YASAKA SHEARS-SCISSORS YA 55 5.5 INCHES COBALT

Those scissors/shears will give you amazing control, comfort and stability. It's very light, so you can cut all day. Suits all cutting techniques like slicing, point cutting,blunt cutting, etc. As you are probably aware, Yasaka is one of the most sought after scissor brands for hairdressing due to their excellent performance, comfort and incredible longevity / durability. Yasaka is a leading brand of Handmade Japanese professional hairdressing scissors and shears. Their quality and performance is owing to the high grade of material used and the techniques used by the master smiths. Both brands follow the Japanese Sword Smithing tradition, which was established around 750 years ago and made the Japanese the most famous and sought after blade smiths in the world. They use these techniques for the selection of ores, manufacturing of steel, hardening, heat treatment, finish, polishing, balancing of blade, and design to a level of excellence that draws from this tradition. This results in the finest scissors possible, that is durable and exhibits superb sharpness and balance. All of these shears are hand made and built to last a lifetime if well maintained. Yasaka scissors use the Hitashi ATS314 cobalt alloy stainless steel. This is a special special steel allow that is manufactured with iron of the highest purity. This ensures that the scissors are of the highest quality and durability and are highly resistant to corrosion, wear and abrasion. The scissor blades are sharpened using a proprietary method. Blades are hardened and then annealed in a complete vacuum, with the blades sharpened to a point to finish the scissors.