Japanese scissors

[MarcelNL]

Bought some cloth scissors in san mai for my GF, she's extremely pleased with them where she usually makes fun of my knives (she sticks with her Global); 'this is the next level of cutting'

 

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use mine alot in the shop
need to get them sharpened

 

[chefwp]

I have some like the one you pictured on the left, I find them a bit awkward so far, but probably just not used to that style.

 

[MarcelNL]

I have some like the one you pictured on the left, I find them a bit awkward so far, but probably just not used to that style.

that is a thread cutter only, the idea is that it's able to get real close to the cloth. It's pretty similar to old fashioned sheep shearing scissors ifI'm not misstaken.

 

[chefwp]

that is a thread cutter only, the idea is that it's able to get real close to the cloth. It's pretty similar to old fashioned sheep shearing scissors ifI'm not misstaken.

I thought it might be good for herbs, but I'm not convinced yet.

 

[MarcelNL]

I thought it might be good for herbs, but I'm not convinced yet.

I dunno, it was sold for thin threads but I don't see why it would not work for herbs (be it for the angle of the edge perhaps)

 

[BillHanna]

I use one for young herbs. Once things start to get thick, the going gets a bit rougher.

 

[Rangen]

I have some like the one you pictured on the left, I find them a bit awkward so far, but probably just not used to that style.

I have found nothing better for cutting thin, tough tapes, like first-aid tape, plumber's teflon tape, and kapton tape. Something about the geometry makes it not have the problem where the tape folds on itself instead of cutting.

 

[Jovidah]

that is a thread cutter only, the idea is that it's able to get real close to the cloth. It's pretty similar to old fashioned sheep shearing scissors ifI'm not misstaken.

So it's like the single-bevel of scissors?

 

[MarcelNL]

So it's like the single-bevel of scissors?

I guess so !