Kate, after reading your message, I went shopping on Amazon (haven't
bought anything yet). I discovered that Fiskar also makes kitchen
scissors. I had to give away the really good pair of Cutco kitchen
scissors I had because they hurt my thumb so bad - bad enough that I
couldn't even make the scissors go!

Looks like I need to buy some more scissors!

Donna in Idaho

On 6/27/2012 1:55 AM, Kate XXXXXX wrote:
On 27/06/2012 07:02, Ursula Schrader wrote:

"Polly Esther" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
Sunny is happy with her Kai scissors and I'd like to try them. Mercy!
there are just so many to choose from. Okay. I know my little old
hands won't really need the twelve inch shears. And I know my hands
are happier with 7". But - I just never thought about it; always have
chosen the 'bent' ones. Do I really want 'bent'? Just because it's
what I've always had doesn't mean it's the best choice. Do you like
bent or straight and is it because it's what the Home Ec teacher
'said' or what Grandma always used? I would moan that something so
simple as buying new scissors is such a challenge - but honestly am so
happy to have so many choices. If I make the wrong choice, it's not
like I adopted them and have to keep them for the rest of my life.
Your thoughts? Polly



Well, I tried my teacher's KAI and was overwhelmed, but Katexxxxxxx
quite swears by those Fiskars ones, and I got them via Amazon as a
bargain and am very happy with them. Just my 2 c.

U.

I have both Kai and Fiskar scissors. Two pairs of sidebent Fiskars
dressmakers sheers, several smaller pairs, and one smaller pair of Kai.
The Kai and the Fiskars smaller scissors are on a par for weight. For
speed and power on long cuts and larger pieces, the larger Fiskars are
better because of the size and comfort of the handles, but for smaller
fiddly things and trimming seams I like the Kai better than the smaller
Fiskars. They seem to hold an edge a little better than my smaller
Fiskars (some of which are their cheaper black handle range), and corner
better!

I prefer sidebent scissors for dressmaking as they slide along the table
nicely, keeping the cloth as flat as possible. For bias cutting and
anything very light weight or slippery, I use a rotary cutter and
several large cutting mats!

Anything much larger or any heavier than the Fiskars dressmaking sheers
is too large and too heavy for my hands. Yes, when you slide them along
the table, the table takes most of the weight, but if they are STILL too
heavy or you can't open them wide enough for the added advantage of the
longer blade to make a difference, go with what fits your hands and is
comfortable.

One last note: I haven't had much luck with Kai customer service: I had
a pair of their scissors that was faulty, and they asked me to post them
off to their European headquarters somewhere in France. I did, and never
saw them or heard from them again. On the other hand, I had a pair of
Fiskars kitchen sheers that had one blade break in two at the riveted
pivot point. Take into account that these were by then over 20 years old
and hard used (they had even been 'lost' at one point and spent several
years 'resting' in the garden shed, in a sack of potting compost!), both
in the kitchen cutting things like chicken legs in half, and as pruners
for smaller plants. They too asked me to send them back. Less than a
week later they sent me a note of apology, a report from their
metallurgist about why they had busted, and a replacement pair!