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 Here is a way to buy a
pair of shears that really makes sense
Choosing a shear is easy. You have 2 decisions to make. First, pick the handle to fit your style of cutting and then choose the blade design that will meet your performance needs.
There are only 3 handle types. All brands of shears fall into one of these. There may be variations in each of the designs, but each has a specific purpose. Some designs will not match the way you hold your shear. Designs that don't fit the way you hold your shears should be eliminated.
Opposing grip: Opposing grip shears have handles that are equal in length. The finger and thumb hole are directly across from each other. This style is best for people who hold their shears with their middle finger instead of the ring finger.
Offset handles: The thumb handle is shorter than the finger handle. They are good for stylist that use their ring finger. This handle keeps the stylist from closing up their hand as much and this relieves stress on the thumb and wrist. It also requires less travel for the thumb to open the blades and this reduces the "work" the stylist is doing.
Crane Handles: They offer the same comfort for the hand, but the handle slopes downward when the blades are held horizontally. The
slope of the crane handle provides the additional benefit of keeping the stylist from having
to raise their elbow as much to allow their thumb to line up with the thumb hole. The stylist can cut with less
shoulder stress; this shear is new and offers maximum comfort.
Blade Types
On all shears, there are only two major blade types. The first is the Beveled
Edge.
The newer style is the Convex or Clamshell edge. This type of blade results in a sharper angle at the cutting edge. This type of blade provides a softer, smoother cut and greatly improves slide cutting. Only a convex edge can provide this ultimate cutting feel.
Putting it all together
With all of the above in mind you can imagine that a stylist that uses their middle finger and likes to slide cut, would probably be best off with an opposing grip shear that has a convex edge. A stylist that uses the ring finger could use either the offset or the crane handle, but would be less comfortable with the opposing grip designs. If that stylist has soreness in the shoulder, neck and wrist, the Crane design would be best. In other words, you have a logical way to choose a pair of shears. Don't buy shears because they look good, or someone else uses that type. Choose a handle that matches how you hold your shear. Then choose the type of blade performance you need. Look only at shears with the combination of blade and handle that you need
This article is courtesy of Bill Grinonneau at "The Cutting Edge"
Shears - Springboro OH - 937-439-5435
 My
Trip to Las Vegas and the BBSI
I met some really nice people while I was in Las Vegas. Some of them
with so much passion for our industry it made me feel like I was in the best
profession in the world. One of these people was Teri Donnelly.
She has a site that offers training and inspiration to the Hairdressers of
our industry. Check out her site at www.cuttingclub.com.
She is available for seminars and trainings and is very upbeat.
Special thanks go out to the Meehan
family for their hospitality to me while I was out west. Also thanks go out to Charlet
Riddell & Cheryl Burton for making me feel so good about the
work I am doing on the Beauty Web.
Thank you for participating in my beauty web
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