy 1) - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/cba-1/ - Maker material hardness: 637 HV; Joewell; 2016 product guide; historical CBA-1 blade-material figure; test conditions not supplied in the cited table. Source: https://www.joewell.co.jp/pdf/catalog_2016_product.pdf CBA-1 is Joewell’s cobalt-base blade material, described by the maker as containing about 50% cobalt. It appears in named Joewell cutting-scissor lines and has a historical published composition table. Reading its specification means keeping blade chemistry, handle materials, hardness scale and the exact product model together. What cobalt-base means here Joewell’s material guide identifies... --- ### CMC Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/cmc/ CMC is a material designation used in Mizutani scissor documentation, including the elfin eyebrow model. Its global and regional sources use the term in different contexts. Read CMC together with the exact product, the maker’s processing description and the source page; the initials alone do not establish a standardized steel specification. Reference table: Published context, What the source... --- ### Cobalt Alloy - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/cobalt-alloy/ Cobalt alloy is a broad scissor-material description covering cobalt-added stainless steels and cobalt-base alloys. It also appears in proprietary maker names. To understand a listing, identify the exact material and finished model, then distinguish published composition, processing and hardness from claims about cutting feel, durability or suitability for a technique. Cobalt alloy... --- ### Steel Composition Guide - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/composition-guide/ Steel composition is the stated chemical makeup of an identified material, usually expressed as element percentages. A useful table preserves its producer, grade, product form and value type: nominal, representative, minimum, maximum or measured. For scissors, chemistry helps identify the blade material and frame comparisons alongside heat treatment, construction and finished-model evidence.... --- ### Damascus - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/damascus/ Damascus is a patterned-material description used for several scissor constructions, rather than one chemical grade. Kasho documents a layered blade, while Mizutani describes mixing two powders for its Powder Damascus Alloy. Identify the exact model, constituent materials and maker’s process account before inferring a cutting core, layer count, hardness or service requirement. Mizutani... --- ### Extramarise I Cobalt Alloy - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/extramarise-i/ Extramarise I is Mizutani’s proprietary cobalt-alloy blade-material name, used on models including TWIG and Ichi-Nino-San. Mizutani also uses Extramarise for a heat-treatment process. The material designation connects a product to the maker’s specification; blade design and model details remain essential for understanding its intended cutting use. Material and process Mizutani’s global... --- ### Extramarise II Cobalt Alloy - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/extramarise-ii/ Extramarise II is Mizutani’s proprietary cobalt-alloy blade-material name, used on models including ACRO Type-K and ACRO Slider. Mizutani also uses Extramarise for a heat-treatment process. The material designation connects a product to the maker’s specification; blade design and model details remain essential for understanding its intended cutting use. Material and process Mizutani’s global... --- ### GIN1 — Silver Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/gin1/ - Producer material hardness: ≥57 HRC; Proterial; Producer hardening-hardness wording “57 over”, normalized here as ≥57 HRC; not a finished-scissor specification or upper bound.. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/gin1.html - Published composition: Proterial GIN1; mass percent; Producer typical-composition table expressed as ranges and maximum limits. Dashes and unlisted elements remain undisclosed; not a heat or lot analysis. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/gin1.html - Composition element: C 0.8–0.9% (range). - Composition element: Si ≤0.35% (maximum). - Composition element: Mn 0.45–0.75% (range). - Composition element: Cr 15–17% (range). - Composition element: Mo 0.3–0.5% (range). - Composition element: P ≤0.03% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.02% (maximum). - Composition element: Ni Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: W Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Co Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ - Material relationship: Different materials; GIN3; Separate Proterial grades with distinct carbon, chromium, manganese and molybdenum disclosures; do not substitute one for the other. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/gin3/ Sources: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/gin1.html; https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/gin3.html GIN1: Silver Steel #1 GIN1 is a Proterial (formerly Hitachi Metals) stainless blade steel with published composition ranges, a molybdenum addition and a producer application listing that includes scissors. Its hardening-hardness entry is a material specification. A finished hair scissor still needs its own material confirmation, hardness, geometry and service instructions before its... --- ### GIN3 — Silver Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/gin3/ - Producer material hardness: ≥59 HRC; Proterial; Producer hardening-hardness wording “59 over”, normalized here as ≥59 HRC; not a finished-scissor specification or upper bound.. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/gin3.html - Published composition: Proterial GIN3; mass percent; Producer typical-composition table expressed as ranges and maximum limits. Dashes and unlisted elements remain undisclosed; not a heat or lot analysis. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/gin3.html - Composition element: C 0.95–1.1% (range). - Composition element: Si ≤0.35% (maximum). - Composition element: Mn 0.6–1% (range). - Composition element: Cr 13–14.5% (range). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: P ≤0.03% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.02% (maximum). - Composition element: Ni Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: W Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Co Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ - Material relationship: Different materials; GIN1; Separate Proterial grades with distinct carbon, chromium, manganese and molybdenum disclosures; do not substitute one for the other. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/gin1/ Sources: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/gin1.html; https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/gin3.html GIN3: Silver Steel #3 GIN3 is a Proterial (formerly Hitachi Metals) stainless blade steel whose producer record lists composition ranges, processing temperatures and a hardening-hardness lower bound. Scissors appear among its applications. Those data identify the material; a finished hair scissor requires separate evidence for its heat-treated condition, blade shape, assembly, intended... --- ### HAP40 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/hap40/ - Published composition: Proterial HAP40; mass percent; Producer typical-composition table expressed as ranges; HAP40 column only. Adjacent JIS limits are not substituted; blank or absent elements remain undisclosed. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/hap40.html - Composition element: C 1.27–1.37% (range). - Composition element: Cr 3.7–4.7% (range). - Composition element: Mo 4.6–5.4% (range). - Composition element: W 5.6–6.4% (range). - Composition element: V 2.8–3.3% (range). - Composition element: Co 7.5–8.5% (range). - Composition element: Si Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Mn Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Ni Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. This material is not classified as stainless steel. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ HAP40 Steel HAP40 is Proterial’s powder-metallurgy high-speed tool steel, with published composition ranges and hardness tied to specified processing conditions. Its industrial material record includes chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium and cobalt. For scissors, that record needs a documented maker and model before it can support claims about finished hardness, cutting tasks or service... --- ### Steel Hardness Reference: Read HRC and HV Claims Correctly - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/hardness-reference/ Hardness is a material’s resistance to indentation under a defined test. HRC identifies Rockwell C hardness and HV identifies Vickers hardness. For scissors, a useful claim combines the value and scale with the tested part, material condition, source and scope, so a producer figure can be distinguished from finished-blade evidence. Worked examples: three different records Reference table:... --- ### HYS-MAX67: Hayashi Material and Model Evidence - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/hys-max67/ - Finished-scissor hardness: 67 HRC; Hayashi Scissors, HYS MAX67 MARK-IV (blade portion; maker-published). Source: https://www.hayashi-scissors.com/en/product/hys_max67.html - Finished-scissor hardness: 67 HRC; Hayashi Scissors, HYS MAX67 MARK-IV DRY (blade portion; maker-published). Source: https://www.hayashi-scissors.com/en/product/hys_max67.html HYS-MAX67 HYS-MAX67 is Hayashi’s designation for a powder high-speed scissor material used in its MARK-IV and DRY models. Hayashi publishes a 67 HRC blade-hardness claim, while an interview describes welded construction. Those sources establish maker statements and model context; they do not disclose a full composition or independently guarantee edge life and impact resistance. Identity: A... --- ### HYS (Hayashi Material) - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/hys/ - Maker material hardness: 63–64 HRC; Hayashi Scissors; HYS material narrative; summary on the same page states 64 HRC; not an independently measured finished-model result. Source: https://www.hayashi-scissors.com/product/material.html - Maker material hardness: 64 HRC; Hayashi Scissors; HYS material summary; narrative on the same page gives 63–64 HRC; retained as a separate source statement. Source: https://www.hayashi-scissors.com/product/material.html HYS (ハイス鋼) HYS is Hayashi’s designation for a powder high-speed material used in professional scissors. The maker publishes 63–64 HRC in its material narrative and 64 HRC in the HYS summary. These statements describe its material offering; exact-model identification, full composition and independently measured cutting life remain separate questions. Read the published fields separately The... --- ### Korean Stainless - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/korean-stainless/ Korean Stainless Toughness: Forgiving; edges roll before they chip. Corrosion profile: High chromium content handles salon humidity. Why it matters Korean stainless appears across professional and training shears in several markets. Because the phrase can cover different alloys and treatments, the named grade and finished-model specification are more useful than a regional ranking. Shear... --- ### Bohler M390 Microclean: Producer Data and Scissor Limits - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/m390/ - Published composition: Böhler M390 Microclean; mass percent; Producer average composition by mass, recorded as typical values rather than certified limits. Nitrogen is not disclosed. Source: https://www.bohler-edelstahl.com/en/products/m390-microclean/ - Composition element: C 1.9% (typical). - Composition element: Si 0.7% (typical). - Composition element: Mn 0.3% (typical). - Composition element: Cr 20% (typical). - Composition element: Mo 1% (typical). - Composition element: V 4% (typical). - Composition element: W 0.6% (typical). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ M390 Microclean is Böhler’s powder-metallurgy martensitic chromium steel, with published average chemistry and industrial and knife applications. Its material data describes a producer grade and specified product forms. A hair scissor using that name needs separate confirmation of blade identity, finished condition, geometry and service requirements before product performance can be compared.... --- ### Micro Carbide Steel (Jaguar) - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/micro-carbide-steel/ - Finished-scissor hardness: 59 HRC; Jaguar, GIANT. Source: https://jaguar-solingen.com/en/products/giant-6-5 Micro Carbide Steel (Jaguar) Micro Carbide is Jaguar’s proprietary blade steel for its BLACK LINE scissors, including GIANT. Jaguar’s 2025 catalog describes a powder-metallurgical process that distributes small carbides through the material. Jaguar lists 59 HRC for GIANT, not as a grade-wide specification. FRIODUR is a separate heat-treatment mark, not another name for Micro Carbide. Material... --- ### MV Stainless - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/mv-stainless/ MV stainless is a molybdenum–vanadium stainless family label used in cutting-tool descriptions. It does not identify one fixed composition, producer or finished-scissor hardness. Start with the exact maker’s material statement, then check blade construction, fit and service requirements before using the name to compare complete scissors. Reference table: Field, What the label establishes... --- ### N690 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/n690/ - Published composition: Böhler N690; mass percent; Producer average composition by mass, recorded as typical values rather than certified limits. Nitrogen is not disclosed. Source: https://www.bohler-edelstahl.com/en/products/n690/ - Composition element: C 1.08% (typical). - Composition element: Si 0.4% (typical). - Composition element: Mn 0.4% (typical). - Composition element: Cr 17.3% (typical). - Composition element: Mo 1.1% (typical). - Composition element: V 0.1% (typical). - Composition element: Co 1.5% (typical). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ N690 Steel N690 is Böhler’s cobalt-bearing martensitic chromium steel, supplied with published average chemistry and heat-treatment guidance for industrial applications. Its material record helps identify an alloy, while a hair scissor needs separate evidence for finished hardness, blade geometry, corrosion behavior, care and service. The designation alone does not rank a pair’s cutting... --- ### Nano Powder Metal (NPM) - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/nano-powder-metal/ Nano Powder Metal is Mizutani’s proprietary powder-metallurgy material name, used in several cutting-scissor ranges. The maker describes hot isostatic pressing and emphasizes heat treatment and edge geometry. To compare an NPM scissor, connect that material account to the exact model, its published application and the manufacturer’s specific handling instructions. Reference table:... --- ### Powder Damascus Alloy - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/powder-damascus/ Powder Damascus is a scissor-material description combining powder metallurgy with a patterned structure. Mizutani uses Powder Damascus Alloy for its DAMA range and describes mixing two different powders. The exact maker’s construction account matters: the name alone does not establish a separate cutting core, cladding recipe, hardness or performance ranking. Reference table: Question,... --- ### Pure Cobalt (Hayashi) - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/pure-cobalt/ - Maker material hardness: 47 HRC; Hayashi Scissors; published Pure Cobalt material figure; not a finished-model test. Source: https://www.hayashi-scissors.com/product/material.html Hayashi Pure Cobalt is a cobalt-base scissor material containing at least 60% cobalt, according to the maker. Hayashi publishes a material hardness of 47 HRC and uses the name on models including Art Deco. Understanding those figures requires separating the blade material, handle alloy and finished scissor design. Reference table: Published detail, What it identifies Published detail What it... --- ### SG Powder High Metal - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/sg-powder-high-metal/ - Material relationship: Names to distinguish; SG2 (Super Gold 2); The similar SG lettering does not establish equivalence: Okawa describes its SG material separately from Takefu’s SPG2 grade. No reviewed primary record establishes shared chemistry. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/sg2-r2/ Sources: https://okawa-proscissors.co.jp/steel-material/; https://e-tokko.com/spg2.php?lang=en SG Powder High Metal is the material designation used here for Okawa’s powder high-speed metal SG scissors. The maker describes fine-powder processing and sub-zero treatment, while its SG catalog identifies several distinct models. The designation does not establish a full chemistry, a universal hardness range or equivalence with Takefu’s SG2. Reading Okawa’s material account Okawa’s material... --- ### SG2 (Super Gold 2) Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/sg2-r2/ - Producer material hardness: ≥62 HRC; Takefu Special Steel; published quench hardness. Source: https://e-tokko.com/spg2.php - Finished-scissor hardness: 61–62 HRC; Kasho, 6.5-inch SlideCut. Source: https://www.kasho.de/pdf/KASHO_Katalog_2026.pdf SG2 (Super Gold 2) Steel SG2 (Super Gold 2, officially SPG2®) is Takefu Special Steel’s original powder-metallurgy cutlery steel. Takefu does not disclose its carbon, chromium, molybdenum or vanadium content and publishes a quench hardness of 62 HRC or higher. Kasho uses SG2 in its Millennium and SlideCut scissors. R2 is often treated as the same steel, but that identity remains unresolved.... --- ### Shirogami Steel: Producer Data and Scissor Evidence Limits - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/shirogami/ - Maker material hardness: ≥60 HRC; Proterial; Shirogami 1; producer hardening lower bound; standard material-processing context, not finished-scissor hardness. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/shirogami1.html - Maker material hardness: ≥60 HRC; Proterial; Shirogami 2; producer hardening lower bound; standard material-processing context, not finished-scissor hardness. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/shirogami2.html - Maker material hardness: ≤223 HBW; Proterial; Shirogami 1; producer delivery upper bound; standard material-processing context, not finished-scissor hardness. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/shirogami1.html - Maker material hardness: ≤217 HBW; Proterial; Shirogami 2; producer delivery upper bound; standard material-processing context, not finished-scissor hardness. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/shirogami2.html Shirogami is a Proterial YSS family, not one universal grade and not a finished-scissor specification. The producer publishes Shirogami 1, 2, and 3 separately. Verify the numbered grade, material source, exact scissor model, finished-blade evidence, care, and service route. What Proterial publishes Proterial’s current cutlery-steel index lists Shirogami 1, Shirogami 2, Shirogami 3, and... --- ### Sintered Metal (Kasho/KAI) - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/sintered-metal/ - Material relationship: Named material application; SG2 (Super Gold 2); Kasho identifies Millennium as SG2 sinter steel. This ties a named application to a grade; it does not make every sintered metal SG2. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/sg2-r2/ Sources: https://www.kasho.de/millennium.php?lang=en Sintered metal is material consolidated from powder through a thermal processing step. It describes a manufacturing route rather than one alloy recipe. Kasho identifies its Millennium scissors as SG2 sinter steel, connecting the process wording to a named grade. Compare the exact model, geometry and service guidance alongside that material description. Process name and grade name A useful... --- ### SKD-11 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/skd-11/ - Producer material hardness: ≥62 HRC; Daido Steel; DC11 brochure quenching entry: 1000–1050°C followed by air cooling; a producer processing condition, not a finished-scissor specification or universal service hardness. Source: https://www.daido.co.jp/en/common/pdf/pages/products/tool/dc11.pdf - Maker material hardness: ≤255 HBW; Daido Steel; DC11 annealing entry: 830–880°C followed by slow cooling; separate material condition, not a Rockwell C value. Source: https://www.daido.co.jp/en/common/pdf/pages/products/tool/dc11.pdf - Maker material hardness: ≥61 HRC; Daido Steel; DC11 tempering entry: 150–200°C followed by air cooling; producer material-processing reference, not finished-scissor hardness. Source: https://www.daido.co.jp/en/common/pdf/pages/products/tool/dc11.pdf - Maker material hardness: 56–58 HRC; Daido Steel; DC11 brochure parenthesized alternative tempering entry: 500–550°C followed by air cooling; retain this separate condition. Source: https://www.daido.co.jp/en/common/pdf/pages/products/tool/dc11.pdf - Published composition: Daido DC11 (applicable JIS SKD11); mass percent; Producer brochure chemical-composition ranges and maximum limits. Nitrogen is not disclosed. This is a DC11/SKD11 material specification, not a finished-scissor analysis. Source: https://www.daido.co.jp/en/common/pdf/pages/products/tool/dc11.pdf - Composition element: C 1.4–1.6% (range). - Composition element: Si ≤0.4% (maximum). - Composition element: Mn ≤0.6% (maximum). - Composition element: P ≤0.03% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.03% (maximum). - Composition element: Cu ≤0.25% (maximum). - Composition element: Ni ≤0.5% (maximum). - Composition element: Cr 11–13% (range). - Composition element: Mo 0.8–1.2% (range). - Composition element: V 0.2–0.5% (range). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. This material is not classified as stainless steel. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ SKD-11 is a JIS designation for cold-work tool steel, documented by Daido through its DC11 material. The producer publishes composition ranges, limits and hardness figures for distinct processing conditions. Those records explain the industrial grade; they do not establish a universal finished-scissor hardness, preferred haircutting technique or comparative salon edge life. SKD-11 Steel... --- ### Solingen Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/solingen-steel/ Solingen steel is an origin-related description, not a single alloy or hardness grade. The Solingen name has specific rules for cutting goods, while the material and construction still belong to the exact maker and model. Compare those separate fields when choosing a scissor rather than assigning performance from its city name. Reference table: Question, What to check Question What to check... --- ### SOLINOX54 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/solinox54/ - Finished-scissor hardness: 54 HRC; Jaguar, PRE STYLE P (displayed item 82655). Source: https://jaguar-solingen.com/en/products/ergo-p - Published composition: Jaguar SOLINOX54 maker designation; mass percent; Maker supplies a qualitative high-chromium stainless description, without numerical element values; unknown entries are not zero. Source: https://jaguar-solingen.com/en/collections/pre-style-1 - Composition element: C Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Cr Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Co Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Mn Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Si Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Ni Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. A producer or published standard composition is required. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ SOLINOX54 is Jaguar’s stainless steel designation for its PRE STYLE scissors. The maker publishes qualitative material information and a 54 HRC statement for the named PRE STYLE P model. This reference separates that product specification from undisclosed alloy chemistry, other PRE STYLE designs and Jaguar’s distinct SOLINOX58 designation. What the material name tells you Jaguar’s PRE STYLE... --- ### Stellite Alloy - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/stellite-alloy/ Stellite is a family of cobalt-base alloys with different numbered grades and compositions. Mizutani also uses Stellite Alloy as a scissor-range name. A useful specification distinguishes the industrial alloy, its processing condition and the named finished model; the family label alone does not supply a scissor hardness or service interval. Reference table: Term on a specification, What it... --- ### SUS410 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/sus410/ - Producer material hardness: 43 HRC; JFE Steel; producer example of hardness after quenching; not a finished-scissor specification or guaranteed grade-wide range. Source: https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/products/stainless/catalog/g1e-005.pdf - Published composition: SUS410 as tabulated in JFE cutlery catalog G1E-005-00; mass percent; Producer catalog JIS-designation row: ranges and maxima by mass, rather than average or batch analysis. Dashes remain undisclosed. Source: https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/products/stainless/catalog/g1e-005.pdf - Composition element: C ≤0.15% (maximum). - Composition element: Si ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: Mn ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: P ≤0.04% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.03% (maximum). - Composition element: Cr 11.5–13.5% (range). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ SUS410 Steel SUS410 is a JIS martensitic stainless designation with a carbon maximum and a chromium range published by steel producers. Those limits identify material chemistry; they do not fix a hair scissor’s hardness, edge shape, service life or intended user. Compare the documented blade condition and finished design before choosing a pair. Identity: A standard designation, rather than a... --- ### SUS420J2 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/sus420j2/ - Producer material hardness: 57 HRC; JFE Steel; producer example of hardness after quenching; not a finished-scissor specification or guaranteed grade-wide range. Source: https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/products/stainless/catalog/g1e-005.pdf - Published composition: SUS420J2 as tabulated in JFE cutlery catalog G1E-005-00; mass percent; Producer catalog JIS-designation row: ranges and maxima by mass, rather than average or batch analysis. Dashes remain undisclosed. Sulfur maximum 0.030% follows the PDF; JFE’s HTML page instead lists 0.015%, so confirm the applicable supply specification. Source: https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/products/stainless/catalog/g1e-005.pdf - Composition element: C 0.26–0.4% (range). - Composition element: Si ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: Mn ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: P ≤0.04% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.03% (maximum). - Composition element: Cr 12–14% (range). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ SUS420J2 Steel SUS420J2 is a JIS martensitic stainless designation used in blade materials, with published carbon and chromium limits. Steel-producer hardness examples describe a specified material condition, rather than every finished hair scissor. Evaluate an individual model through its documented heat treatment, edge geometry, fit and service support instead of assigning the grade a... --- ### SUS440C Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/sus440c/ - Maker material hardness: 60.0 HRC; Aichi Techno Metal Fukaumi; published quench-and-temper reference for SUS440C material; not finished-scissor hardness. Source: https://www.atm-fukaumi.co.jp/service/stainless - Published composition: Aichi Techno Metal Fukaumi SUS440C plate; mass percent; Published Fukaumi SUS440C plate ranges and maxima; supplier product record, not a full normative JIS table or lot analysis. Vanadium dash and unlisted nitrogen remain unknown. Source: https://www.atm-fukaumi.co.jp/service/stainless - Composition element: C 0.95–1.2% (range). - Composition element: Cr 16–18% (range). - Composition element: Si ≤0.8% (maximum). - Composition element: Mn ≤1% (maximum). - Composition element: P ≤0.04% (maximum). - Composition element: S ≤0.005% (maximum). - Composition element: Ni ≤0.3% (maximum). - Composition element: Mo ≤0.75% (maximum). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ - Material relationship: Corresponding designations; 440C Stainless Steel; JSSA places SUS440C, 440C and UNS S44004 in a comparison row. This is a designation correspondence, not a guarantee of interchangeability or finished-scissor performance. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/440c/ Sources: https://www.jssa.gr.jp/contents/products/standards/comparisons/ SUS440C is a Japanese JIS stainless steel designation used in documented hair-scissor models. Its relationship to 440C is a standards comparison, while supplier composition and hardness figures describe specified material conditions. A finished scissor still needs its own blade dimensions, edge design, hardness statement where available, and care instructions. SUS440C Steel Designation:... --- ### Taiwan Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/taiwan-steel/ Taiwan Steel “Taiwan steel” is not a standardized alloy designation. It may appear in listings for different materials and products, so it should not be placed on a universal ladder between other countries’ steels. Composition: A regional label does not establish 440C, 9Cr18MoV, or any other alloy. Manufacture: Steel source, forging location, assembly, finishing, and inspection are separate... --- ### V1 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/v1/ - Producer material hardness: ≥64 HRC; Takefu Special Steel; published quench hardness. Source: https://e-tokko.com/v1_v2.php - Published composition: Takefu V1; mass percent; Representative producer table figures; stated maxima remain limits. Unreported elements are not zero and these figures are not a lot analysis. Source: https://e-tokko.com/v1_v2.php?lang=en - Composition element: C 1.15% (representative). - Composition element: Cr 0.4% (representative). - Composition element: Ni ≤0.25% (maximum). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. This material is not classified as stainless steel. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ - Material relationship: Different materials; VG-1 (V Gold 1); Takefu publishes V1 as a carbon blade steel and VG-1 as a stainless blade steel, with separate chemistry tables. The extra letter identifies a different grade. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/vg-1/ Sources: https://e-tokko.com/v1_v2.php?lang=en; https://e-tokko.com/v_gold_1_2_5.php V1 Steel V1 is a Takefu Special Steel non-stainless carbon cutlery grade, separate from Takefu’s stainless VG-1. Takefu publishes representative values of 1.15% carbon, 0.40% chromium and no more than 0.25% nickel, along with quench hardness of 64 HRC or higher. That figure does not specify the hardness or performance of a finished scissor. Published specification Takefu groups V1 with its... --- ### VG-1 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/vg-1/ - Producer material hardness: ≥61 HRC; Takefu Special Steel; published quench hardness. Source: https://e-tokko.com/v_gold_1_2_5.php - Published composition: Takefu VG-1; mass percent; Representative producer table figures; stated maxima remain limits. Unreported elements are not zero and these figures are not a lot analysis. Source: https://e-tokko.com/v_gold_1_2_5.php - Composition element: C 1% (representative). - Composition element: Cr 14% (representative). - Composition element: Mo 0.3% (representative). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ - Material relationship: Different materials; V1 Carbon Steel; Takefu publishes V1 as a carbon blade steel and VG-1 as a stainless blade steel, with separate chemistry tables. The extra letter identifies a different grade. Target: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/v1/ Sources: https://e-tokko.com/v1_v2.php?lang=en; https://e-tokko.com/v_gold_1_2_5.php VG-1 Steel VG-1 is a stainless blade steel in Takefu Special Steel’s V Gold family. The producer publishes representative composition and quench hardness and lists barber and beauty scissors among its applications. A finished scissor still needs its own maker specification for hardness, construction, care and service. Producer: Takefu Special Steel, Fukui, Japan Representative table figures:... --- ### VG-10 Steel: Takefu Data and Finished-Shear Evidence - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/vg-10/ - Producer material hardness: ≥60 HRC; Takefu Special Steel; published quench hardness. Source: https://e-tokko.com/v_gold_10.php - Finished-scissor hardness: 59 HRC; Jaguar, KAMIYU. Source: https://jaguar-solingen.com/en/products/kamiyu - Published composition: Takefu VG-10; mass percent; Representative producer table figures; stated maxima remain limits. Unreported elements are not zero and these figures are not a lot analysis. Source: https://e-tokko.com/v_gold_10.php - Composition element: C 1% (representative). - Composition element: Cr 15% (representative). - Composition element: Mo 1% (representative). - Composition element: V 0.25% (representative). - Composition element: Co 1.55% (representative). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ VG-10 is a cobalt-bearing stainless blade steel from Takefu Special Steel. The producer publishes representative composition and quench hardness for the material. Finished-scissor specifications belong to individual models: Jaguar, for example, publishes a separate hardness statement for KAMIYU. Material data alone does not establish the performance of every scissor bearing the name. Takefu... --- ### VG-2 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/vg-2/ - Producer material hardness: ≥58 HRC; Takefu Special Steel; published quench hardness. Source: https://e-tokko.com/v_gold_1_2_5.php - Published composition: Takefu VG-2; mass percent; Representative producer table figures; stated maxima remain limits. Unreported elements are not zero and these figures are not a lot analysis. Source: https://e-tokko.com/v_gold_1_2_5.php - Composition element: C 0.65% (representative). - Composition element: Cr 14% (representative). - Composition element: Mo 0.15% (representative). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ VG-2 Steel VG-2 is a stainless blade steel in Takefu Special Steel’s V Gold family. Takefu publishes representative chemistry and a quench-hardness figure, and describes a composition chosen with corrosion resistance and sharpening in mind. Those material statements do not establish the service life or cutting performance of a finished hair scissor. Published mill data Takefu’s official grade... --- ### VG-5 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/vg-5/ - Producer material hardness: ≥59 HRC; Takefu Special Steel; published quench hardness. Source: https://e-tokko.com/v_gold_1_2_5.php - Published composition: Takefu VG-5; mass percent; Representative producer table figures; stated maxima remain limits. Unreported elements are not zero and these figures are not a lot analysis. Source: https://e-tokko.com/v_gold_1_2_5.php - Composition element: C 0.75% (representative). - Composition element: Cr 14% (representative). - Composition element: Mo 0.3% (representative). - Composition element: V 0.15% (representative). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ VG-5 Steel VG-5 is a stainless blade steel in Takefu Special Steel’s V Gold family. Its representative table contains more carbon and molybdenum than VG-2, together with vanadium. Takefu also publishes quench hardness, but the grade name does not specify a finished scissor’s edge geometry, service interval or resistance to damage. Published mill data Takefu’s official grade page supplies... --- ### VG-XEOS Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/vg-xeos/ - Published composition: Takefu VG XEOS; mass percent; Producer explicitly withholds composition; listed element fields are unknown, not zero. Stainless grouping comes from the original blade-steel directory. Source: https://e-tokko.com/v_gold_xeos.php - Composition element: C Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Cr Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Co Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: N Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Cr, Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ VG-XEOS is Takefu Special Steel’s blade-steel designation for a material described as using a special melting method. The producer lists it with stainless grades but withholds its composition. For a scissor buyer, that identifies a material family and source; it does not supply finished hardness, edge geometry or a measured service life. VG-XEOS Steel Producer: Takefu Special Steel, using VG... --- ### ZA-18 Steel - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/za-18/ - Finished-scissor hardness: 61–63 HRC; Saki, Precision. Source: https://sakishears.com/products/saki-precision-hair-cutting-shear ZA-18 Steel ZA-18 is a cobalt-bearing stainless designation used in Saki and Shihan hair shears. Saki attributes its development to Osaka Clad and Aichi Steel, but the mill origin and exact recipe remain unconfirmed by a mill datasheet. Saki lists 61–63 HRC for its finished Precision shear; that is a model claim, not a universal hardness for ZA-18. What is documented Saki’s Precision product... --- ### ZDP-189 Steel: Composition, Hardness and Application Evidence - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/zdp-189/ - Producer material hardness: ≥65 HRC; Proterial; published hardening hardness; producer material lower bound, not finished-scissor hardness. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/zdp189.html - Published composition: Proterial ZDP-189; mass percent; Typical producer figures; other listed elements are explicitly undisclosed. Not a heat or lot analysis. Source: https://www.proterial.com/e/yss/search/zdp189.html - Composition element: C 3% (typical). - Composition element: Cr 20% (typical). - Composition element: Si Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Mn Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Ni Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Mo Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: W Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: V Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition element: Co Not disclosed (undisclosed). - Composition boundary: unreported elements are not zero; material data does not establish the composition of an individual finished scissor. - Indicative PREN: unavailable. No calculation: Mo, N lacks a published point value or two-sided range. Missing values and one-sided limits are not zero. Formula source: https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/calculation-of-pitting-resistance-equivalent-numbers-pren/ ZDP-189 is Proterial’s powder-metallurgy stainless blade-steel grade. Its public specification discloses typical carbon and chromium values and separates delivery hardness from hardening hardness. For scissors, the grade name needs a documented maker and model before its material data can support claims about a finished tool, cutting technique or service requirement. Proterial’s ZDP-189... --- ### Zirconia Ceramic - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/reference/steel-types/zirconia-ceramic/ Zirconia ceramic is a zirconium-oxide material family used in engineered components, rather than a steel grade. Named ceramic grades have their own hardness and fracture data. For a hair scissor, verify the actual blade material and complete construction before applying those figures or making claims about performance, care or skin contact. The Kasho Ceramic catalog entry now distinguishes a... --- ## Selected Core Guides (up to 12) ### ScissorPedia Guide Orientation - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/start-here-orientation/ ScissorPedia is organized around decisions, not a requirement to read every page in order. This orientation helps a student, stylist, barber, educator, owner, or technician choose the right starting guide for buying, fit, technique, care, safety, service, business, or training. It also explains how to verify exact-product details, follow evidence boundaries, recognize pending visuals, and... --- ### Professional Scissor Buying Decision Framework - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/start-here-buying-decision/ A sound professional scissor purchase begins with a named user, exact task, working conditions, current gap, and evidence needed for release. This framework compares models and variants through maker specifications, true handedness, fit, controlled trial, condition, seller identity, authenticity evidence, transaction terms, warranty, care, service, downtime, and exit. It keeps rankings, steel... --- ### First Scissors for Students: Prepare Your School Tool Brief - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/start-here-first-scissors-students/ Make a first-order brief before shopping Your first purchase starts with the school’s requirements and a plan to check the fit. Keep the answers in one note you can share with the educator and seller. This is the brief to complete: Field What to record Course and contact Program, intake, current tool-list version and the person answering questions Required for the first lessons Cutting pair,... --- ### Maintenance Basics for New Shears - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/start-here-maintenance-basics/ New professional shears need an identity and care record before a generic routine is applied. This guide captures the exact maker, model, variant, owner, purchase, warranty, current instructions, condition, processing requirements, storage, and service route, then separates cleaning, disinfection, drying, lubrication, adjustment, inspection, and quarantine. It does not authorize automatic... --- ### How to Choose Scissor Steel: An Evidence-Based Buying Path - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/scissor-steel-buying-path/ Choosing scissor steel is really an exact-model decision because material is only one input to a finished tool. This guide verifies the maker’s current alloy wording, then compares blade and edge geometry, heat-treatment claims, assembly, handedness, fit, condition, task control, service access, warranty, seller, and ownership terms. It rejects universal steel ladders, hardness rankings,... --- ### How Professional Hair Scissors Are Made - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/manufacturing-process-overview/ Professional hair scissors follow a documented sequence of material preparation, shaping, material-appropriate treatment, blade and handle finishing, pivot assembly, setting, inspection, and packing, but no single recipe fits every maker or model. Exact operations, order, equipment, tolerances, and hand work vary. This guide explains the representative stages while showing which claims... --- ### Seki City Cutlery Heritage and Shear Evidence - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/manufacturing-seki-city-heritage/ Seki’s official industry source supports a long regional cutlery history and a current manufacturing base that includes scissors, machinery, automation, and skilled human knowledge. It does not identify the origin, material, geometry, handwork, or service method of every professional hair shear linked to the city. This guide separates the regional record from exact-model claims and shows what... --- ### Solingen: Designation, Makers, and Shear Research - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/manufacturing-solingen-heritage/ The Solingen designation has a specific legal scope. Covered cutlery must satisfy the current geographic and suitability conditions in Germany’s regulation. It does not assign one steel, hardness, edge, weight, service method, or lifespan to every shear using the name. This guide explains the evidence date, industrial-area definition, exact-product questions, and maker records needed before... --- ### Core Shear Cutting Foundations - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/technique-foundations/ Foundational shear work becomes teachable when the learner can connect a planned result to observable decisions and repeat them under stated conditions. This guide organizes consultation, reference state, sections, distribution, elevation, overdirection, guides, tension, body and tool position, action, sequence, release, and cross-check. It supports source-defined methods and supervised... --- ### Scissor Length Trial Worksheet: Compare Reach and Control - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/tool-mastery-length-selection/ Why the inch label is not enough A nominal inch label does not reveal the complete tool, fit or usable reach. Joewell’s current product list keeps Size(inch), Size(mm), Blade(mm) and Weight(g) as separate fields. In its diagrams, Size(mm) ends at the ring for the removable-rest outline, while the permanent-rest diagram uses the fixed rest as its endpoint. Preserve the maker’s field name and... --- ### Hair Scissor Handle Fit: A Task-Based Trial - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/tool-mastery-handle-ergonomics/ A useful handle-fit decision is a result from one controlled task, not a verdict attached to “offset,” “crane” or “swivel.” Record the complete handed model, the work setup and what the user observes. Change one factor at a time where practical, stop for symptoms or loss of control, and keep the conclusion within the conditions tested. A handle is one part of the work system NIOSH’s... --- ### Professional Scissor Anatomy: Parts, Terms, and Safe Checks - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/tool-mastery-shear-anatomy/ Consistent scissor anatomy terms help a stylist describe an exact part and event without guessing at diagnosis or repair. This guide maps the blades, faces, edge, tips, heel, pivot, handles, rings, rest, bumper, and related features while recording maker-specific differences. Use the vocabulary for inspection, custody, service communication, and evidence, not as permission to dismantle, bend,... --- ## Additional Guides (up to 40 collection-order candidates) ### AI in Salon Tool Management and Education - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/advanced-ai-tool-future/ Salon teams can use AI to organize approved education material, search maker documents, summarize maintenance records, or test inventory forecasts, but each use needs a defined job and an accountable reviewer. This guide helps owners and educators separate genuine capabilities from broad marketing claims, protect sensitive data, verify sources, compare results with a simple baseline, and... --- ### Competition Cutting Preparation - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/advanced-competition-prep/ Competition preparation begins with the current rules for the exact event, category, division, venue, and date. This guide helps competitors and educators turn those documents into a controlled plan for eligibility, timing, tools, model consent, safety, judging, travel, and contingencies. When a requirement is unclear, record the question and obtain written direction from the organizer before... --- ### Custom Shear Fitting and Modification Safety - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/advanced-custom-fitting/ Custom fitting should address a defined, observable problem for a particular practitioner, tool, task, and working condition. Start with reversible setup changes, respect maker and health boundaries, and document custody, consent, testing, and acceptance before considering permanent alteration. A fitter’s proposal should state what will change, what evidence supports it, and how the tool will... --- ### Editorial and Session Scissor Kit Planning Guide - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/advanced-editorial-shears/ Key Takeaway Editorial work adds production authority, model consent, continuity, travel, confidentiality, and compressed change control to ordinary tool safety. Start from the exact brief and hair or system, then qualify each scissor, workspace, handoff, adjustment, and record. A pre-packed tool recipe cannot do that work. Define the service before packing An editorial, advertising, runway,... --- ### International Cutting Method Research and Crosswalk - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/advanced-international-techniques/ Key Takeaway A country is not a cutting system. Build an international crosswalk from named, dated, primary teaching sources and observable method decisions. Attribute what you learned, label your own adaptation, and test it safely before client use. That keeps technical decisions, cultural context, and learner scope visible. Replace regional shorthand with traceable methods Terms such as... --- ### Left-Handed Shears, Training, and Salon Setup - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/advanced-left-handed-strategies/ Left-handed practice needs a complete pathway across tool selection, teaching, workstation layout, assessment, maintenance, and replacement access. Begin with the person’s actual hand use for each task, because preference and learned technique can vary. This guide helps educators and salon teams distinguish complete left-handed blade and handle geometry from partial handle claims, test access... --- ### Shears for Wigs, Extensions, and Systems - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/advanced-wig-extension-shears/ Using scissors around a wig, extension installation, topper, integration piece, or hair system is an alteration service, not an ordinary haircut with extra hair present. Work begins only after the piece, every attachment, the owner, the permitted service, and the operator’s scope are verified. Unknown construction or unclear consent makes the area a no-cut zone and requires clarification or... --- ### Salon Insurance and Risk: Questions to Ask Before You Buy - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/business-insurance-risk/ Salon insurance decisions should begin with the actual operation, not a generic policy list. Map who works where, which services and products are provided, how tools and data move, what contracts assign, and which events could interrupt trading. This guide helps owners prepare an accurate risk record for a licensed broker, insurer, lawyer, or regulator without treating general information as... --- ### Cosmetology License and Continuing Education Tracker - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/business-licensing-ce-matrix/ Cosmetology licensing and continuing education duties attach to a jurisdiction, credential type, license status, and effective date, and the controlling rules can change. This guide provides a verification tracker rather than a universal requirements chart. Use it to locate the responsible regulator, preserve current source evidence, record exceptions, and escalate ambiguity before choosing a... --- ### Marketing Your Shear Expertise - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/business-marketing-expertise/ Technical marketing earns trust when a reader can identify the question, inspect the supporting evidence, and see where advice remains specific to a client, tool model, method, or service. This guide helps salon owners and educators turn documented expertise into useful content, obtain appropriate consent, separate education from promotion, and correct published material without overstating... --- ### Salon Service Pricing: Costs, Capacity, and Clear Menus - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/business-pricing-services/ A defensible salon price starts with a clearly defined service, measured working time, realistic capacity, complete business costs, local tax and consumer rules, and assumptions that can be reviewed. This guide shows owners how to build and test that record, translate it into a clear menu, handle changes consistently, and seek qualified advice where accounting or legal treatment depends on... --- ### Warranty and Service Agreement Records - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/business-warranty-contracts/ Protection for salon scissors can come from several separate sources, including a maker warranty, seller promise, paid service agreement, local consumer law, business insurance, or workshop terms. This guide helps buyers identify which document applies to an exact transaction, preserve evidence, compare exclusions and remedies, and route a claim without assuming that one form of protection... --- ### Choosing the Right Scissors - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/choosing-the-right-scissors/ Choosing professional hair scissors starts with the work, the person using them, and the support available after purchase. No size, steel, edge, handle, or price band is best for everyone. This guide helps you define the task, test an exact model for fit and control, verify maker specifications, read trial and return terms, and plan maintenance before deciding. Choose professional hair... --- ### Client Aftercare and Tool Talk - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/client-aftercare-tooltalk/ Client aftercare should connect the agreed goal, completed service, styling demonstration, observations to make at home, and a clear route back to the salon. This guide helps stylists turn those details into a concise, accessible service record rather than a generic script. Advice should reflect what was actually discussed and demonstrated, while health concerns and unexpected changes follow... --- ### Consultation Scripts That Build Trust - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/client-consultation-scripting/ A useful consultation creates a shared decision record rather than a performance from a memorized script. Use the prompts on this page selectively, adapting them to the client’s language, communication method, access needs, service setting, and applicable consent rules. Before work begins, confirm the desired result, relevant observations, agreed boundaries, pause signals, and the plan for... --- ### Culturally Responsive Hair Consultations - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/client-cultural-techniques/ Culturally responsive hair service begins by asking what matters to the individual client, not by assigning a technique from appearance or identity. Hair may carry personal, family, religious, community, professional, or ceremonial meaning, and those meanings cannot be presumed. This guide offers consent-based questions, documentation boundaries, and service planning methods that respect... --- ### Matching Shears to Density and Texture - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/client-matching-density-texture/ Hair density, fiber characteristics, pattern, condition, and working state describe different observations, and none selects a shear by itself. This guide helps stylists separate those variables, define the planned technique and section, compare an exact tool’s documented geometry and fit, and test the choice conservatively. The goal is a recorded service decision, not a universal pairing... --- ### Client Safety & Sanitation Checklist - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/client-safety-sanitation/ Read How to Clean and Disinfect Hair Scissors Between Clients before adopting this checklist. That guide explains the evidence behind the central rule: clean first, then use a method that matches the disinfectant label, the current care instructions for the exact shear maker and model, and the rules that apply in your workplace and location. Start with the full disinfection guide This... --- ### Cobalt Scissors: How to Verify the Material Claim - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/cobalt-confusion/ “Cobalt scissors” is not one standardized grade. The phrase may refer to stainless steel that contains some cobalt, a cobalt-base alloy, or simply a model name whose composition is not stated on the page you are reading. Do not infer composition, performance, service life, or value from the word cobalt alone. The reliable buying method is to identify the exact maker and model, find the... --- ### Cosmetology and Barber Exam Shears Questions and Answers - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/cosmetology-barber-exam-shears/ This page answers the shears and implements questions that come up in cosmetology and barbering written exams, one question per heading. Each answer names the source it rests on: a ScissorPedia reference page, the published NIC examination outline, or a state rule that is available in full. Scope note. Exam content, licensing requirements, approved disinfectants, and even the definitions of... --- ### Online Haircutting Course Evaluation Framework - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/digital-course-evaluation/ Key Takeaway A course is valuable only for a defined learner outcome. Evaluate the exact version and delivery path, not its trailer or platform reputation. Trace the teaching, observe the assessment, test accessibility and data controls, calculate the full commitment, and leave unresolved must-have fields open. Write the evaluation question Use a decision statement: Should [named learner... --- ### Digital Hairdressing Study Group and Peer Review Guide - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/digital-peer-study-groups/ Key Takeaway A useful peer group is a bounded learning system, not an informal jury. Members work from named sources, practice only within permission and competence, describe observable evidence, protect client and learner data, and know when a question belongs with an educator, maker, employer, health professional, or authority. Define one purpose Examples of bounded purposes include:... --- ### Virtual Haircutting Training Platform Selection Guide - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/digital-training-platforms/ Key Takeaway Choose a virtual training platform by the exact learner outcome and delivery contract. Verify curriculum, instructors, practical assessment, accessibility, privacy, recognition, support, total cost, and exit before uploading people or content. A large library, familiar name, certificate, or dashboard cannot replace that evidence. Define the learning decision Start with a sentence... --- ### VR & AR Tools for Shear Training - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/digital-vr-ar-tools/ Virtual reality and augmented reality are delivery methods, not evidence of competence. A useful purchase process begins with a skill that can be observed on a physical mannequin, identifies what an immersive tool is expected to add, and tests that claim against the current teaching method. Product names, app-store listings, hardware support, license terms, and sensor practices can change, so... --- ### Haircutting Assessment Rubric and Practical Exam Guide - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/educator-assessment-rubrics/ Key Takeaway A rubric is a decision instrument, not a decorative score sheet. It must state what competence means, under which conditions, from which evidence, and who may release the learner. Critical consent, sanitation, tool-control, and safety failures remain visible and cannot be averaged into a pass. Define the assessment decision Complete this statement: This assessment decides whether... --- ### Professional Haircutting Curriculum Design Framework - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/educator-curriculum-framework/ Key Takeaway A curriculum is a controlled path from role need to demonstrated scope. Every module should answer who needs the competency, which source defines it, what prerequisites protect practice, how learning is made accessible, what evidence supports release, and what change will trigger review. Define the program boundary Write a curriculum charter before choosing topics: Charter field... --- ### Digital Toolkit System for Haircutting Educators - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/educator-digital-toolkits/ Key Takeaway A digital toolkit is a governed set of learning assets, not a folder of attractive files. Every slide, video, worksheet, quiz, rubric, and dashboard must point to a curriculum outcome and current source, work for the learner, protect data and rights, and show which version is active. Begin with the curriculum map Do not create a slide deck before the outcome and evidence are... --- ### Guest Haircutting Educator Evaluation and Booking Guide - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/educator-guest-artist-evaluation/ Book a guest haircutting educator only when a named session passes documented must-have gates for learning fit, current evidence, lawful delivery, safety, access, commercial terms, and recovery. Keep teaching, assessment, continuing education recognition, and workplace scope as separate decisions. The record should explain what was verified, by whom, from which source, and why the salon... --- ### In-Salon Haircutting Training Program Guide - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/educator-in-salon-training-programs/ Key Takeaway An in-salon program must protect the learner and client while building real workplace competence. Establish lawful roles and paid-time rules, teach from current sources, make prerequisites visible, control every practical task, and release only the exact scope supported by observed evidence. Write the program charter Charter field Record Legal employer or responsible organization... --- ### Scissor Care Curriculum for Educators - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/educator-scissor-care-curriculum/ Teaching scissor care safely requires more than a generic cleaning routine. Educators need a current evidence pack for each tool, clear limits on student actions, observable competencies, and a referral path for work outside the course scope. This guide helps schools turn maker instructions, local requirements, and workplace procedures into practical lessons, assessments, records, and... --- ### How to Clean and Disinfect Hair Scissors Between Clients - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/health-disinfection-protocols/ Clean hair scissors between clients by removing hair and visible soil first with a method the maker permits, then applying a disinfectant as its label directs for the stated contact time, then rinsing, drying, oiling, or storing as the maker directs. Confirm the label, the exact model’s care instructions, and your workplace or local rules before choosing a method. If those instructions do not... --- ### Ergonomic Injury Prevention for Stylists - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/health-ergonomic-injury-prevention/ Salon ergonomics is a work-system question, not a promise attached to one scissor. Scissor fit matters alongside client position, chair and stool range, lighting, reach, tool condition, pace, recovery, floor layout, training, and worker input. This guide shows how to observe real tasks, prioritize practical controls, test exact tools, record exposure, support early reporting, and route... --- ### Hairdressing Ergonomics: What the Evidence Can Show - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/health-ergonomics-medical-research/ The short answer Hairdressing ergonomics evidence supports assessing the whole work system and observing exact tasks. It does not prove that one handle prevents injury, supply a diagnosis from a prevalence percentage, or turn short-term comfort into a long-term health outcome. Keep every result attached to its participants, task, intervention, measures and follow-up. This page is educational.... --- ### Left-Handed Shears: Exact-Build Verification Guide - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/health-left-handed-comprehensive/ A reliable left-handed shear check starts with the maker’s record for the exact model, not a marketplace filter, handle silhouette, or broad ambidextrous claim. This guide explains how to verify handedness and build details field by field, compare seller information, assess fit through a controlled trial, and confirm return, warranty, adjustment, and service terms before committing to the... --- ### Metal Allergy and Hand Dermatitis Awareness - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/health-nickel-allergy-awareness/ Skin symptoms during hairdressing work need a clinical and workplace-exposure process, not a diagnosis based on one metal or tool. This guide helps stylists document products, wet work, gloves, cleaning methods, and exact shear contact points, then request material evidence without treating an alloy name or coating as medical protection. It does not identify an allergen, prescribe treatment,... --- ### Accessible Hair Services for Older Adults - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/health-senior-care-scissors/ Safe, accessible hair services for older adults begin with the individual, not an age-based tool recipe. The stylist should establish the person’s goal, consent, communication method, comfort, care setting, and right to pause before selecting equipment or technique. This guide also defines boundaries for medical devices and clinical questions, coordinates facility requirements, and prepares a... --- ### Bevel and Micro-Serrated Scissor Care - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/maintenance-bevel-best-practices/ Bevel and micro-serrated labels identify only part of a shear’s edge system. Safe care and service begin with the exact maker, model, variant, blade relationship, intended task, and current instructions, supported by condition and event records. This guide shows how to establish that evidence, process and store the tool compatibly, define qualified service scope, and control its return to use... --- ### Convex-Edge Scissor Care and Service Decisions - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/maintenance-convex-edge-challenges/ Convex is a family of descriptive terms, not a complete geometry or service instruction. Decisions for a specific shear require the maker’s exact wording, current care documents, physical condition, custody history, intended task, and a provider able to protect the blade system. This guide turns those records into compatible daily care, incident controls, qualified service questions, and a... --- ### Daily Shear Care Protocol - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/maintenance-daily-protocol/ Daily shear care begins by separating sanitation from mechanical maintenance and checking the instructions that control each task. This end-of-shift framework complements How to Clean and Disinfect Hair Scissors Between Clients, which sets the evidence boundary for required processing. Use the product label, exact maker guidance, workplace procedure, and applicable rules before cleaning,... --- ### DIY Sharpening Risks and Safe Scissor Triage - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/guides/maintenance-diy-risks/ Dragging, folding, pushing, catching, clicking, scraping, or changed blade action calls for safe triage, not an abrasive experiment. Stop client use, close and protect the shear, identify it, and record what happened. This guide separates routine care from adjustment, repair, and sharpening, explains what improvised abrasion can alter, and shows how to choose a qualified assessment and... --- ## Selected Blog Articles (up to 25 of 77 indexable records) ### Yasaka vs Joewell: An Exact Model Scissor Comparison Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/yasaka-vs-joewell-mid-range-japanese-scissors-showdown/ A useful Yasaka versus Joewell comparison starts with model codes and current manufacturer documentation. Shared brand names or catalog sizes do not establish identical materials, geometry, fit, or support. This guide therefore compares two exact pairs, marks absent data as unspecified, and gives buyers a neutral trial and verification process instead of a brand-wide ranking. This guide compares two pairs from the makers’ current catalogs: Yasaka S-500 and Joewell Classic 50, two compact... --- ### VG10 vs Cobalt Alloy: What Finished-Shear Labels Prove Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/vg10-vs-cobalt-alloy-the-steel-decision-every-stylist-faces/ VG-10 and cobalt alloy are not matching grade names, so a label-only comparison starts from unequal evidence. This guide identifies the exact maker wording and finished models, then compares material scope, geometry, heat-treatment claims, handedness, fit, condition, care, service, warranty, seller, and current transaction terms. It does not infer edge life, sharpness, toughness, corrosion behavior, or value from cobalt content or a VG-10 name alone. Takefu Special Steel publishes VG10 as... --- ### Trade Show vs Online Scissor Buying: Compare the Exact Offer Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/trade-show-scissors-vs-online-where-stylists-get-better-deals/ Neither a trade-show booth nor a website guarantees the better professional-scissor purchase. The useful comparison is the exact seller, model, condition, delivered transaction, trial, return, warranty, service, and evidence available through each channel. This guide records time-limited offers without pressure, protects fit testing and payment, and creates an exit route before use instead of treating face-to-face access or online convenience as proof of value. An event may provide a useful... --- ### Cutting, Thinning, Texturizing and Chunking Shears Compared Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/thinning-scissors-vs-texturizing-scissors-vs-chunking-shears/ Thinner, texturizer, blender, and chunking shear are discovery labels rather than one shared technical classification. Current makers can use them for different tooth geometries, published ratios, sizes, and intended methods. This guide compares exact models through blade and tooth evidence, handedness, fit, condition, service, and representative strand trials, while keeping a trained technique and client-specific plan ahead of the category name. Joewell calls one model a texturizer inside... --- ### Stainless, Carbon, and Damascus Scissor Steel: Read the Exact Claim Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/stainless-steel-vs-carbon-steel-vs-damascus-scissor-steel-explained-simply/ Stainless, carbon, and Damascus do not form a complete or mutually exclusive map of professional scissor materials. This guide separates corrosion-resistance language, carbon content, alloy grade, layered or patterned construction, coating, and marketing description, then returns the decision to an exact finished model. Verify the responsible source, configuration, geometry, fit, care, service, and warranty rather than predicting performance from one broad label. The first two are broad... --- ### Scissors vs Shears: Is There a Difference for Hair? Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/scissors-vs-shears-is-there-actually-a-difference/ For hair, scissors and shears are overlapping words, not two product specifications. Merriam-Webster defines scissors by two sliding cutting edges and describes a shear as similar or identical but typically larger, a tendency rather than a standard. Current professional makers use both labels, so verify the exact maker, model, SKU, printed size, and handedness instead. What current dictionaries support Merriam-Webster defines scissors as a cutting instrument with two blades whose cutting... --- ### Salon vs Barber Scissors: Compare Tasks, Reach and Models Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/salon-scissors-vs-barber-scissors-more-different-than-you-think/ Do not buy from the words “salon” or “barber” alone. They may help you browse a catalog, but they do not supply one universal specification. Define the work first, identify the complete handed model, then compare what is published and what you can observe under the seller’s written trial rules. Build the comparison from the task Use a task record before assigning a tool category: Field Record Do not assume Work Trained method, material, section or comb, client/mannequin position and... --- ### Professional vs Home Scissors: The Real Difference Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/professional-scissors-vs-home-scissors-why-you-cant-use-kitchen-scissors-on-hair/ Every hairdresser has had the conversation. A client, a friend, or a family member picks up your scissors, feels the weight, notices the price tag, and asks: “Why do these cost US$300 when I can buy scissors at the supermarket for US$10?” It is a fair question. The answer involves metallurgy, edge geometry, engineering, and a fundamental difference in what the tool is designed to do. This guide explains it in plain language – no jargon, no gatekeeping, just the facts about why professional... --- ### One US$600 Pair vs Three US$200 Pairs: 5-Year Cost Scenario Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/one-600-pair-vs-three-200-pairs-we-did-the-5-year-math/ One US$600 pair and three US$200 pairs tie at a US$600 item subtotal. There is no honest five-year winner until the remaining costs are entered. The lower total is the strategy with the lower supported transaction and ownership costs after any explicit end-value assumption. The figures below are a constructed arithmetic example. They are not prices for named products, observed owner results, recommended service intervals or evidence that price changes durability. Use the example to see... --- ### Offset vs Crane vs Swivel Scissor Handles: Compare Exact Models Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/offset-vs-crane-vs-swivel-handles-which-protects-your-hands/ Offset, crane and swivel do not form a three-step protection scale. Offset and crane describe aspects of handle geometry, while swivel describes movement at the thumb ring. One shear can therefore be both crane and swivel. Record the maker’s wording, inspect the complete tool and compare what actually happens in the intended task. What the three handle labels actually say Offset handles An offset label usually indicates that the thumb and finger sides are not symmetric. The amount of... --- ### New Scissors vs Used/Refurbished: When Pre-Owned Makes Sense Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/new-scissors-vs-used-refurbished-when-pre-owned-makes-sense/ Used and serviced professional scissors can create value only when exact identity, ownership, condition, history, remaining geometry, parts, support, and transaction protections are established. This guide compares new and pre-owned options through qualified inspection, processing, trial, seller, returns, warranty, service, downtime, and replacement scenarios. It avoids universal resale percentages, brand rankings, photograph-based diagnosis, and the assumption that serviced means released... --- ### Mina vs Jaguar: Best Entry-Level Professional Scissors Under US$250 Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/mina-vs-jaguar-best-entry-scissors-under-250/ Mina and Jaguar both offer approachable routes into professional scissors, but they do it with meaningfully different products. Mina’s Sakura II is the size-flexible offset option. Jaguar’s Pre Style Ergo P offers a classic handle, micro-serrated blade, and simple coin-adjustable pivot. There is no universal winner under US$250. Start with the product whose configuration suits the learner’s current tasks, then verify today’s price, availability, fit, returns, and service. Meet the two... --- ### Kasho vs Mizutani: Premium Japanese Scissors Compared Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/kasho-vs-mizutani-premium-japanese-scissors-compared/ Kasho and Mizutani offer different model configurations. Compare the maker number, published application, blade reach, handle fit, dated offer and available service. Their material names and company histories do not establish a brand-wide performance winner. Brand media Kasho Blue Offset Hair Cutting ScissorsRecorded guide · US$292 Kasho Chrome Offset Hair Cutting ScissorsRecorded guide · US$470 Kasho Millennium Offset Hair Cutting ScissorsRecorded guide · US$812 Kasho Damascus Offset Hair... --- ### Juntetsu vs Kasho: Two Premium Japanese Scissor Routes Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/juntetsu-vs-kasho-cobalt-alloy-vs-dual-alloy-technology/ Juntetsu and Kasho both deserve a place in a premium professional shortlist, but the two pictured products solve different problems. Juntetsu Mastersmith is a matched 7.0-inch cutting and texturizing system. Kasho Millennium Offset is a single cutter with three documented offset lengths. Their useful differences begin with length, set format, and the buyer’s actual work. That configuration difference is more useful than trying to rank cobalt, ATS-314, sintered steel, or a brand’s history in... --- ### Japanese vs Korean Scissors: An Exact-Model Comparison Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/japanese-vs-korean-scissors-whats-the-real-difference/ Japanese and Korean scissors can both be serious professional tools. Country and heritage add useful provenance, but the purchase should be decided by two exact models, not a claim that one nation always makes the better scissor. The record should follow the product from its maker page through the seller, permitted fit trial, and service plan. This guide replaces broad statements about labor, factories, edge life, ergonomics, resale, and value with a product-level comparison anyone can... --- ### Japanese and Chinese Professional Scissors: A Model-by-Model Guide Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/japanese-vs-chinese-scissors-quality-price-and-what-made-in-japan-really-means/ Japan and China are both important centers for professional-scissor production. Each country contains different makers, factories, product ranges, materials, and approaches, so a useful buying decision starts with two exact models rather than a broad national ranking. Choose by the complete scissor and the support around it. Compare blade length, edge and blade geometry, handle, pivot, material, finish, handedness, fit, price, returns, warranty, and sharpening options. Manufacturing... --- ### Hikari vs Juntetsu: Two Premium Scissor Routes Compared Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/hikari-vs-juntetsu-convex-edge-inventor-vs-pure-steel/ Hikari and Juntetsu both offer premium professional scissors, but a useful comparison begins with two exact cutters. Hikari Neo Cosmos offers five sizes and a forward-positioned finger rest. Juntetsu Cobalt Apex offers three sizes, an offset handle, and a 45-degree convex edge. Those differences give buyers practical fit and configuration points to compare. Meet the two brands Five sizes · distinctive finger rest Hikari Founded 1967 Base Itabashi, Tokyo Origin Japan Cobalt Alloy Molybdenum... --- ### Convex vs Semi-Convex vs Beveled Edge: Which Do You Need? Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/convex-vs-semi-convex-vs-beveled-which-edge-type-do-you-need/ Every pair of professional scissors has an edge type, and that edge type determines more about how the scissors perform than most stylists realize. The steel gets all the attention. The handle gets all the comfort conversation. But the edge is where the cutting actually happens, and the three main edge types – convex, semi-convex, and beveled – produce fundamentally different cutting experiences. Understanding edge types helps you choose scissors that match your technique, budget your... --- ### 5 vs 6 vs 7 Inch Scissors: Compare Reach by Cutting Task Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/5-inch-vs-6-inch-vs-7-inch-scissors-size-guide-by-technique/ A 5-, 6- or 7-inch label is a starting field, not a technique assignment. Decide what the blade and tip must reach, what must remain visible, where the tool must stop and whether repositioning is acceptable. Then compare exact models and test fit and control separately. Joewell’s current Classic page illustrates the physical difference inside one family: Current model Nominal size Blade(mm) Weight(g) Maker source Joewell J50 5.0 in 48 32.0 Classic specification Joewell J60 6.0 in 65 41.0... --- ### 440C vs VG-10 vs ATS-314: A Practical Scissor Steel Guide Published: 2026-04-06 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/440c-vs-vg10-vs-ats314-budget-to-mid-range-steel-compared/ 440C, VG-10, and ATS-314 can help identify a scissor, but they do not tell you how the finished tool will fit, feel, or perform. The useful question is not “Which steel wins?” It is “Which exact model combines a documented material with the right geometry, configuration, support, and price for my work?” Six Japanese product examples make the differences easier to see without turning three steel labels into a brand hierarchy. For the two-label verdict, use VG-10 vs 440C; for the evidence... --- ### Ichiro vs Juntetsu: Taiyo and Mastersmith Sets Compared Published: 2026-04-03 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/ichiro-vs-juntetsu-japanese-scissors-compared/ Start with the work each set needs to do Taiyo is the starting point if you want to choose your cutter length. Mastersmith is the starting point if you want a 7-inch cutter and texturizer together. Neither choice makes sense if you need only one of the included tools. This is a comparison of the Ichiro Premium Taiyo VG10 set and Juntetsu Mastersmith Cobalt 7 set, not a test of either brand’s complete range. The selected retailer specifications were checked on 9 September 2026. There was no... --- ### Student and Apprentice Scissors: 3 First-Pair Candidates Published: 2026-04-03 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/best-scissors-for-hairdressing-students-and-apprentices/ Three configurations to compare If you already have a written tool brief, start with these three different decisions. The maker lists the Joewell Classic cutter in six nominal sizes with separate blade-length and weight figures. The Kasho Blue Offset is a compact offset cutter in three sizes. The Ichiro Taiyo set adds a separate texturizer and should stay on the list only when both tools are required. They are comparison candidates, not first, second and third place. None is automatically... --- ### Best Professional Hair Scissors in the USA: Buying Guide Published: 2026-04-03 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/best-professional-hair-scissors-usa/ Two useful starting points, not a national ranking Compare Yasaka Offset when you need one everyday cutter. Compare Kasho Blue Offset when a compact pair is the brief. Both still need a fit check and an exact US offer; the examples are not a claim that these are the country’s two best-selling or best-performing scissors. “In the USA” refers to the buyer’s delivery and ownership needs, not the place of manufacture. Selected sources were reviewed on 9 September 2026. There was no hands-on... --- ### Best Professional Hair Scissors in Canada: Buying Guide Published: 2026-04-03 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/best-professional-hair-scissors-canada/ Two exact models to discuss with a supplier Use Mizutani ACRO Crossover CR-1 as a Canadian-catalog starting point; compare Kamisori Jewel SE when that specific model meets your brief. They are different configurations to investigate, not first and second place in a performance ranking. This guide is for a buyer receiving and maintaining scissors in Canada. It does not imply Canadian manufacture or confirmed domestic stock. Selected source pages were reviewed on 9 September 2026; no hands-on... --- ### 20 Best Japanese Scissor Brands, Ranked for 2026 Published: 2026-04-03 - Canonical URL: https://www.scissorpedia.com/best-japanese-scissors-brands-ranked/ Compare the twenty brands in four practical bands Start with the Best for column, then compare price bands and the reason for each choice. This field includes Japanese makers and Japan-associated professional brands; it is not a made-in-Japan-only list. The positions are editorial recommendations, not cutting-test scores. How the ranking works. Top 20 Japanese scissor brands · 2026 editorial ranking Rank Brand Best for Price band Materials Why it stands out 1–5 Overall leadersStart here for... --- ## Selected Best-of Recommendations (up to 25 of 258 indexable records) - [The 10 Best 440C Steel Hair Scissors](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/440c-shears/): Compare ten 440C hair tools from ten distinct brands across everyday cutting, swivel, micro-serrated, thinning, and budget roles. - [The Best 4420 Scissors for Barbers](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/4420-scissors/): Three 4420 scissors from US$25 to US$30 — Master, Sargent, and Chief Ice-Temp — stainless steel barber shears made in USA by Economy Supply Company since 1940. - [9 Long Shears to Compare: 7 Inches and Up](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/7-inch-and-longer-shears/): Compare nine catalog-listed shears of 7 inches or longer, with size, design and source checks before choosing a salon or barber model. - [The Best ABOVE Scissors for Hairdressers](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/above-scissors/): Four ABOVE scissors from US$180 to US$250 — Classic, Ergo, Swivel, and Thinning Shear — the full handle range in cobalt steel from Above International. - [The Best AGENDA Scissors](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/agenda-scissors/): The best AGENDA scissors for professional stylists. A UK salon supplies brand by Agenda Salon Concepts Ltd, est. 1998, selling shears through UK wholesalers. - [The Best Aichi Scissors](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/aichi-scissors/): The best Aichi scissors for professional stylists and barbers. A South Korean brand founded in Busan in 2015, making 440C stainless steel shears. - [The Best Aikyo Scissors for Hairdressers](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/aikyo-scissors/): Five Aikyo scissors from US$345 to US$350, covering the South Korean cobalt shear range from everyday cutter to 7.0 inch detail scissor and 40-tooth thinner. - [The Best Akiko Scissors](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/akiko-scissors/): The best Akiko scissors for professional stylists, sold exclusively by Scissor Warrior. A South Korean brand featuring Japanese Hitachi 440C steel. - [The Best Akito Scissors for Hairdressers](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/akito-scissors/): Five Akito scissors from US$180 to US$372, covering Japanese stainless and 440C across cutting and thinning from this direct-to-hairdresser UK brand. - [The Best Akitz Scissors](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/akitz-scissors/): The best Akitz scissors for professional stylists and barbers. A South Korean brand from A-Tech in Incheon, making shears in Hitachi 440C steel since 1996. - [The Best Akkohs Scissors for Hairdressers](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/akkohs-scissors/): Five Akkohs scissors from US$195 to US$585, covering the Akkohs cutting and thinning range in cobalt alloy from Seoul. - [The Best Alfa Italia Scissors for Hairdressers](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/alfa-italia-scissors/): Five Alfa Italia scissors from US$228 to US$759, covering the full MT Precisione and Sessione lines in Japanese 440C steel. - [The Best alpha Scissors for Hairdressers](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/alpha-scissors/): Five alpha scissors from US$514 to US$1,207 — BM, SG, OG, SGT, and PR — covering the full alpha range from entry-level to top-tier powder-metallurgy steel. - [The Best Alu-Coba Scissors](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/alu-coba-scissors/): The best Alu-Coba scissors for professional stylists. A Japanese shear line by Tokyo Riki (est. 1946) with lightweight aluminum handles and cobalt steel blades. - [The Best AMA Scissors for Hairdressers](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/ama-scissors/): Four AMA scissors from US$65 to US$95 — Z Line, Fusion, Silhouette Elite Thinning and Offset — Japanese stainless from UK distributor G.E. Betterton. - [The Best Apsun Scissors](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/apsun-scissors/): The best Apsun scissors for professional stylists. A South Korean brand by APSUN Corporation (est. 1996) making professional shears in Japanese stainless steel. - [The Best Arc Scissors](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/arc-scissors/): The best Arc scissors for professional hairdressers. Three picks from US$700 to US$1,590 in ATS-314 and 440C steel, sold direct from West Chicago, Illinois. - [The Best Artero Scissors for Hairdressers](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/artero-scissors/): Five Artero scissors from US$119 to US$375 — One, Excalibur, Exakta, Radiant, and Majestic — Japanese Steel, 440C, and VG-10, made in Spain since 1909. - [The Best Atali Scissors](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/atali-scissors/): The best Atali scissors for hairdressing students and entry-level professionals. Three picks from US$70 to US$100 in Japanese stainless steel. - [The Best ATS-314 Cobalt Steel Scissors](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/ats314-shears/): Five ATS-314 cobalt stainless scissors from US$190 to US$576: Yasaka, Passion, Jonetsu and Kamisori. - [The Best Auro Scissors for Hairdressers and Barbers](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/auro-scissors/): Five Auro scissors from US$424 to US$499 — M1 offset, M2 straight, MC crane, 6-inch thinning, and 7.5-inch barbering — all cobalt alloy, all made in Japan. - [The Best Australian Hairdressing Scissor Brands](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/australian-scissor-brands/): Six Australian scissor brands from US$56 to US$400: K5 International, OBU, exclusive shears, Tru-Blu, SHEAR GENIUS, and The Scissor Shop, entry-level to... - [The Best Axis Scissors for Hairdressers](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/axis-scissors/): Five Axis scissors from US$129 to US$250: SEV, HI Thinning, CONY Cobalt, OU Cobalt, and XYD630IN, across the 440C and Cobalt V10 tiers from Tokyo. - [The Best Backup and Color-Day Shears](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/backup-and-colour-day-shears/): Compare ten backup and color-day scissors by model, fit, care and service; stainless labels alone do not establish chemical or drop resistance. - [The Best Barber Scissors for Scissor-Over-Comb: 4 Practical Picks](https://www.scissorpedia.com/best/barber-scissors-scissor-over-comb/): Four barber scissors for scissor-over-comb work, with quick choices by size, handle fit, budget, service route, and backup role.