STATIONERY AND SCISSORS

Ordinary office scissors are a universal thing that can be found literally in every office and in every home. With the help of this piercing-cutting object, we open paper, plastic, cardboard packaging, cut scotch tape, paper, polyethylene, thin rubber, threads, fabric and other materials.


Description of stationery scissors
The length of clerical scissors on average fluctuates in the range of 13-25 cm. Cutting plates of clerical scissors are made, as a rule, of hard carbon, hardened or stainless steel and sharpened at a special angle. The harder the steel, the worse it gives in to sharpening, the smaller the sharpening angle, the sharper the blades.

Scissor bolt
The scissor bolt must be tightened regularly

Titanium or nickel plating improves the durability of the scissors, and microscopic notches on the blades extend the service life without sharpening them. Teflon-coated, laser-cut scissors are considered the best modern cutting tool today.


The scissor handles are ergonomically shaped to be round or oval. They are often encased in plastic or rubber or stationery materials, which reduce the stress on the fingers during intensive or prolonged use of the tool and prevent slipping.

How to choose scissors
Scissors are chosen depending on the purpose for which they are intended. The office paper cutting tool has long thin blades fastened with a bolt and small handles, since much physical effort is not required to cut thin sheets. The handles of the cardboard scissors are more massive and the blades are slightly shorter.

All metal scissors
All metal scissors are the strongest and most durable

Children's stationery scissors have short, no more than 13 cm, rivet blades with blunt ends for safety reasons. It is convenient to cut out small parts with such scissors. The diameter of their handles is small, maximally adapted to a child's palm.

It is very important to choose rings that are the right size, as too small will put pressure on your fingers and too large will fall off your fingers. In fact, and in another case, working with scissors will be unproductive.

Classes with scissors have a positive effect on the fine motor skills of the baby's hands, develops skills and abilities in terms of coordination of movements. Some models have two extra rings so that an adult can guide the child's clumsy and uncertain movements in the right direction.

Baby scissors
For safety reasons, baby scissors always have blunt ends

Bright scissors of a spectacular design with curly blades, teeth, waves, zigzags - an ideal tool for children's creativity with colored paper, felt, foil. To reduce hand fatigue, purchase the minimum weight scissors for children and schoolchildren.

If you are left-handed, look for scissors sharpened in the opposite direction - in order to expand the target audience, manufacturers are more attentive to the individual needs of users.

Curly scissors
Curly scissors are a favorite tool of creative people

The most durable all-metal shears are made from two solid plates. Models with plastic handles are not designed for heavy loads and will not last long. Check the sharpness of the scissors by cutting a thin cloth or paper, check whether the tips of the blades are tightly closed, whether there is a gap between them when closed. The ideal tool locks the tips of the inserts in any position to prevent spontaneous movement.

Scissors check
Please check if the scissors chew paper before buying

Before buying, "try on" the scissors on yourself, make a few cutting movements to make sure that they fit comfortably in your hand, move smoothly, do not jam, fit optimally in size and do not pinch your fingers.

Rules for use and care of scissors
According to safety rules, scissors should be handled with care: keep the tool out of operation in a closed state, use only for its intended purpose, hold in your hands or pass an object with sharp ends down, do not bring the blades close to your face. When cutting, be careful not to cut your fingers on the other hand holding the sheet.

Storage of scissors
Store the scissors in a clean and dry place

For the tool to serve for a long time, make sure that its blades are always clean and the scissors themselves are stored in a dry place. The bolt fastening the parts of the scissors should be regularly tightened and lubricated with machine oil, but it is better to entrust sharpening to professionals.