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Style Names |
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Handle Style |
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Even Handle/Straight Style
Your Third finger would be above your thumb.
Offset Style
Your Thumb would be in front of your Third finger.
There are two different styles of handles:
1. Straight
2. Offset |
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Blade Style |
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Hamaguri Blade/Convex
The outside of the blade has a slight arch.
Sword Blade
The outside of the blade has more of an angel.
Flat Blade
The outside of the blade is flat. |
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Screw Style |
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Screw
Shears with compact screws need a screwdriver to adjust.
Adjuster
Shears with an adjuster do not need a screwdriver to be adjusted. |
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Material |
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Good quality shears are made out of stainless steel, chrome, carbon, molybdenum, vanadium, cobalt. In most cases, Stainless steel shears will not Rust if they are taken care of properly.
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Hollow-Ground |
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Top Quality shears have Hollow-ground. The inside of the blade has an arch, so the only part of the blade that is touching, is the cutting edge. Which gives you a smoother cut. |
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Pivot Point |
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Pivot Point is very important part of the shear.
It is the point where the blades start to come together and it keeps the blades in a straight line the better the Pivot Point, the smoother the cut. |
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