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A comment on The cutting-edge of cutting: How Japanese scissors have evolved (2018).

Re:The cutting-edge of cutting: How Japanese scissors have e... by jdietrich on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @06:30AM (#20102961)
IMO these novel scissors don't really represent the achievements of Japanese scissor-making. The market for high-quality hairdressing and barbering scissors and tailoring shears is now almost completely dominated by Japanese manufacturers.

There are two makers left in Sheffield (William Whitely and Ernest Wright), a handful remain in Solingen, but Japan has dozens of high-end scissor manufacturers. It's a remarkable niche success story, built on a careful combination of design innovation and traditional craftsmanship.

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Re:The cutting-edge of cutting: How Japanese scissors have e... by wahnfrieden on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @08:05AM (#20103514)
30 min documentary that goes into these sort of artisanal scissors in Japan: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd_ySi7mjeE
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Re:The cutting-edge of cutting: How Japanese scissors have e... by Bayart on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @08:57AM (#20103859)
Well thank you, I know feel compelled to spend unnecessary amounts of money.
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Re:The cutting-edge of cutting: How Japanese scissors have e... by jedimastert on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @01:13PM (#20106669)
This video was that I thought the original link would be about. BEGIN Japanology is an incredible series.
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Re:The cutting-edge of cutting: How Japanese scissors have e... by equalunique on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @01:23PM (#20106804)
Came here to post this.
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Re:The cutting-edge of cutting: How Japanese scissors have e... by hudibras on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @07:05AM (#20103135)
To wit:

https://www.mizutani-scissors.com/en/

If you're in the market for a $900 hair shear.

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Re:The cutting-edge of cutting: How Japanese scissors have e... by learntofly on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @05:45PM (#20109504)
There's a few YouTube videos about the Ernest Wright factory. From memory, one details how elderly, master scissor makers were staying on well last retirement age in order to pass the skills onto a new generation of apprentices. I found it fascinating.
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Re:The cutting-edge of cutting: How Japanese scissors have e... by rb808 on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @05:57PM (#20109585)
This one I loved, though could be my background working in a proper 'shop. https://vimeo.com/98953952
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Re:The cutting-edge of cutting: How Japanese scissors have e... by rasjani on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @03:27PM (#20108218)
While I have not tried many “brand” scissors, a Finnish Fiskars has really good ones.
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Re:The cutting-edge of cutting: How Japanese scissors have e... by hestipod on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @05:36PM (#20109425)
I remember these as the "good scissors" on my grandmother's sewing table that I was not allowed to use. She had several pairs that were passed down through generations, some that predate the famous "orange" handles from the 60s. I've not used a modern pair to know how they compare but wondered if they were riding on the name like Kitchen-Aid, Craftsman etc, or were actually still high quality.
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