The Benchmade Bugout folding knife hides a 3. As a result, the entire tool weighs less than 2 ounces. When shaving, a worn or nicked blade will butcher sensitive skin. The 0. The gold outer coating, however, fights off rust while adding bling.
The 6. The scalpel-like, 1-inch slicer on the X-Acto Retract-A-Blade breezes through crafty materials such as balsa wood or plastic. Download the free OSH Answers app. Search all fact sheets:. The most common concern when using sharp blades or edges is an injury, such as a cut laceration, puncture or an amputation.
Most reliable option is to eliminate the use of the blade. Assess if there is another way to cut the item, open the package, automate the process, or use a different tool. Next, assess if there is another way to reduce the need for using the blade e. Is there a different type of blade or tool that will do the job safer e.
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Search all fact sheets: Search. Type a word, a phrase, or ask a question. Tools or equipment with sharp blades or edges can include: knives and other utensils box cutters, utility knives, safety cutters, etc.
If these options are not possible, the following steps may help to reduce the risk of injury. To prevent cuts: Use the right tool for the job. Only use the tool only for the job it was designed for. For example, a knife should not be used as a pry bar, can opener, chisel, punch, awl, scraper, or screwdriver.
The two blades of the scissors should be held together by a pivot screw that can sometimes be tightened or loosened to adjust the tension, or taken off altogether when you want to sharpen the blades.
It can be hazardous to ask sewing hobbyists to borrow their fabric-exclusive scissors, as this website shows. A good pair of kitchen shears can be quite versatile, making quick, precise work of tasks that would be messy with a knife. Kitchen shears also need to have blades that can be taken apart for cleaning; otherwise, particles of meat and other residue can harbor bacteria.
Unlike all-purpose scissors, kitchen shears often come with either one or, less often, two serrated blades. Thanks to their teeny-tiny points, serrated blades help to catch and hold slippery stuff like raw meat and thick cabbage leaves.
For this guide, we looked for the best all-purpose scissors and kitchen shears, which we think will be the most useful around the house.
Not all of these shapes are appropriate for all-purpose use. Hair and fabric scissors are very sharp, very effective … and very expensive. That said, we did include a few models that are commonly used to cut fabric because they were recommended so highly by people who use them on other materials. After reviewing 75 different models, I tested 21 pairs of scissors and 16 pairs of kitchen shears.
In each case, I evaluated the ease of cutting—could the scissors get through the substance cleanly without tearing or shredding it? Was there friction between the blades? Did the handles cut into my hands? To see how the scissors would stand up to abuse, I also cut up two types of wire—copper wire and picture-hanging wire. I also dropped pairs onto a tile floor and an aluminum kitchen counter, stomped on them with boots on, and then retested them on snowflakes.
I also evaluated kitchen shears for ease of cutting and feel. The most obvious difference between shears was simply how they felt in hand. The ability to grip and hold slippery meat was a key feature that separated the highest-performing kitchen shears from their duller cohort, as was the ability to cut paper and lettuce without tearing it. Because the blades are meant to be taken apart for cleaning, very few of the kitchen shears are adjustable the way the top-rated scissors are.
One blade has a stationary pivot, and the other blade has an opening that slides onto the pivot point. If the tension is too loose at the pivot point, the blades can fall apart during cutting, which happened with two pairs of shears during testing. For the most part, though, the blades stayed together until we intentionally pulled them apart for cleaning. None of the shears I tested are available in a true left-handed model. Apparently, lefties are supposed to tear apart raw chicken, marshmallows, and rosemary twigs with their bare hands.
The Kai 8-inch Dressmaking Shears effortlessly severed every substance we could reasonably expect a pair of scissors to cut in our tests. It was the only pair of scissors in my sample that could not only cut plastic clamshell and copper wire, but also make flawless slits in wrapping paper without tearing.
The blades stayed sharp through nearly every test and cut with incomparably smooth action. Amazon reviewers praise the Kai s for their lightness, how comfortable they are to use—even for people with arthritis—and their sharp blades.
My other very well-known brand doesn't do that. The Kai s cut everything from fine tissue to thick, corrugated cardboard with ease. No other pair of scissors had the same combination of precision and power. They were slightly stymied by the clamshell pack, where they descended to average performance, and stuck slightly to duct tape. Aside from its cutting abilities, the Kai s also have the advantage of handles that are large enough to fit medium-size hands.
According to Jim Peterson, sales manager at KaiScissors. Although there is no warranty, reviewers seem to get many years of use from each pair. They never dulled. I lent them to someone and they lost them. I was heartbroken. Kai also makes a left-handed version of our favorite shears. And just to make your life complete, the Kai scissors are available in a true left-handed version, the Kai NL.
For more about what makes a good pair of lefty scissors, see Left-handed scissors in the section below. However, the Kai s are so much better than other scissors at cutting wrapping paper, corrugated cardboard, office paper, newspaper, and every other possible wood-pulp-derived sheet that they still outscored every other model.
The opposite side of the nut is round and smooth with no slot for a screwdriver, so it would be extremely difficult to tighten the nut if you tried to put the scissors back together. The handles are roomy and the blades are longer compared to many other models. However, if your daily tasks run more to the plastic-clamshell-and-cable-ties end of recreational cutting, these scissors will work for you.
The Wiss Shop Shears have a full-tang metal shank that extends through the handle, making it far less likely that the handles will snap off under pressure than for the plastic-handle models.
They slice through plastic clamshells and fabric, but snap a bit at cable ties and almost fail to close when confronted with copper wire. Like the Kai and Wiss models, the Fiskars Original scissors have an adjustable pivot screw, so you can tighten the blades if they ever get loose, or take the blades apart for professional sharpening. Still, Amazon reviewers generally love them. Some reviewers have complained that Amazon did not send them true left-handed scissors, but the pair I received was a genuine left-handed pair.
The OXO Good Grips Kitchen and Herb Scissors cut nearly everything cleanly and effortlessly—something that cannot be said of other kitchen shears we tested. What sets it apart from the competition is that it combines all the right features: blades you can take apart for cleaning, a micro-serrated blade, roomy handles, and sharp blades that can tackle clamshell packaging and raw chicken with equal aplomb. These take-apart shears feature one conventional blade and a micro-serrated blade for gripping slippery stuff.
They slice right through meat and bones, herbs, kitchen twine, marshmallows, and even the dreaded clamshell packaging with swift efficiency. The handles are slightly padded for comfort, roomy for medium-size hands, and the blades come apart easily for washing. I did try. It cut it, but not exceptionally well. The scissors tore the wax paper in sections, making for ragged edges.
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