Scissors and Shears
 I only own one pair of Chris Christensen - Zone - Trimming Shear, Blunted & Fillistered 5.5" because I used to bring Clayden to a groomer for his beauty regime. And so I only needed a pair of small scissors for touch-up or for trimming the tiny knots around his private area or for trimming my cats' furry poopy butts  Unfortunately this groomer got into a car accident recently and hurt her wrist and she will be out of commission for a long time. With Kahlua joining the family and her need to get trimmed frequently, I know I have to start learning to take care of this area on my own  I am looking to start by getting two more pairs of scissors for my basic grooming need. I would like to get a really good quality one, so I really cannot buy too many at a time. So here is my questions...  Which 3 pairs of scissors you absolutely must have in your grooming collection? What is the difference between curved tooth and straight tooth? What do you use texturize scissors for? Are they same as thinning scissors? I am happy with that one pair of CC scissors I owned, so I am planning to get two more from CC but are there other brands I should look at? As always, thanks for all your guidance  |
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| 1. Geib Gator 10" curved shears 2. Geib Gator 8-1/2" straight shears 3. Kenchii 5-Star 44-tooth thinning shears Did you mean curved blades rather than teeth? The curved blades are great for trimming OES butts and feet especially. You can use a straight shears but have to take much smaller 'bites' to get a nice clean curve. There are a lot more rounded areas on an OES than there are straight lines. The shorted bladed straight shears are good for trimming the legs column-straight. Thinners are also called texturizing shears or blending shears. If they're really largely spaced teeth they can even be called chunking shears. If you get too much space between the teeth your groom won't look as smooth. I like the 44-46 tooth for an even finish. Whatever you decide on it's always best to try the fit of the shears in your hand first. |
| I use all straight for body trimming - it's just the way I was taught. Any decent 8.5 inch should get you the cutting ability you need. Mine is a brand not made much anymore - older one - C-MON, and I got LeAnne a Geib Gator - I think it was the offset one. I also love my little blunt curved-blade scissors for trimming pads and in little places. I had temporarily lost it, so it wasn't in the picture (below)  I have a thinner that I rarely use - pictured - a Kashi I was taught to use the stripper/ ripper instead. little gray and white tool on the right-  |
| 1. oster chunkers (give a lovely natural finish, there like thinners but with bigger teeth) 2. gieb croc 8" 3. 8" curved scissors i have a bit of a scissor fettish going on at the moment, and i have way too many pairs but these ones are the ones i love best. well till i go crufts and buy lots more  |
| i must be dum are curved scissors really carved ?   |
silversasha1 wrote: i must be dum are curved scissors really carved ? LOL - no, you're not dumb! Yes, curved scissors are really curved. I don't have them, so I can't show you a picture. |
got sheep wrote: I use all straight for body trimming - it's just the way I was taught. Any decent 8.5 inch should get you the cutting ability you need. Mine is a brand not made much anymore - older one - C-MON, and I got LeAnne a Geib Gator - I think it was the offset one. I also love my little blunt curved-blade scissors for trimming pads and in little places. I had temporarily lost it, so it wasn't in the picture (below) I have a thinner that I rarely use - pictured - a Kashi I was taught to use the stripper/ ripper instead. little gray and white tool on the right- What do you call the thing far right ? a de-matting comb?  Anyway... does it the same thing as this one ? Or is yours better ?  |
| They are similar purpose tools. However the one you pictured would remove a lot more hair, and cut more hair, is my guess. I use mine for subtle shaping - to remove hair under the neck and upper chest, down the outer shoulders. It pulls out undercoat mostly and lets the remaining hair lay more flat. |
If you find any of the gray de-matting tools like that, grab them up. That company no longer makes them.  There are some knock-offs out there but I've never found anything as good as the gray ones like in Dawn's photo. |
Here's a 10" curved shears: and a 7-1/2" curved shears:  |
| i hate them long dematting tools. they scare me!! i much prefer the smaller ones as in the first picture with the 5 blades or whatever you personally prefer. i have tried the longer ones then gave them away. the small ones are much more practical[/quote] the one on the far right! |
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