Steel scissors have blades with a nickel, chrome, or nickel-chrome plating for added durability.

Serrated blades grip material to prevent slipping. Curved blades help you trim flush against flat surfaces.

Longer handles and shorter blades give you more leverage than other scissors to cut tough materials such as leather, rope, and thick cardboard.

Chrome plating adds durability to steel.

Stainless steel is corrosion resistant.

Large handles fit comfortably over gloves.

Serrated blades grip material to prevent slipping.

Knife-edge blades are precision ground to a sharp angle for fast, clean cuts.

The blades have narrow, sharp tips for precise trims and detailed cuts.

Style C are also known as barber-style scissors. They have serrated blades that grip material to prevent slipping.

Stainless steel is corrosion resistant.

Chrome and nickel plating add durability.

For extra leverage to cut through tough materials such as leather, rope, and thick cardboard, these scissors have long handles and short blades. The blades are corrosion-resistant stainless steel with a serrated edge that grips material to prevent slipping. Handles are offset to keep your hand clear of the material as you cut on flat surfaces.

Titanium nitride extends blade life and is nonstick.

These small scissors have narrow, sharp tips for fine cutting and trimming.

Style E scissors maintain a sharp edge even when repeatedly sanitized or autoclaved. The blades have fine serrations to tightly grip material in delicate applications.

Stainless steel blades resist corrosion.

Short blades make these scissors easy to maneuver in cramped areas for small, detailed cuts less than an inch long. They’re often used to precisely snip fine wire. The blades are plated with nickel for added durability.

Serrated blades grip material to prevent slipping.

Cut through the strong fibers of Kevlar. These scissors have at least one serrated edge that grips material to prevent slipping.

Stainless steel blades resist corrosion.

Titanium carbide and titanium nitride (TiN) coated blades resist corrosion and have long-lasting sharpness. Titanium nitride coated blades are also nonstick and three times harder than uncoated steel blades. Chrome plating increases blade durability.

Offset handles keep your hand clear of the material as you cut on flat surfaces. Large handles are more comfortable than standard handles if you’re wearing gloves or have large hands.

Blunt-point tips are rounded to prevent snags and injury.

For extra leverage to cut through Kevlar, metal, and plastics, these scissors have long handles and short blades. The blades are plated for added durability. One blade is serrated to grip material and prevent slipping.

After each cut, the jaws spring open to make continuous cutting easy. The blades are serrated to grip material and prevent slipping.

Chrome-plated steel blades are more durable than uncoated steel blades.

With high-carbon stainless steel blades, these scissors cut through fiber-optic and electrical cables, even those that are made with Kevlar. They’re also good for cutting wire jackets and cable ties. Use the wire-cutting notch to hold your items in place, so they won’t slip as you cut them. Attach the pouch to your belt to keep these scissors close at hand.

Also known as electricians' shears, the back edge of the blade has a file to clean contacts.

Serrated blades grip material to prevent slipping.

The wire-stripping notch is for 19- and 23-gauge wire.

Nickel-plated blades have a coating for durability. Titanium-nitride (TiN) coated blades maintain their sharp cutting edge longer than uncoated stainless steel blades. They also have a nonstick surface. The stainless steel under these coatings is corrosion resistant, so your scissors won’t rust if the coating wears away.

Use optional handles to get more leverage for cutting. They also reduce hand fatigue when making repeated cuts.

Cut and strip wire in tight spaces with the compact tips on these scissors. The blades are nickel plated for durability, and they have rounded tips to prevent snags and injury. Handles are offset to keep your hand clear of the material as you cut on flat surfaces.

Serrated blade grips material to prevent slipping.

These scissors have one serrated edge that grips material to prevent slipping and one knife edge that's precision ground to a sharp angle for fast, clean cutting. The blade tips are rounded to prevent snags and injury. Handles are offset to keep your hand clear of the material as you cut on flat surfaces.

Blades are tapered to give you more control when cutting straight lines, tight curves, and circles, and they're serrated to prevent slipping. These cutters are also known as duckbill snips.

A double hinge provides high cutting force with low gripping pressure. These cutters are also known as aviation snips. A spring opens the jaws for quick cutting, and a locking latch holds them together when the cutter is not in use. Blades are serrated to prevent slipping.

Keep your hands clear of the material being cut with the offset handles on these cutters. Also known as aviation snips, they have a double hinge that provides high cutting force with low gripping pressure. A spring opens the jaws for quick cutting, and a locking latch holds them together when the cutter is not in use.

Serrated blades grip material to prevent slipping.

The handles are angled 90° from the blade so you can cut material from directly above in tight spaces. Also known as aviation snips, these cutters have a double hinge that provides high cutting force with low gripping pressure. A spring opens the jaws for quick cutting, and a locking latch holds them together when the cutter is not in use. Blades are serrated to prevent slipping.

Make straight and curved cuts in sheet metal—these sets come with three tools for different cutting patterns. Also called aviation snips, they have a double hinge, so they cut with more force and require less effort to squeeze the handles than standard sheet metal cutters. Their hardened blades slice through metal as hard as steel. For safety, each cutter has a latch that locks the blades closed when not in use.

All cutters in these sets make straight cuts. Cutters designed for either right or left cuts make tighter curves than cutters designed to do both right and left cuts.

Style A have straight handles. Style B have offset handles, so your hands won’t get in the way of material while making long cuts or cutting tight curves.

Spring-assisted cutters open automatically when you release the handles for quick cutting.

Cutters with serrated blades grip the edge of material to prevent slipping while cutting.