Scissors

thumb|A pair of standard scissors thumb|A video showing scissors being used to cut a piece of card stock Scissors or shears are hand-operated cutting tools that consists of a pair of pivoting blades whose sharpened edges slide firmly against and past each other when the handles (shank) on the opposite side of the pivot are squeezed shut, causing the target material in between the blades to be divided by the combined effort of both cutting and shearing. Scissors are usually used for cutting thin materials such as paper, cardboard, metal foil, cloth, rope and wire, although a large variety of sc

type of scissors for use with plants

thumb|Bypass loppers with double curved blades

general term for scissors used in surgery or operation

scissors specifically designed for cutting hair

Zig Zag scissor for finishing fabric edges