American Scissor Brands

American shear brands blend ergonomic innovation with a strong service culture. Several are design houses that engineer the handle and balance in the States while sourcing premium Japanese steel for the blades.

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Sensei shears

Sensei

USA $$$$$
Premium Cobalt alloy440C

Four decades of building shears around the wrist, not the other way round.

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4420 shears

4420

USA $$$$$
Mid-range Stainless steel

4420 is a US hair shear brand by Economy Supply Company, offering cutting, thinning, and left-handed scissors since 1...

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ABOVE shears

ABOVE

USA $$$$$
Mid-range Cobalt steel

Above is a USA-based professional shear brand known for handcrafted 100% cobalt steel scissors designed for stylists,...

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Arc shears

Arc

USA $$$$$
Elite ATS314440C

Arc is a USA-based scissor brand offering versatile cutting, thinning, and left-handed shears for professionals throu...

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BLACKICE PROFESSIONAL shears

BLACKICE PROFESSIONAL

USA $$$$$
Mid-range Stainless steel

Black Ice Professional is a USA-based barbershop tool brand from Niles, Illinois, offering cutting scissors, thinning...

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BLACKSMITH BLADES shears

BLACKSMITH BLADES

USA $$$$$
Premium VG10440C

Blacksmith Blades is a USA-based brand from Lewisville, Texas, offering hand-honed VG10 scissors for professional sty...

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Bokhari shears

Bokhari

USA $$$$$
Premium 440C Japanese stainless steelCobalt VG1-VG10 stainless steel

Bokhari is a USA-based shear brand by Icon Shears in Smyrna, Tennessee, offering 440C and cobalt VG10 scissors for sl...

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BONIKA shears

BONIKA

USA $$$$$
Mid-range 440C stainless steel

Bonika is a family-run USA shear brand from Georgia, specializing in ergonomic swivel thumb scissors with 440C steel ...

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C-MON shears

C-MON

USA $$$$$
Mid-range 420 Stainless Steel440C Stainless Steel

C-MON is an American barber shears brand by Carl Monkhouse / WB Barber Supply of Williamsport, PA, featuring hand-ham...

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CNC shears

CNC

USA $$$$$
Mid-range VG10440C

CNC is a USA-based scissor brand using CNC-machined ultra-hard steel blades, offering cutting, thinning, and left-han...

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Cricket shears

Cricket

USA $$$$$
Value Swedish SteelJapanese Stainless Steel

Cricket is a family-owned American brand from Novato, CA, producing professional scissors, combs, and brushes for ove...

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Etaro shears

Etaro

USA $$$$$
Mid-range

Etaro is a USA-based scissor line by Hikari Products launched in 2011, offering convex-edge shears finished in Garden...

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FHI HEAT PROFESSIONAL shears

FHI HEAT PROFESSIONAL

USA $$$$$
Mid-range

FHI Heat Professional is a USA-based brand from Simi Valley, California, primarily known for heat styling tools with ...

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FRESH shears

FRESH

USA $$$$$
Value 440C

FRESH is a USA-based scissor brand from Georgia, selling direct-to-consumer professional shears with a 14-day trial p...

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FROMM shears

FROMM

USA $$$$$
Value Japanese Steel

FROMM is an American professional tool company founded in 1907, offering cutting scissors, thinning shears, and salon...

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HattoriHanzo shears

HattoriHanzo

USA $$$$$
Premium Nano Powder SteelHigh Carbon Steel

Hattori Hanzo Shears is a USA-based brand offering nano powder steel shears, with over 3,000 education classes and 10...

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ICON SHEARS shears

ICON SHEARS

USA $$$$$
Premium 440C

ICON SHEARS is a Nashville-based brand that owns its own manufacturing facility in Sialkot, with each shear taking 30...

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JW SHEARS shears

JW SHEARS

USA $$$$$
Mid-range VG-10 Cobalt

JW Shears is a USA-based brand launched in 2024, offering professional cutting, thinning, and left-handed scissors th...

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KARG shears

KARG

USA $$$$$
Premium Japanese proprietary molybdenum alloyJapanese proprietary cobalt molybdenum vanadium alloy

KARG is a USA-based scissor brand by Swiss stylist Mike Karg, built around the KARG.DRY.CUT system with operations in...

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Kashi shears

Kashi

USA $$$$$
Mid-range VG-10440C

Kashi is a US-based professional shear company from Orlando, Florida, offering cutting, thinning, and left-handed sci...

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Kenchii shears

Kenchii

USA $$$$$
Mid-range

Kenchii is a USA-based scissor brand offering a wide range of thinning options from 14T to 46T, sold through SalonCen...

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Kissaki shears

Kissaki

USA $$$$$
Value SUS440CVG-1

Kissaki is a US-based shear company founded in 2001 in Tennessee, using Japanese SUS 440C stainless steel rated at HR...

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Kokoro shears

Kokoro

USA $$$$$
Mid-range Japanese Hitachi 440CCobalt Molybdenum Alloy

Kokoro is a US-based scissor brand by Totally Shears, offering Japanese steel professional shears with cryogenic temp...

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Lucky Hare shears

Lucky Hare

USA $$$$$
Value 420C440C

Lucky Hare Shears is a US brand founded in 2000 in Maryland, crafting professional scissors from Hitachi Japanese ste...

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MD Barber shears

MD Barber

United States $$$$$
Budget

MD Barber is a professional shear brand targeting barbers, carried by Williamsport Bowman in the US market.

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Misaki shears

Misaki

USA $$$$$
Mid-range 440C Japanese Stainless SteelVG10 Japanese Stainless Steel

Misaki is a USA-based scissor brand from Paramount, California, offering professional shears, thinning scissors, and ...

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point-cut pro shears

point-cut pro

USA $$$$$
Value 440C stainless steelJapanese steel

point-cut pro is an American scissor brand from Tennessee with patented i360 guide tips designed to prevent finger cu...

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Saki shears

Saki

USA $$$$$
Value 440CVG-10

Saki is a USA-based brand offering handcrafted Japanese steel shears with titanium coatings for professional stylists...

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SAM VILLA shears

SAM VILLA

USA $$$$$
Premium 440C

Sam Villa is a USA-based brand by the renowned hairdressing educator, offering professional shears sold through Salon...

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Scalpmaster shears

Scalpmaster

USA $$$$$
Mid-range Ice-tempered stainless steel

Scalpmaster is a brand under BURMAX, a US wholesale beauty supplier founded in 1948, offering value-oriented professi...

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Shark Fin shears

Shark Fin

USA $$$$$
Premium 440A440C

Shark Fin is an American scissor brand with patented Shear Fit interchangeable finger guards and crane grip handles u...

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SHIHAN shears

SHIHAN

USA $$$$$
Mid-range VG-10ZA-18

Shihan is a USA-based scissor brand launched in 2022 under Saki Shears, offering professional cutting and thinning sh...

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Stay Sharp shears

Stay Sharp

USA $$$$$
Value 440C

Stay Sharp is a US shear retailer and brand est.

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Symphony shears

Symphony

USA $$$$$
Mid-range 440C

Symphony is a US-based scissor brand dating to 1920, handmade in America by the Eickert family with German scissor-ma...

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VIA shears

VIA

USA $$$$$
Mid-range Cobalt AlloyVG-10

VIA is a US scissor line by Sensei Shear Systems (est.

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Washi shears

Washi

USA $$$$$
Mid-range ATS-314VG-10

Washi is an American scissor brand founded in 1988 in Florida, using guaranteed Hitachi Japanese steel across its pro...

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Yoko shears

Yoko

USA $$$$$
Mid-range Cobalt

Yoko is an in-house scissor brand from Nina Inc.

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ZEN MASTER shears

ZEN MASTER

USA $$$$$
Premium VG-10

Zen Master is a US-based scissor brand from Los Angeles with shears handmade by Japanese craftsmen using traditional ...

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