BARBER SHEARS (or scissors) should be made of stainless steel, fixed together with an adjustable hinge, has a contoured handle for the right or left hand which includes a tang located on the smaller ring for stability in the hand, and very sharp.

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Shears can be hand-forged, machine-forged, or cast. They are hand-sharpened or digitally sharpened during manufacturing.

 

Cast blades are cast-mold formed and cooled, often digitally sharpened to save money during manufacturing.

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There are two kinds of barber shears:

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Standard Shears (top photo) - barber shears with straight blades designed for cutting hair.

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Thinning Shears (bottom photo) - barber shears with toothed blades designed to do three things with proper technique:

 

1. Add texture to hair.

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2. Feather layers of hair to blend different lengths of hair.

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3. Remove volume from hair.

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Conventional blades have beveled edges.

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Japanese blades have convex edges.

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