"Knife guy scissors"

AsianBeerCan

AsianBeerCan

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Hello all,
I was just thinking about a pair of scissors for knife knuts as I was cutting out wrapping paper. I don't know how much of a market there would be for a product like this- but I was imagining regular scissors, but with technology and materials we often see in knives. Around my house, I often use a pair of Fiskars scissors, in "stainless steel" and with uncomfortable plastic handles. Why not have S30V scissors with G10 handles? CPM-M4 and micarta? Would anyone buy such a thing (it would undoubtedly be more expensive than your average scissors). Please tell me what you think of this idea. Thanks!
 
i got a pair or two of wiss and mudial scissors. honestly havent found anything better.. got em from a guy who worked at a local furniture place years ago...
 
I hear yah . . . realistically I have always had really great success / like for Fiskers blades and the handles. I know they are just plastic handles but no prob.

As close as I got to what you are talking about is I got obsessed with getting a pair of Klein electrician's scissors and finally ordered a pair and intentionally got the ones with carbon steel blades rather than stainless. They are totally great . . . I hear you can cut a penny in half with them . . . I'm not trying it with my pair . . . I pictured using them to cut wire ties with but that was a mistake / not really what I needed for that and I moved on to other tools. I don't use them that much but they are really nice . . . not high end scissors but darned good and they go for ~$16.

anyway . . .
 
I think there is a small market possibly. I would imagine if you did some for EMT's that could be a niche. You would have to find an industry that already needs scissors and would like the upgrade. There is a market for high-end scissors for barbers and hairdressers, but they are less likely to spring for things like G10 handles unless they are classy and traditional. My mother has cut hair for decades and I know she has spent 500+ on scissors.

Or...

Probably a bigger market if you just put the name of the steel on the blade, anodize them black, and put "tactical" in the name. You will need to include a window breaker, seat belt cutter (even though it's already scissors), and finger choils to hold them (closed) like a dagger for self defense.

Call them "Sci-buton Tactical Self Defense Scissors"

Surely you could get $14.99 for that... lol
 
Funny topic. I will not allow scissors in our store. If you are packaging up knives you use your knife! Cutting a shipping label, use your knife! Cutting tape, use your knife! A couple years ago I came in and found an employee using a pair of scissors he had found in a desk drawer. I took the scissors and beat them to death with the spine of a TM Hunt M-18 and then tossed them in the trash. Knives only around here:D
 
I despise scissors. I wrap gifts with my endura. It cuts faster and straighter. Scissors!!?? SCISSORS?? Ahhh!!
 
Knife guy scissors have been around for a long time, they're made by a company you may have heard of called Victorinox 😁 they're knife guy scissors because they are attached to a pocket knife.
For me though my ideal knife guy scissors would be made of carbon steel and have lots of patina. that's where KLEENCUT Comes in, just restore a vintage pair of KLEENCUT's and you've got one beautiful old pair of scissors that cut like a dream if sharpened properly.
 
Wish inlaid shears are all steel and very nice to use. I've had a pair since the early 90's, bought to cut thin wool cloth for a product I was manufacturing at the time. The really high end is found in barber scissors. It's easy to drop $400 on a pair.

Edited to add that Fiskars makes some very nice shears, too. I find the orange plastic handles on their premium shears to be both durable and comfortable.
 
"Knife Guy" scissors? Several types come to mind:

Medical or bandage scissors: I had a pair I swiped from an obsolete medical kit when I got out of the navy, They were the most heavy-duty scissors I've ever seen. Would literally cut through almost anything, and stayed sharp for years. Lost them years ago, and eventually switched to:

Klein Electricians scissors: I have a pair of the Klein scissors, and since I got those I haven't really tried any other types.

Japanese scissors, sometimes called Japanese thread scissors: one-piece design, lots of vendors, and if made in Japan, are usually made of outstanding Japanese steel.

Finally, Lister Medical scissors: these are the angled types with the rounded bottom blade. I used something similar to these at a shipping job years ago, and they would just glide right along any surface and zip through any material.

~Chris
 
What about the Leatherman Raptor shears? A little more specialized than average scissors, but at least they say the blade steel and such.
 
42pixels said:
What about the Leatherman Raptor shears? A little more specialized than average scissors, but at least they say the blade steel and such.
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Yup...I was just coming to post this. Part of my current EDC



 
Shears and scissors are a whole different industry that have some VERY high end options, some with premium steel. Trick is, they tend to be highly specialized. I own a grooming shop and my fiancee is the head groomer there. Her most expensive shears easily rival my most expensive folders in price and actually come with a much finer convex edge, though the steel is usually a step or three below that of my knives (probably due to using larger amounts of said steel and more extensive machining). If you think a knife is the only place to get a ball bearing pivot you are very wrong. Heck, I'll argue any day that bearing pivot grooming shears actually make much more sense and are a much more practical investment than bearing pivot folders.
 
I have a knack for pre WWII scissors. They are on my top list when I scavenge antique shows.
I don't care much about modern scissors, I rather use knives.
 
I have the Leatherman RAPTOR scissors - works fine.

Ive made a more compact Kydex holster, as the original - though more than okay quality - was a bit too bulky for my taste.

Couldnt be happier.
 
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