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Dry Cutting Shears
Choose from a large selection of high-quality hair cutting shears specifically designed to cut effortlessly through dry hair. High-quality shears manufactured in Korea or Japan hold their edge beautifully when cutting dry hair and we recommend those shears for dry cutting.
Shisato Karma
Shisato Karma
The Shisato Karma features wide blades for effortless slide cutting and gliding through the client's hair.
Includes scissor case and finger ring sizers
Lifetime Warranty against faulty materials or workmanship
Lightweight Japanese Hitachi ATS 314 Cobalted steel
Hand-forged from an advanced alloy Japanese Hitachi steel category (ATS 314 - Molybdenum Vanadium Cobalt) that produces one of the finest cutting blades available on the market
Designed for slide cutting and dry cutting
Design has been widely used in Japan by top stylists who recognize the benefits of using tools made for specific tasks
Width of the blade allows it to be sharpened to an extreme 35 degree angle that allows the shear to glide through the hair
Convex edge and hollow-ground blades for extremely smooth cutting
Superior pivot system and permanent finger-rest
Available in 5.5”, 6”
Watch a video on shears used for slide cutting
Caralee of Scissor Mall explains the technique of slide-cutting/slithering and how stylists achieve that technique. Any good quality shear can be used in slide cutting, but if a stylist uses this technique on a regular basis, she should invest in a shear specifically designed for slithering.