Just This Once, Pay Attention to Scissors
People rarely consider scissors until they get a bum pair. With Fiskars’ PowerArc clippers, you may never think about them again.
Fiskars PowerArc Easy Action tin snips.
Photographer: Joanna McClure for Bloomberg Businessweek
Scissors have been around for thousands of years, but there hasn’t been much innovation in the category since the days of King George III, when English entrepreneur Robert Hinchliffe produced the first pair made of cast steel. That changed last year when Fiskars introduced its PowerArc Easy Action 13-inch tin snips ($50). Its patent-pending curved blade is angled for up to 40 percent more power, and the oversize loops—one of them open—are even roomy enough to use with thick gloves.
• Klein Tools’ industrial high-leverage shears have one serrated edge for better grip, but the $26 pair comes armed with only an 8-inch blade.