How do you decide which shear to buy? These 3 personalities of cutting will help you select the correct shear for your basic style cutting.
Before you begin, first, measure your thumb length from the crease to the tip and add this to the length of your middle finger. This will give you the ideal length for your shears.
Gorilla Cutter
You hold your shears with a tight grip in a thumb up position. The back of your hand is facing your client and the palm is toward you. You probably tend to feel tension in your shoulders and hands. You also have one or more of these characteristics:
You push your fingers far into the finger holes.
You may be a lefty who cuts with right handed shears.
Your hand strength is unusually strong.
You often cut through thick layers of very coarse hair.
Choose a cast shear with an even handle such as Bonika Silk A Models 5", 5.5", or 6".
Smaller hands like the Silk A5. Larger hands like the Bonika Momma.
Or choose a Bonika Twister which will force you to cut with a more relaxed hand even in a thumb-up position Twister Models.
The Gorilla cutters also like the slightly offset handle and beautiful color of the Kaleidoscope and the Disco or the forced controlled feel of the Trifangle.
Lion Cutter
You hold your shears with a tight grip but usually in a thumb down or palm-to-palm position. You may also have one or more of these characteristics:
You push your fingers far into the finger holes.
You may be lefty who cuts with right handed shears.
Your hand strength is unusually strong.
You often cut through thick layers of very coarse hair.
Choose a shear with extra strong steel and an offset handle especially if you cut a lot of curly, coarse or dry hair; choose the one with the Bonika Tip such as Bonika International Models.
The Bonika Silk offsets also work well for a "Lion Cutter" Bonika Silk D Models and the Mystic Shears.
Lion cutter also loves innovative shears like the Stackers.
Eagle Cutter
You hold your shears in a light, relaxed, thumb down grip cutting more by moving your thumb rather than with your whole hand. You may also have one or more of these characteristics:
You tend to slide cut and texturize a lot.
You find you can't understand how other stylists can tolerate the condition of their shears.
You like to collect a lot of shears and feel comfortable switching shears.
You may be a platform artist or an educational instructor.
If you are left-handed you use true left-handed shears.
If you want to cut with ultimate freedom and flexibility choose: Bonika Silk Twister or Bonika International Twisters.
Eagle cutters love the Fishbone Shear.
For ultimate control select Bonika ProMasters
If you are left handed select Bonika Lefty or Bonika Twister Lefty
The Bonika Classic is the ultimate for the Eagle Cutter and was designed specifically for the discriminating eagle cutter.
If you have arrived at the level of cutting to use only the best shear then the Shoto Shear is for you.
If you need additional help in selecting shears, call or email us.
