What you should know about scissors

Terminology, materials, edge

Scissors of outstanding quality have been manufactured by
ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS for centuries. The demands are extraordinarily high: the scissors not only need to open and close easily and precisely, they also have to stay lastingly sharp. Thus it is something special to cut with scissors by
ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS.

There are huge differences in the quality of scissors and shears. It starts with the material, the steel. Equally important is the manufacturing process. The way scissors and shears are produced determines the characteristics of the finished product.

Scissors and shears by ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS come in varying forms for different purposes. Offering well-functioning scissors for every purpose is therefore a continuous challenge for a manufacturer which ranks among the world´s best.

All interesting facts about scissors and shears have been collected on the following pages. Why scissors and shears by ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS are of outstanding quality, how differences in quality arise and the effects such differences have.