Scissors are a hand tool used for cutting. It is made up of two steel blades that rotate on a common axis with respect to which the cutting edges are located on one side and the handle on the opposite side. So are hairdressing scissors, tailors scissors, kitchen scissors, electricians scissors …
The handle has finger holes or a spring for easy opening.
The mechanism formed is a typical example of a first-order lever, in which the fulcrum is situated between resistance (resisting effort) and power (motive effort). The arms are joined by a pin and work simultaneously with the lever action exerted on their handles.
There are several types of scissors, whose design depends on the specific application for which they are intended, for example in offices, kitchen, sewing, hairdressing, nursing, surgery or gardening, even with several types for each trade.
It is a tool that was used since the Bronze Age to cut fur and also to cut hair.
The Greeks and Romans also made them as small luxury items, as very luxurious little jewels, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and rhinestones, which were kept in very rich cases.
There are also scissors for cutting and shaping the mustache made of carbon steel by the Italian company GIFAZ.
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