Scissor test

[Lynn LeFey]

I've heard a few folks talking about slop in their Wave scissors, which is weird. Mine are perfect. Absolutely no play in them.

I think it was Biru in another thread talking about them cutting a thick medicated pad for a nurse. Yeah, for me, they just cut through everything great. Same with the scissors on the Gerber MP400. They both have the slight failing that the Crosscut/Micra/Squirt S4 didn't, which is lack of leverage for hard cutting tasks. You can't have it both ways, though, and for their size the Wave's scissors are shockingly good, IMO.

I should add zip-ties to my future tests. That seems to be one of the real-world things scissors get used for on occasion.

[J Mackrel Jones]

Zip-ties are darn hard to cut.  I use a toothpick -or scissors - to unlatch the teeth inside the clasper part. 

[Lynn LeFey]

I convinced my husband to try carrying a Micra for a while, instead of his Vic Classic, and the first real time he was impressed with it was when he had to cut a bunch of zip ties.

[Craig]

Great test Lynn. Thanks for posting

[ICanFixThat]

Nice!  Some great tests!   I think at some point I'll have to do a scissors test.  Just got in a new pair of shiny stainless steel Vic scissors rated at 60HRc.  They are 8" scissors, but the cutting edges are only 2.5".  They do cut "very" well though. packaging says hot forged in Spain.

Francis, we need to know more ... 
Where from, obsolete or current, piccies, blah blah blah 

I think it is current, or was recently current, gone from victorinox.com as far as I can tell with their region stuff and the information there seemed a little out of date.  It could be that it is very new as well, i have not had time to check the catalog.

Model number is 7.6378, I'll get a picture up on the weekend. I see a couple on ebay mine came from Europe at 40 euros or so (not cheap).

[powerring]

I'll have to take a picture of the scissors on the Buck Xtract Essential for this thread.  They're huge! 

[ICanFixThat]

Nice!  Some great tests!   I think at some point I'll have to do a scissors test.  Just got in a new pair of shiny stainless steel Vic scissors rated at 60HRc.  They are 8" scissors, but the cutting edges are only 2.5".  They do cut "very" well though. packaging says hot forged in Spain.

Francis, we need to know more ... 
Where from, obsolete or current, piccies, blah blah blah 

I think it is current, or was recently current, gone from victorinox.com as far as I can tell with their region stuff and the information there seemed a little out of date.  It could be that it is very new as well, i have not had time to check the catalog.

Model number is 7.6378, I'll get a picture up on the weekend. I see a couple on ebay mine came from Europe at 40 euros or so (not cheap).

Oops I had mis-typed the model number, it is 7.6376.

[powerring]

I'll have to take a picture of the scissors on the Buck Xtract Essential for this thread.  They're huge!

As noted, here's a photo of the Buck Xtract Essential, Victorinox SwissTool Spirit X and the Leatherman Wingman scissors side by side.  The Xtract's scissors are in a class by themselves in size and, I think, ability.  The Xtract is sometimes forgotten amid the more poular Vics, Leathermen, and Gerbers but it's a star in the scissors department.

[Gareth]

Though I don't have one myself I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the X-Tract. 

Back to the scissors department we need someone to give us some shots and opinions on the Wenger Business Tool, the scissors on that are pretty impressive as well.

[Mercury]

Great tests Lynn!! 

I have always been partial to the Wave scissors, even through all the negative attention they have gotten.  For what they are, they do great.  I truly prefer Vic 91 mm scissors over most anything else, but the Wave scissors are great. 

The SOG powerlock scissors are a ludicrous attempt and should be discontinued.  They are worthless. 

I found the Old wave scissors to be extremely useful, I cut a key card in half with mine the other day and they went through it like butter.  Very tough.  I might try to fit a pair into my Sideclip if it's possible.


The Micra/S4 scissors are bad arse.  They cut zip ties like nobody's business.

[Lynn LeFey]

Thanks all for the positive feedback on this test.

[Gryffin]

One problem with multitool scissors is consistency. Depending on the factory's quality control, the performance of two specimens of the same model can vary quite a bit.

I'm not surprised to see the Wave do well. It (and the Charge, same scissors) gets flack for the small size of the scissors, but the lil' buggers cut very nicely.

I'm also not surprised to see the SOG do so badly. I've tried several over the years, and every one of them couldn't cut itself out of a soggy paper bag.

[ducttapetech]

Nice reviews Lynn. Sadly, the scissors on my Charge sucks. Way to much slop. While not completely useless, they have a hard time with cutting some stuff and I lucky I dont use scissors that much, that's what my knife is for.   

[Gryffin]

Sadly, the scissors on my Charge sucks. Way to much slop.

I didn't specify above, but yeah, I've had more problems with Leatherman in the consistency department. My first Charge had sloppy scissors; I sent it back, works fine, that's the one I still use. Bought another as a gift, and a Wave, they were both fine outta the box. But, more recently, I got a Style and a Style PS, which use the same scissors; the Style PS cuts like a dream, the Style not so much. LM needs a bit more QC for those scissor pivots, it's getting to be a crapshoot.

[sawman]

Thanks for taking the time to test these.  My favorite tools are those that suit multi-purposes.  I like the Vic Classic scissors for cutting my fingernails, but wouldn't attempt that with my CrossCut, while there are many tasks the CrossCut can accomplish the Vic scissors can't.  I'm a little redundant in that area.