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News, craft & technique
Straight talk on steel, technique and the tools of the trade β written by the people who make them, for the people who live behind the chair.
No. 02 Buying Guide
Your first professional shears shape your habits for years. What to look for, what to avoid, and why a matched cutting-and-thinning pair is the smartest way to start.
No. 03 Care & Edge
Split ends two weeks after a fresh cut? The problem might be in your hand, not your technique. Five causes of scissor damage, how to spot each one, and the fix.
No. 04 Technique
Structure or softness? When to cut a clean, heavy line, when to break it up with the tips β and how the right shear makes both techniques easier.
βI wanted shears that felt like a luxury β without a luxury price. So we made them.β
Dan Wild Β· Founder
No. 05 Technique
They look alike on the trolley and do completely different jobs in the hand. How thinners, texturisers and slicing shears work β and when each one earns its place in your kit.
No. 06 The Steel
440C, VG10, cobalt alloy β what the letters on your blade actually mean, what Rockwell hardness tells you, and exactly which steel sits in every Quartered Steels series.
No. 07 Care & Edge
Thirty seconds after every client, one drop of oil a day, a two-minute check each week. The care routine that keeps a professional shear cutting like new for years.
No. 08 Care & Edge
The honest answer is βbefore you noticeβ. Five signs your edge is going, what wears it down, and why a proper service every six months costs less than you think.
No. 09 Buying Guide
Your handle decides where your elbow lives for the next twenty years. Straight, offset, crane and swivel explained β with the one-minute mirror test that tells you which is yours.
No. 10 Buying Guide
Blenders, refiners, reverse thinners and debulkers β what each one actually does, how to read tooth count and blade design, and which Quartered Steels thinner belongs in your kit.
No. 11 Buying Guide
Same steel, different jobs. Why barbers and hairdressers reach for different lengths, edges and handles β and the Quartered Steels shears built for each chair.
No. 12 Buying Guide
Length, edge, handle and steel β the four decisions that separate a shear you tolerate from one you never want to put down. A straight-talking guide from our bench in Belfast.
No. 13 Industry
Texture is back, the barberβsalon line is blurring, and stylists are finally taking their own bodies seriously. Six shifts weβre seeing from the chair β and what they mean for your kit.
No. 14 Buying Guide
One shear can do a haircut. Three shears can do it beautifully. Our founder on cutting, detailing and texturing β and why the edge on your blade changes everything.
No. 15 From the Founder
Why a stylist from Belfast started making shears β and the three promises behind every pair we make. A letter from our founder, Dan Wild.
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Three series, honest steel: X Series in AG-16 Cobalt Alloy, Master in VG10, Foundation in 440C. Every pair built to make cutting feel good again.
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