What are the best Scissors ?

[oceans]

I'll be interested to know after you cut a mess of high mod stuff. Please do post again after some time with them.

 

[NGD]

KAI for all class 1 ropes and fiber optic cable scissors for class 2. The fiber optic ones are cheap and last for a couple of years doing production splicing.

 

[Tommy_B]

The ceramic scissors arrived and they just weren't strong enough to go through a piece of Armor Prus. They've been put out to retirement in the kitchen drawer and I've got a pair of ARS 526A scissors. My word, they're brilliant!

 

[rfwoodvt]

KAI scissors. I got some at TCIA. They are deadly sharp and stay that way. Worth every penny. I actually get giddy after I make a cut with them and think about how great that moment in my life was.

Yup, can't beat Kai!

 

[Tony]

Yup, can't beat Kai!

I agree! But what ever you choose, just don't run with them!

Tony

 

[bonner1040]

https://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=11137

 

[TrillPhil]

I bought every single pair of scissors known to man over the last six months. Each one was a disappointment, almost directly correlated with the price. I had several pairs of kai and they wouldn't stay sharp long. The big ones, the little ones that look like bahrs, even the $300 ARS just dulled in just a month.

Then came Clauss. There are two which are very good for Hi-Mod fiber, the ones linked above are great for high mod prusik cord, (tapers on op cover, HRC, Bee Line) and Clauss 18074, which are 8-9" blades and should be listed on treestuff, this week. These scissors are great for cutting all diameters of rope, hi-mod and polyester.

 

[tuttle]

To cut the rope use a stanley blade knife, (not sure of the US term) I use and old pair of wide scissors, they cost about $10, I just put an edge on them everyday with a round file, cuts better when rough