Forged scissors are a good purchase if you are looking for scissors that will last your entire life. They are resharpenable, reparable, and contain no plastic or coatings that wears out.
These are made by Fiskars and are stainless steel but you can find some that are made by hand with other steels.
I use these for cutting paper, thread, fabric and thin leather.
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Forgery is a crime. You should buy real scissors.
I was NOT a smart child, and i managed to damage a pair of these by cutting the cord on a plugged in device. But otherwise yeah, they last forever!
Wow! That’s shocking!
:)
Well, I’m sure you’re not the only child to ever do that.
One might say it was a shear heart attack.
Never done it with Scissors, but have done is twice with linemans pliers, they blew out ~1/4"Ø hole centered on the cutting edges.
It was a little bit too exciting. How did your childhood pants fair?
Fiskars scissors in general are some of the highest quality shit you can get for reasonable price
You’re right, now that I think about it, I also have a garden basket and watering can that’s also Fiskars.
People also praise their splitting axes. Apparently they have a really good warranty.
Yeah their axes are also really nice
The sharpening for these is particularly easy because you only really have to follow the angles that are already there. Even as a complete amateur I was able to bring new life to an old pair of Gingher scissors
It really is. Since the cutting edge is so obtuse it doesn’t take a lot of work. The angle itself is close to 90°.
Yeah but then how does the stock of the company grow if people only need one?! Won’t somebody please think of the shareholders?!
You can get a permanent reusable buy it for life scissors for each room. Confuses future archaeology but screw those people.
I have some “stainless steel” kitchen shears that are not only all-metal, but also have the two halves come apart for cleaning. Unfortunately, the nut on the piece that forms the hinge axle is a different alloy than the rest that’s less stainless, so that was a bit of a letdown. If it were welded on instead, it would’ve been perfect.
Perhaps you can replace the nut?
Yeah, I probably should. It’s not that bad and I’ve got a looooot of stuff ahead of it on my to-do list, though.
You can also get forged kitchen scissors. Great for vegetables. Tired of chopping (just about anything that fits in scissors)? Scissors!
I don’t remember the brand offhand, but Alec Steele did a video in which he showed (and participated in) the manufacturing of some of these.
What stores carry these? I’ve looked for scissors at various local stores in the US and never saw this type.
Have you tried craft or hobby stores.
If there’s a fabric section of a store they might carry these. I believe this style was originally used for cutting fabrics.
Fiskars are fantastic. There’s also a Japanese brand that I can’t remember the name of that is also fantastic.
