very good quality shears
Scissors work with both hands, the bright contrasting colors make them very easy to spot among gear, and both the handles and the blades are thick and strong.
They come with a hard plastic belt "holster", which I wasn't expecting to be very useful, but the shears "snap into" the holster and seem to do a good job of staying there, but are quick and easy to release for use.
I'm expecting them to last a long time.
And now... after owning them for several months, some updates:
- I didn't care for the belt clip on the guard "holster", so I removed it. It takes some effort but the button can be popped out to separate the guard from the belt clip. I'm keeping the guard for it, it has a very positive lock when you insert the shears, it's not going to fall off like almost any blade guard I've ever seen. Despite the good locking action, the guard easily comes off when you need to use the shears.
- the cutting edge isn't very long, only about one inch, but it's got these micro-serrations on it that give it a great "grip" on what you're cutting. Prevents the object from 'squirting" out of the blades as you close them. When I find I need to cut something longer, it does take a bit more time, but that's a necessary tradeoff for leverage.
- the hinge is very precision. It's got a little bit of resistance when closing, but not too much, and there's absolutely NO slop in it. Very nice, solid feel. Like the difference between a brand new set of scissors and an older set, that quickly gets loose over time. Not this one, still feels like new.
- the holes in the handle are a LITTLE small for my hands. I've got big hands though, it's just a little uncomfortable. But my particular application favors compact tools, so this is actually a fairly ideal compromise for me.
- my application also favors high-visibility tools, and tools that can be quickly identified from a bag of mixed tools. The red and blue color combination makes these shears immediately identifiable in the bag, standing out from the yellow and orange handles on most other high-vis tools - there's no digging around, no pulling out the wrong tool. It's just a little added "perk".
- you know how when you're about to (or are) cutting something tough with a scissors, and you want to get that precision cutting control, or need that extra torque, you open the mouth wide and use that part of the blade right up by the hinge? Even after using it many times it still surprises me a little just how effortless it is. I haven't considered abusing it by trying to cut pennies in half or anything like that, but with this shears I can just stop thinking about / worrying about the material I'm cutting, I can be confident it's going to cut like a sheet of paper, and there's absolutely no chance of it forcing the blades apart and failing to cut.
- in summary, I was a little concerned about the price. it wasn't "luxury" class, but it looked like one of those "it better be at least above average for that price". And it DID NOT disappoint me. After some honest consideration, I really don't think there's anything I'd change about it. Part of me wonders if it would be better to remove the rounded cutting hole at the base for increased blade length, but I think that's just a throwback to my subconsciously thinking I HAVE TO put hard materials in at the base to cut them. I haven't used that cutting hole yet, but I suspect it will come in very handy at some point in the future and I'll be glad it's there.
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