| |
Thumb* |
Finger |
|
Delica 3 1/2" blade desk scissors |
40 |
40 |
|
DaVinci 2 1/2" blade |
30 |
45 |
|
Wiss thread nippers |
10 |
10 |
|
Wiss dressmaker |
25 |
30 |
|
Clayton 7" |
10 |
10 |
|
Kleencut |
20 |
20 |
|
Japanese kitchen shears |
35 |
40 |
|
Wusthof kitchen shears |
25 |
35 |
|
Italian pinking shears |
15 |
15 |
|
Fiskars dressmaker |
30 |
30 |
|
Gingher "Knife Edge" dressmaker |
15 |
45 |
|
Gingher thread snips |
15 |
15 |
|
Gingher snips resharpened |
35 |
35 |
|
Old Wiss pinking shears |
15 |
15 |
For general use scissor blades and handles are often the same. On shears with identical handles but different blades, the thumb blade is defined as the one that is sharpened at the more obtuse angle. The thumb blade is sometimes serrated.
Some general angles by usage
| USAGE |
Angle |
| Children's safety scissors | 0 |
| Pinking shears | 0 - 5 |
| Cast Iron paper scissors | 5 - 15 |
| Bandage scissors | 20 |
| Grass and hedge trimmers | 25 |
| Embroidery, cuticle, nail scissors | 25 - 30 |
| Fabric, tailor and industrial shears 7" and longer | 35 - 40 |
| Knife edge finger blade (thumb blade is 15 - 20 degrees) | 45 - 50 |
4/15/2008