Westcott 10259 7-Inch Forged Nickel-Plated Scissors For Office and Home, Black

I prefer a bent handle style and the finger portion of this was a bit too small for my rather female small hands. I ordered these 6" scissors and prefer them. They are pricier at $13.99, but worth it to me because of more comfort & higher quality. Here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B1CMSND?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

These will be the last pair of all purpose scissors that I will have to buy. Love em!!!

Very sturdy, it’ll last long. Unfortunately, it tested very positive for lead using my at home swabs.

The scissors are sharp, cut well, although are a little bit stiff. If I needed another, I would buy this again.

No plastic handles to break. Sure they are a little heavier than the Made in China plastic handled junk but that means they'll probably never break. The forged blades are thicker than the cheap stamped stainless steel blades on lesser scissors and will not bend as easily. The only problem with them is they cut corners where it reallly mattered , the finishing on the insides of the blade. The grinding is rough and incomplete. If you look at the gap between the blades under the light, you may notice that they did not finish grinding the area behind the pivot. This raises the gap between the blade right at the pivot and causes the blades to have to be too tight together for it to cut. This is not the case with the other pair of vintage italian scissor I have access to, the inside of the vintage pair is ground smooth all the way from tip to the end near the pivot. The Westcott has degraded cutting performance and feel compared to a better finished product.Another way to test the quality of the scissors is to put a straight edge along the inside of the blade to see if the bow is a smooth arc. In my case it wasn't. This can cause the scissors not to have a consistent cut on difficult materials like plastic shopping bags which is so flexible and resilient that it can fold between the blades rather than shearing.The scissors tend to be too tight as delivered but the you can adjust the tension with a flat head screwdriver and even separate the blades for sharpening. If the screw becomes loose, you can back it out until the end of it sinks below the joint area on the other side and exposes the threads and put a bit of blue loctite on it and tighten it back up. You can grind the insides to a smooth even finish and remove the raised area behind the pivot if you have a full set of waterstones and a diamond plate like I do but if you don't, you might prefer to get a vintage pair of italian scissors on ebay and probably get something better for about the same price.

Same scissors I had when I was a kid. I should bought the 8 and 10 inch pair.

Came a bit banged up but work fine.They’re also a bit tight.

Metal scissors. Much better than big box in store items