Quartered Steels
High quality Hairdressing and Barbering scissors designed in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Designers and manufacturers of premium japanese hair scissors for the hairdressing and barbering industry
24/09/2026
The handle on your scissor was designed around a decision you never made.
An offset shape lets the thumb sit naturally forward instead of forcing the wrist to reach and compensate all day. It’s not something you notice on the first cut of the morning. It’s something you feel, (or don’t), by the end of a career.
Every Quartered Steels handle is shaped with that longevity in mind.
What’s one change to your setup that’s saved your hands over the years? Drop it below. 👇
19/09/2026
Arching your wrist to reach isn’t technique, it’s strain waiting to happen. A small shift in placement keeps you in control while protecting your body long-term.
What’s one technique tweak that’s changed the game for you? Drop it below. 👇
17/09/2026
Many stylists choose length based on how a scissor looks, not how it fits. That mismatch shows up as strain, extra passes, and less control where it matters most.
The right fit changes how every cut feels.
It comes down to the process, not just the metal.
Cold-forging keeps the steel's internal structure dense and consistent, the reason an edge holds through real, sustained use instead of dulling within weeks.
You don’t just see the difference, you feel it too.
A bob is meant to sit level, the second the head tilts back or to the side mid-cut, unwanted graduation starts building in without you realizing it.
Tilting the head forward allows you to work close to the neck, following the hair’s natural fall for a clean, consistent line from root to tip. What you’re cutting is exactly what the client sees once they sit back up.
Small adjustment. Keeps the whole line clean.
14/09/2026
You’ve been taught to hold scissors wrong. Here’s why.
Arching your wrist to reach isn’t technique, it’s strain waiting to happen. Instead, keep your thumb under the scissor and your wrist straight. It’s a small shift in placement that keeps you in control while protecting your body long-term.
Small adjustments now save you years of compensating later.
What’s one technique tweak that’s changed the game for you? Drop it below. 👇
13/09/2026
One of things we’ve learned while building great scissors for you guys to fall in love with is - Not every scissor we make is a winner.
Sometimes we make pairs that we like but not love and we have to cut them from the range quickly.
We’ve learned this from experience, choosing good manufacturers and testing, testing, testing until both you guys and us, are happy.
And it’s that experience which has helped us last through a pandemic, a recession and huge supply chain issues.
We released this scissor a long time ago and for us, it was too generic, lacked edge retention and wasn’t quite durable enough.
So when you’re choosing a brand to follow, a brand that actually tries hard and doesn’t want to produce the same old same old, you know where to come.
One guideline. Every section after it follows.
Club cutting keeps this s**g consistent from the first section to the last. Once the front pieces are set, that length becomes the guideline, every following section cut straight across to match, front to back.
No guesswork, no drifting off the line. Just a steady, repeatable process that holds the shape together.
Cutting this with the Foundation Scissor, precise enough for beginners, capable enough to trust on a full s**g.
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