Alternative(s) to Cutco Scissors
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Are you just using them for cooking duties or for everything?
If you are just using them for cooking purposes, I like the MAC ones.
I would buy every pair of Cutco scissors, at estate sale prices, that you can get your hands on. The retail price for them is just plain ridiculous.
If you are just using them for cooking purposes, I like the MAC ones.
I would buy every pair of Cutco scissors, at estate sale prices, that you can get your hands on. The retail price for them is just plain ridiculous.
rlitman
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Have a look at Shun takeapart kitchen shears. They're every bit as high quality as the Cutco, though made for slightly different purposes.
Kscardsfan
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For my kitchen shears I use a set of NSF ones I got at Garett Wade 10-12 years ago now. I also have a set of poultry shears from Academy Sports under the Oklahoma Joe's brand they sell for cleaning ducks and wild game. For all purpose shears/scissors I buy the $0.99 scissors at Harbor Freight and treat them like they owe me money, they haven't failed me yet. When the 0.79 coupon comes along I get several pairs to keep around and give as gifts and stash in strategic locations. For a buck or less, I don't even care if they break or let go while I'm using them but they haven't yet.
mjdarg
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Not sure where I got these Wiss shears, but they are beefy and high leverage. Doesn’t look like this model is made by them anymore, but they have a decent offering it looks like. For cutting paper I really like Fiskars, but having the entire handle be steel is nice. I’ve definitely broken plastic handles of scissors before.
bwringer
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The first question is, what are you using them for?
Cloth? Rubber? Leather? Chicken wire? Chickens? Kevlar? Denim? Chiffon? Sheet metal?
My usual answer is "whatever Fiskars makes".
For example:
Or maybe:
Cloth? Rubber? Leather? Chicken wire? Chickens? Kevlar? Denim? Chiffon? Sheet metal?
My usual answer is "whatever Fiskars makes".
For example:
Or maybe:
RTM
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Find something you like here? The Wolff line is US made, the KAI is imported
wolffindustries.com
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Wolff Industries, Inc. offers scissors and shears for a wide variety of industries, including poultry, industrial, sewing and craft, beauty and grooming, fly fishing, and more. The scissors and shears we offer vary in brand, size, handle material, handle orientation, and handle type. Explore our...
wolffindustries.com
Kscardsfan
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That's fair. Fiskars makes some very nice and affordable scissors as a rule. My wife has a bunch of dedicated sewing scissors and she caught me using them one time. To say she was pissed is a gross understatement.
Ha! One time when I was a kid, 1970s, I was using my mom's sewing Fiskars to cut some construction paper or similar- probably for an elementary school type project. I guess that I wanted a nice pair of scissors instead of using the kitchen drawer junk, and I knew these scissors were really special, so... Like you said, my mom was not pleased with me
. Of course I'm like, "WTF, I'm cutting paper, not aluminum cans...." I'm sure she told me, "those are for cutting fabric only, because...." I still have them today, made in Finland; I'm sure they were really expensive at the time.Kscardsfan
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I got the same reaction from my wife. I really got my *** chewed when I got caught using her rotary cutter on the garage floor to cut the liners for my toolbox. It was excellent at it and made very neat, square cuts for my drawers. She was super pissed. I have since just gotten cheaper versions of these things to leave in my tools and use when and how I want.Ha! One time when I was a kid, 1970s, I was using my mom's sewing Fiskars to cut some construction paper or similar- probably for an elementary school type project. I guess that I wanted a nice pair of scissors instead of using the kitchen drawer junk, and I knew these scissors were really special, so... Like you said, my mom was not pleased with me
rlitman
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Unless the liners are fiberglass reinforced, they weren't the issue. But you should have used a self-healing cutting mat, because the rotary blade gets dull the instant it touches concrete.
I just used my rotary cutter yesterday to cut up oil-change-mat material to use as a liner under some plants on furniture.
Thanks for that link. They have an impressive assortment of scissors.Find something you like here? The Wolff line is US made, the KAI is imported
Scissors
Wolff Industries, Inc. offers scissors and shears for a wide variety of industries, including poultry, industrial, sewing and craft, beauty and grooming, fly fishing, and more. The scissors and shears we offer vary in brand, size, handle material, handle orientation, and handle type. Explore our...
Kscardsfan
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Yeah, I was running it right on the floor lol. Again she was pissed lol. I was loving it because of how neatly it held against my straight edge and square etc. while I worked. I now have my own cheaper rotary cutter and a self healing mat.
I have a large, dedicated piece of tempered hardboard that I use for cutting things like this. I use a razor knife, but yeah, cutting **** on the floor with her sewing tools aren't going to gain you any points with the wife
Miss the Pontiacs
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If you were to ask my wife she would say there is no equal to the Cutco products. I haven’t ventured outside the kitchen with them. If I had taken them to the garage and would likely forget to bring them directly back. All hell would break loose and you would all be invited to my funeral.
My Old Tools
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OXO available on Amazon and Target
neophyte
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The OXO scissors are nowhere near as heavy duty as Cutco scissors.
Skiff Builder
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I'm liking the pair of Henckels take apart kitchen shears. No, I haven't had them down the shop to cut any 1708 Biaxial Fiberglass yet....
