Keiun Half Damascus Narrow Blade Cutting Scissors

Description

This Keiun is a half-Damascus build — stainless-steel and cobalt-alloy layers patterned across the blade, so you get the rippled Damascus look with the strength of a cobalt edge, hand-forged in Sanjo, Japan. The defining feature is the narrow blade: a slim profile that drops into tight detail work, point cutting and close around-the-ears precision more easily than a wide blade can. A guard-tempering treatment hardens the cutting edge for longer life, and the convex grind keeps each pass clean. Offered in 5.5 and 6.0 inches, it is a detail-cutter’s scissor that happens to be genuinely beautiful.

Features

• Half Damascus steel construction
• Stainless steel and cobalt alloy layers
• Narrow blade profile
• Guard-tempering treatment
• Hand-forged in Sanjo, Japan
• Half Damascus pattern finish
• Sizes: 5.5”, 6.0”

Professional Opinion

“The narrow blade is what makes this one worth singling out — it gets into tight detail and point work with a control a wider blade cannot match, and the cobalt-cored half-Damascus edge, guard-tempered, holds up well through that fine cutting. It is a detail specialist first. Honest limitation: it is a premium piece, and the slim blade is less suited to heavy bulk removal or long blunt sections, so it works best alongside a wider everyday pair rather than as your only scissor. For precise, detailed cutting it is a lovely, serious tool, not a novelty.”