Scissors!

[AimlessWanderer]

Scissors belong in the edged tools don't they?  I would have thought so. If not, feel free to relocate it, mods 

Anyway.... scissors..... 

I know this video has been shown here before.....



..... well today, I went there 

[Sparky415]

Did you meet the Putter Al?

[AimlessWanderer]

I didn't get to stop there long, just popped in quickly while getting my windscreen repaired. I did get a chat with the guy in there, and asked if I could take a couple of piccies. He said "by all means, in fact we encourage it".

The old guy on the grinder is the guy in the clip. His name's Cliff

[sawman]

Are those the same kind of scissors used for cutting hair?

[AimlessWanderer]

In the small shop area there's a glass cabinet with some of Russell White's knives from Taylors Eye Witness, a cabinet with some of Ernest Wright scissors, an area with some very fancy hairdressing scissors, and a final cabinet with some ye olde stuff in.

I picked myself out a pair from the display cabinet, and before he took payment he told me to check them for feel to make sure I was happy and passed over a thin piece of paper to snip at. Superb quality! The tension, the rub, the crink, everything.

I had been reluctant to cough up for some hand made scissors before, and now I'm kicking myself for not doing it before. Here's the pics....

(more details here http://www.ernestwright.co.uk/catalogue/browse.aspx?productId=303&breadcrumb=13_57 mine is the 6in pair)

[AimlessWanderer]

Tony,

Yes, but didn't get too long to stop and chat with him. They've made it quite clear I'm welcome to go back in though

Steve,

The ones I got are desk scissors. If you follow that link and flick through the site, you'll see the other types they do

[AimlessWanderer]

I didn't get long for soSmurfpillsing, and when I dashed off after a very short visit my car was already waiting for me. One thing he did say was that they are going to be launching a kickstarter project soon, as they want to resurect an old kitchen scissor design that hasn't been made for about 20 years, but they need a bit of backing to help them cover the cost of the press tooling. I asked him to email me with the details when they do, and said I'd share them here 

[Sparky415]

Thanks Al, it makes me proud (and surprised) that they are still going here in the UK 



 

[Smashie]

God good scissors are so hard to find!

[sawman]

This is cool as smurf! I love scissors! 

[AimlessWanderer]

Here's another very interesting vid 

[AimlessWanderer]

God good scissors are so hard to find!

I can seriously recommend these Mark 

[Smashie]

God good scissors are so hard to find!

I can seriously recommend these Mark 

I'll order a pair when I get back, ta for the tip 

[AimlessWanderer]

No probs mate  let us know what you get 

I have a feeling these won't be the last pair of scissors I get from these guys.......   

[Smashie]

No probs mate  let us know what you get 

I have a feeling these won't be the last pair of scissors I get from these guys.......   

Stop it 

No more addictions, until the new year

[AimlessWanderer]

I've just been looking through the site, and they do some WIERD scissors

Horse trimming scissors
Golf hole trimming scissors
Applique scissors
Carpet scissors

And even  a multitool!
(multipurpose electrical scissors  )

[hiraethus]

Dammit Al, I don't need a pair of scissors but I've just realised that I don't have some in my toolbox.

[AimlessWanderer]

Ha Ha!

[TiCombat]

I've got a 20+ year old pair of metal scissors (can't recall mfg but probably made like this ^) still going strong today and used practically everyday.

I also have about 8 pairs of "cheapie" office place style scissors thrown in a bin cause they stopped doing something right.

There is no doubt the quality difference in a good pair!

[SAK Guy]

Bought these old Case XX scissors back in Oct...still work great after all these years.

[AimlessWanderer]

Cool! They look like proper scissors too, Robert. I do like to see screw pivots as well 

I do have a ye olde pairs of Sheffield made scissors that I inherrited which someone had left rusting at the bottom of a toolbox. The blades were really slack, but the pivot was peened. I had to get "creative" with a hammer to re tension them and try and crink them a little more. They work much better, but nothing like my new pair.

Maybe I ought to try and get a little more creative and see if I can squeeze a bit more performance out of them. They're smaller scissors than my new ones, so it would be nice to have them working well alongside 

[SteveC]

I've got a couple pairs of old scissors that are pretty old and still work great. I take some pics and post later.

[AimlessWanderer]

[SteveC]

No makers mark

[ToolJoe]

If you can find them, a good pair of electrician scissors are worth their weight in gold. They cut through many things. I keep an older pair in the kitchen for general cutting use and a newer pair in a tool kit in my car.

[AimlessWanderer]

No makers mark


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Very nice, Steve  what size are they?

[AimlessWanderer]

If you can find them, a good pair of electrician scissors are worth their weight in gold. They cut through many things. I keep an older pair in the kitchen for general cutting use and a newer pair in a tool kit in my car.

Pics, Joe? 

[SteveC]

No makers mark


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Very nice, Steve  what size are they?

They are 8 3/4" overall with 4" blades. The other pair  I have are identical.

[AimlessWanderer]

[AimlessWanderer]

Here's my old inherited pair with the new ones.

How's that for a patina! 

Looks like they might have originally been school scissors.....