Scissors & Shears

There is surely not a single person who does not own a pair of scissors. This tool can be found in every drawer, kitchen, garage, and toolbox. Light-duty household scissors are irreplaceable for cutting a variety of thin materials, like paper, cardboard, and fabric, while special purpose scissors and shears can tackle gardening, kitchen, and metalworking tasks. Regardless of its seeming simplicity, a pair of fine scissors is an essential tool that deserves your attention.

Rather than owning a number of different scissors for a variety of applications, many people purchase a durable pair of multipurpose scissors that will be equally useful for a range of jobs. Made from heat treated stainless steel, the hardened blades of fine-quality scissors deliver outstanding cutting performance and will easily cope with a variety of materials from thread to leather, thick ropes, and landscape fabrics. Additional features of multipurpose scissors usually include jar and bottle openers, serrated blade edges for improved cutting, wire and twine cutters, pointed awl tip for piercing the holes, etc.

Heavy-duty garden shears (pruning shears) feature lightweight forged metal body and hardened steel blades. They can tackle the toughest challenges, including cutting shrubs, hedges, tree branches, etc. and cope with smooth and precise pruning of rose stems, flowers, etc. The cutting size diameter of heavy duty garden shears normally ranges from 1/2" up to 1", however cutting 1" branches would require some extra effort. Garden shears deliver maximum cutting performance with minimum pressure and wrist strain. They have a lifetime warranty and will serve you for decades if properly maintained.

Multipurpose work shears are now gaining popularity as a safer substitute for a knife. These heavy-duty work tools feature stainless steel blades with anti-slip serrated cutting edges ideally suited for cutting through cable, paracord, etc. Two-component ergonomic handles make the shears easy and convenient to operate. Thanks to a removable nut, work shears can be disassembled for effective clean up. When disassembled, some models form two separate knives that can be used for skinning fish, game, and vegetables. Often used by campers, work shears can have a belt loop sheath for the tool to be always ready at hand.