YAMAJO

YAMAJO is a Korean brand with a Japanese supply line, and it’s open about both halves. Founded in 1991 and based in the Buk-gu district of Daegu, the company has spent more than three decades making professional hair scissors for stylists and barbers, and frames itself first and foremost as a technical manufacturer.

Japanese materials, in-house processing

The interesting wrinkle is how YAMAJO sources. Rather than smelting its own steel, the company says it brings in premium raw materials from Japan and then applies its own processing techniques developed in-house. That’s a reasonable model and a common one across Korea, where the heat treatment and finishing often matter as much as the base alloy. Whether the proprietary processing makes a real difference is hard to judge from the outside, but the materials themselves are named grades you can recognize.

The steel list spans cobalt, VG10, V10, and cobalt ATS314 across the lines, with the storefront organizing models by grade so you can shop to a steel you trust.

Range and price

The catalogue is focused rather than sprawling: cutting scissors and thinning scissors, built around blunt cutting, texture control, and volume control in the 20 to 25 percent range. Pricing sits mid-range, roughly $200 to $400 a pair, which is typical for professional shears at this level.

YAMAJO sells through its own online store at yamajomall.com. For neighbouring Korean makers, our South Korea brands hub is the place to browse.