How Shears Are Made:
- Which steel qualities are better, those made in Japan, Korea, or Germany?
- What metals are used in my scissor?
- Can hairdressing scissors be made of 100% Titanium?
- What are the different categories of stainless steel used to produce hair cutting scissors?
- What is the order of stainless steels in terms of quality?
- Does stainless steel mean that my scissor is stain proof?
- Do Damascus steels, Miracle steels, or Smart steels exist?
- What is the difference between hand-forged shears and cast/stamped shears?
- What are hollow-grinding concave blades?
- What is a Convex edge? What is a Beveled edge?
- What is the difference between shiny-surfaced shears and satin-finished shears?
- My shears have a Titanium colored coating on them, does this mean they are made of Titanium?
- Do colored Titanium coatings make my scissor sharper?
- Is there a scissor that never needs to be sharpened?
Choosing the Right Shear for You:
- How should a shear feel in my hand?
- Why is it so important to find the right scissor for me?
- Why are there lighter and heavier shears?
- What is the right length of the scissor for me?
- What is a true left-handed shear?
- What are thinning/blending shears?
- What do thinning/blending shears with teeth on both blades do?
- What are texturizing shears?
- What are chunking/notching shears, fishback shears, and other specialty texturizers?
- What is the correct tension for a thinning, texturizing, or chunking shear?
- Why should a shear feel well balanced in my hand?
- What are the different handle configurations: off-set, opposing, and crane-handle?
- What are scissor finger inserts/rings?
Understanding the Ergonomics of Hairdressing Shears:
- What does it mean if a scissor is Ergonomic?
- What are some features of ergonomic scissors – swivel, double swivel, and bent thumb shears?
- I have hand, arm, shoulder, neck and back problems, what should I do?
- I cannot get used to a swivel scissor, what other scissor would you recommend to help the pain in my hands, neck, and shoulder?