Now booking from November 2026

Scissor Technology

A 50-minute masterclass on the tool you use every day and were never taught about. Delivered in person by Dan Wild — barber first, and founder of Quartered Steels.

Your team or your learners will be able to pick up any scissor, from any maker, and know whether it is right for them.

  • Steel and hardness (HRC) — what the box really tells you
  • Bevel vs convex edges, and what “blunt” actually is
  • Handles and fit — protecting thumbs, wrists and shoulders
  • Thinners, tooth counts and matching scissors to hair type
  • Care, disinfecting mistakes, and the 7 questions to ask before buying
  • Live demos, quiz rounds and a team Scissor Showdown

For salons, barbershops, colleges, academies and prison education teams.

£195per session in Northern Ireland
UK & IrelandWe travel anywhere — travel quoted on request

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Inside the session

What your team will learn

Real slides from the masterclass. Every module is visual, hands-on and broken up with quiz rounds — nobody sits through a lecture.

Module 02 · Hardness

How hard is hard? Meet HRC

HRC is the Rockwell C hardness scale. A diamond tip is pressed into the steel — the shallower the dent, the harder the steel, the higher the number.

52–55

Budget & craft scissors

56–58

Student & entry level

59–61

Professional workhorse

62–64

Premium & powder steels

65+

Rare in scissors — too brittle

← Softer: tougher, easy to sharpen, but dulls sooner.

Harder → holds an edge longer, but chips more easily and costs more.

01

Read any scissor box

Steel, hardness and HRC explained in plain English — so a number on a box finally means something, and marketing waffle stands out a mile.

Module 02 · Under the microscope

What “blunt” actually looks like

A scissor edge is single-sided: a flat inner face (left) meets one ground outer face (right).

Sharp

Flat face and ground face meet at a fine point. Cuts without pushing.

Rolled

The fine edge bends over. Hair slips and folds.

Chipped

Pieces of the edge break away. Hair snags and tears.

02

See what “blunt” really is

Magnified edge diagrams show the difference between a sharp, rolled and chipped edge — and why the wrong sharpener can ruin a scissor for good.

Module 04 · Fit

The 30-second fit check

1

Ring finger in the finger ring — not your middle finger.

2

Little finger resting on the finger rest (tang).

3

Only the tip of your thumb in the thumb ring.

4

Open and close: only your thumb should move.

5

Rings too big? Ask for ring inserts to snug them up.

6

Elbow lifting? Try an offset or swivel handle.

03

The 30-second fit check

Everyone does it live with a scissor in hand: how to hold it, what should move, and the handle shapes that protect thumbs, wrists and shoulders.

50 minutes6 modulesQuiz rounds throughoutTeam Scissor ShowdownHands-on with real scissors
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