Mork traces its Ono scissor-making lineage to 1893 and now lists cutting and thinning models with distinct pivots and blades.
The fifth-generation Mork workshop in Ono publishes BW cutters, Drum thinners and semi-custom choices. Compare the exact blade, pivot and cut rate.
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Mork’s company history begins with Eiji Kawashima making Japanese grip scissors in Ono in 1893. It describes later changes into tailoring and hairdressing shears, and its current page identifies Koji Kawashima as fifth-generation president. The older fourth-generation description was once part of the story but is no longer a correct description of today’s leadership.
Mork says it makes shears through its own production stages and offers combinations of blade form, length, handle and screw. That matters if a standard handle does not fit your grip or you need a particular thinning effect. Custom options are a reason to ask for a written specification; they are not a promise that every combination is stocked or ships immediately.
The cutting catalogue lists the BW hybrid cutter in 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0-inch versions, with a double-bearing pivot and several handle choices. The thinning catalogue lists Drum variants at different maker-stated cut rates and includes both stainless and cobalt versions. Do not infer the steel or expected removal of one named version from another.
Compare the blade, pivot, hand and cut-rate label on the exact model. Confirm whether a variant is custom order and what aftercare comes with it in your market. The Japan directory provides other maker lines for comparison.
The current company page identifies a fourth-generation former president and a fifth-generation current president. It traces the workshop’s scissor-making start to 1893.
Mork describes integrated production at its own workshop and options across blade, handle and pivot. Confirm any custom specification and lead time directly before ordering.
No. The maker catalogue lists Drum variants with different cut-rate labels, plus other thinner designs. Choose a named version for the intended technique.
Sources checked for this profile: Mork official company history, Mork cutting-scissor catalogue, Mork thinning-scissor catalogue.