My late mom had a factor about scissors (and all desk necessities, for that matter). And I’ve inherited her obsession; my most up-to-date extravagance was a pair of razor sharp stainless Tres Claveles kitchen scissors made by hand in a workshop in Solsona, Spain, close to Barcelona, the place the Pallarès household has been making knives and blades since 1917.
So I took be aware after I got here throughout Ciselier in Canada, which describes itself as “the first-ever firm based to foster and promote appreciation for high-quality scissors and the heritage artwork of scissor-making.” Based by journalists Maggie Fox and David Thomas, Ciselier is dedicated to “preserving the artwork of high-quality scissor-making alive,” because the couple says. “The overwhelming majority of family scissors are of poor high quality, mass-produced at a really low value: disposable merchandise. Nevertheless, there are workshops, scattered all over the world in communities traditionally related to sword- and blade-making, that proceed to make use of time-tested forging, stamping, sprucing, and hand-assembly strategies to provide merchandise supposed to final a lifetime.”
Right here’s a take a look at their choices, which embrace kitchen, embroidery and stitching, workplace, and left-handed scissors:
N.B. Based on Ciselier, “Our choice is proscribed, and our small portions mirror the time required to provide high-quality scissors.”
For extra on the artwork of cutlery, see:
Equipment: Workplace Scissor Roundup
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