Photos Prototype Utility Shears

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Here are some photos of a pair of upcoming 10" heavy duty utility shears we're having produced. USA-made, with unique precision tips to assist in piercing to start a cut in the middle of a piece of material, yet with beefy blades measuring 1/4" at the spine at their base, and an oversized lower ring you can easily fit all four fingers inside. The sample shown here is hard nickel plated, but we'll be having the production version made in bare high carbon steel. I first had the notion for these back in 2012, and it's very exciting to finally be making progress on the project.

 

Impossible, I'm afraid. Even if the handle was ambidextrous then the blades can only be right-handed or left-handed in orientation. However, if these do well, it's possible we could eventually have some done in left-handed configuration, though they'd have to have a standard-sized lower ring rather than the oversized one that this model has.

 

Think about if the top blade is on the left or the right. Flip it over and you still have the top blade on that side.

 

They're carbon steel, and won't be plated, if that's what you're asking. Should develop a lovely patina just like the antique shears I have.

 

Shhhhhh...

Yes, we have plans for a model based on high leverage shears with a 3" cut, and some based on electrician's scissors, both with these precision tips. These were just the first since they're the best all-'rounders.