With four children in the house, it's not uncommon for my wife's and my own useful implements to go missing. This has happened to my wife's favorite pair of scissors, a sharp, smooth-handled eight-inch pair that cut a nice clean line with little effort.

So I'm thinking of replacing them for her as a Christmas gift, but I want to get her a really good pair... something that one of our kids might inherit one day.

So who makes a really good pair of scissors? I want them to be sharp, durable, smooth-handling and capable of cutting a clean, straight line in cloth or paper. I don't mind spending a little money on them. I'm not really interested in Fiskars... no plastic, thanks.

I figured if anyone knew, it would be y'all.

Thanks in advance,

-AaronB

Never cut paper with your 'good' pair. Paper will dull a good edge quicker that anything. Go to a fabric store..that is where the good ones are. Buy a halfvast pair for paper.

Look here for some ideas:

http://www.garrettwade.com/category.asp?c=12403

You may be able to find them cheaper, since GW is just a reseller.

A good sharpening rod systems isn't a bad idea either, in case you're shopping for yourself, and makes scissor/pruner/tool sharpening a lot easier.

My ex was a stylist and she took hers with her when she left. Best dammed scissors ive ever seen but it was death if i got caught using them.