My scissors collection

2014-06-01 Stuff Photo galleries

Dovo 6-inch

Made in Solingen, Germany © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Slice by Karim Rashid

A triumph of form over function © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Allex S-120 (slim), S-165 (small) and S-185 (medium)

Designed in 1975, won the Good Design award. I have owned the stainless steel one with black handles since 1985 © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid

Kyocera ceramic

Made in Japan © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Mcusta Damascus

The cutout between handles is in the shape of a sakura cherry blossom flower © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Japanese copper-plated steel scissors

Tajika Haruo Ironworks, Ono City near Kobe, established 1928. Takeo and Daisuke Tajika, third and fourth generations of this family business forge, shape and sharpen each piece by hand. © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Engineer PH-55 Tetsuwan

They look like Gundam figures, but Engineer makes serious precision tools. © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Toribe kitchen shears

Made in Japan © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Gingher 5-inch pocket scissors

Made in Italy © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

MAC precision scissors

Made in Japan © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

OLFA multipurpose

Made in Japan © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Klein electrician's scissors

Made in USA © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Fiskars titanium nitride coated shears

One edge is micro-serrated. Safety lock and cushioned handles, will cut through almost anything. © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Fiskars snips

Another pair of tough shears from Fiskars © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Mundial thread nippers

Made in Brazil © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Dahle extra-long office scissors

Made in Germany © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Plus Fitcut Curve Teflon-coated with cushioned handles

Made in Japan. The shape of the blades is supposed to ensure optimal 30-degree cutting angle as the cut progresses. © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Leatherman Raptor medical shears

Made in USA. Meant for EMT and first responders © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Muji pocket scissors

Won't cut anything tougher than suet. Mostly useless. © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Sun-Star sliding pivot

The sliding pivot doesn't seem to offer much if any compound leverage, and the holes in the blades are somewhat mysterious. © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Joseph Joseph 2-in-1 kitchen scissors

Nice color, but very unpleasant to use. © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Slice ceramic scissors

Meant to be somewhat child-safe © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid

Premax blunt-tip office scissors

Made in Premana, near Lake Como, Italy © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid

Kai dressmaking shears

Made in Seki, Japan © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid

Kyocera ceramic kitchen scissors

Made in Japan © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid

Ernest Wright scissors

Hand-made in Sheffield, England. https://vimeo.com/98953952 © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid

Neto scissors, design by Antonia Campi

Reissue of the 1958 Italian classic by Phi of Switzerland © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid

Blackened Tanebasami scissors

Handmade by Ikenami Hamono, Tanegashima, Japan © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid

Allex hardened steel shears

The offset blades make this ideal for cutting blister packs © Copyright 2017 Fazal Majid

Knipex electrician's shears

© Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Carl XScissors

more info in this Nikkei article © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

OLFA multipurpose Limited Edition

Black is always in style... © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Allex S-200

With a larger finger loop than the other Allex © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Nakabayashi SAKUtto-cut

With curved blade for an easier cut, safety sheath, padded elastomer handles and hollowed blades to reduce sticking © Copyright 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Nogent France folding pocket scissors

Henri Belligné HB 520 model 6842, family-owned business since 1620, some of whom were official cutlers to the King of France. Very high quality hand-ground blades, unlike most pocket scissors. © Copyright © 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Saboten harvesting scissors

Meant for pruning grapes or other thin branches © Copyright © 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Leatherman Squirt S4 multitool with scissors (discontinued)

My keychain EDC (everyday-carry) tool. The scissors are far more useful than pliers in everyday use, I don't know why Leatherman discontinued it © Copyright © 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

True Utility key-ring scissors

Same blade size as Leatherman Squirt S4 scissors, but far less useful because of limited handle leverage © Copyright © 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Folding scissors from a Japanese dime shop

The spring is plastic, once can infer how durable they are expected to be. © Copyright © 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Premax office scissors

Made in Premana, near Lake Como, Italy © Copyright © 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

William Whiteley Wilkinson Black electricians' scissors

Handmade in Sheffield, England since 1760 © Copyright © 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

William Whiteley Exo scissors

The blades are welded to the handles. Laser-engraved © Copyright © 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

William Whiteley Wilkinson Black paper scissors

Meant for wallpaper © Copyright © 2019 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Kutz 14-inch long-nose paper scissors

Almost preposterously long © Copyright © 2020 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Engineer PH-56 high-performance scissors

Capable of cutting Kevlar, made in Japan © Copyright © 2020 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Slice 10545 ceramic shears

© Copyright © 2020 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Whiteley 9-inch paper scissors

Teflon-coated, made in Sheffield, England © Copyright © 2020 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Tools to Live By mini scissors, gold finish

(very well) made in Taiwan © Copyright © 2022 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Plus Fitcut Premium with titanium nitride finish

a TiN finished version of the Fitcut © Copyright © 2022 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Allex cardboard scissors

With heavy stainless steel blades up to the challenge © Copyright © 2022 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

William Whiteley Aura Rose Gold

Lovely coppery shade © Copyright © 2022 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

William Whiteley Workmasters

High-leverage scissors for tough cutting jobs © Copyright © 2022 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Nogent HB 520 Ciseaux Rouennais

Made in Nogent, France. Scissors made in Rouen were known for their rounded tips. The quality is quite disappointing compared to the folding scissors. HB 520 is a trading house, it stamps other makers' wares, and in this case quality standards were not met. © Copyright © 2022 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Xshears

Heavy blades, a new brand competing with Leatherman for the premium EMT market. Made in Taiwan. © Copyright © 2022 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

Clauss 18518 detachable kitchen scissors

Sadly discontinued. The very heavy-duty blades detach for easy cleaning. Somewhat crude, however, made in China. © Copyright © 2022 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.

3 Claveles kitchen scissors

Made in Spain. © Copyright © 2022 Fazal Majid, All rights reserved.