Tom, You are right about using the serrated scissors for cutting hair. I might add, the serrations keep the hair from slipping as you close the scissors blades. The hair gets caught by the serrations and stay in place on the blade. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 02/01/2002 7:53:02 AM Pacific > Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > >> >> are these surgical sissors serrated? > > ABSOLUTELY not! A serrated edge is usually not > needed to cut the kinds of tissue these scissors > are used for. In flytying, the serrated > scissors are best used for cutting hair. Why? > Because you can wear out your "regular" scissors > if you use them for cutting to much hair. One > of the things that makes a good pair of fly > tying scissors is the ability to work close in, > very fine work, all the action/function in the > last 1 to 2 millimeters of the tips. >
