New Scissors

[flyinghigh]

Have just broke my old fly tying scissors while trying to tie a fly at speed go in to cut off the hackle and miss the feather hit the hook snap large chunk out of the blades so have been looking at geting a new pair that are good and was just wanting to see which ones you lot use and also wether you think curved or straigh have any pro's or con's to them.

[Scratch]

I got a curved pair 20 years ago.... never used them yet. I got a pair of Dr.Slick a couple of weeks ago..... they're in the bin already.

[lvlacleod]

Do you want to get expensive ones if your going to try chopping hooks with them

[JJ O Malley]

Originally Posted by flyinghigh

Have just broke my old fly tying scissors while trying to tie a fly at speed go in to cut off the hackle and miss the feather hit the hook snap large chunk out of the blades so have been looking at geting a new pair that are good and was just wanting to see which ones you lot use and also wether you think curved or straigh have any pro's or con's to them.

Hi there.. Check out this thread regarding Rubin sissors going cheap. I bought one a few days ago, but haven't recieved it yet so can't rate it..

Rubis scissors

cheers
JJ

[HOOK]

Hello JJ, I bought my scissors at Leeds in a market some 20yrs ago, I think it's best you go to the markets and embroidery shops and you can handle them to see if they are comfortable in your hands.

Robbie

[benlikestofish]

Try Halfords, I know this is an odd one but they have a hobby section with small vices, tweezers, scapels etc and scissors. They do amazing quality iris scissors for £8.99. I think they are the same as the surgical ones as others sell at much higher prices. They have retained there edge well, and are my first choice scissors.

[weight_forward]

I use Dr Slick razors for fine stuff and some surgical ones I get free from work for everything else - the Dr Slicks seem fine to me, just don't drop them on your foot when you have no shoes on, it really hurts and tints your flies blood red for a bit after!!!

All the best - Steve

[A. Fluker]

Originally Posted by Scratch

I got a curved pair 20 years ago.... never used them yet. I got a pair of Dr.Slick a couple of weeks ago..... they're in the bin already.

So what are your preferences Scratch?

[stevekale]

I use these for fine work. Absolutely brilliant:

Flytying Boutique - for unusual and interesting materials

[arkle]

I use a about 4 or 5 different scissors for most work, but have access to maybe a dozen or so others when needs dictate. The one's I use most are 5" optical iris scissors from a local surgical instrument supplier & next to these are a pair of 4 1/2" curved iris scissors, which are slightly finer in the tip. The guy I get them from, sharpens them from new for me; so much so that I can cut individual fibres from a strand of peacock herl. I prefer the shape of these as your hand is well away from what you are cutting & you don't get cooked under the tying lights so much.

I will be trialing some new scissors from the same production line as Dr.S in a few days time. They're coming from Deer Creek - Flash Intro & are much less expensive.

Re the Rubis scissors, I haven't tried them but a search above will find threads saying that they're perhaps not as good as they're cracked up to be...... as they don't hold an edge for very long.