Care and treatment of scissors

Care, safty, sharpening

Good scissors should cut easily and retain their cutting performance for a long period of time.
Scissors made by ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS meet these criteria without reservation. High-quality scissors bear these characteristics:

1. The finish

Good scissors have a smooth, cleanly ground, brushed or polished surface. The care taken in the grinding process guarantees that the remaining machining is equally good.

2. The form

The points must fit well when closed so that it is possible to cut with the tips only. Well fitted blades lie on top of each other when closed.

3. Closing force

The scissors should open and close easily. The necessary closing effort must be even from the beginning of the cutting edge when the scissors are wide open until they are completely closed.

4. Honing finish

The cut of high-quality scissors must be soft and even. This is achieved by ensuring that the scissors blades are honed well.

5. The eye rings

The eye rings are the working surface for the fingers. They must be formed in a way that the hand never tires or hurts. The inner side of the eye rings must be even and free of burrs.

6. The screw set

High-quality scissors must be adjustable. For this reason ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS scissors and shears are assembled with a screw. A specialist is thus able to unscrew the scissors and regrind and readjust them.