Whiteley’s was founded in 1760 and is now the last industrial scissor-maker in the UK and the oldest scissor smith in the Western world. William Whiteley is a leading producer of industrial and professional scissors and shears, developing cutting solutions to match the latest materials in automotive, aerospace, and many other industries. Each scissor produced by the company is still hand-made, assembled, and tested by craftsmen, using the skill and techniques honed and handed down over centuries.
Made in Sheffield England
Wilkinson 3700T-10LH
Composite Material 10 Inch Shear - Left Hand Sharp Point
Description
Designed to cut through material capable of stopping a bullet in its tracks, the 10” Wilkinson Kevlar Shears are certainly tough.
In the early 1990s, we were approached by a company supplying tools to the manufacturers of Kevlar who were struggling to cut their huge spools of Kevlar which was causing lost production time and wasted fibre. We got straight to it, and after much trial and error, we solved their cutting problem!
Our Kevlar shears were scientifically designed by our directors and even left PhD students at the University of Sheffield stumped as to why and how they cut Kevlar so fantastically.
“Lots of tests were done, with electron micrographs taken of the cutting edges and so on which were very interesting – under the huge magnification, the Kevlar cutting edge looked as if it had been curled back by being bashed with a hammer; the Kevlar sample was ragged and mangled but cut! They couldn’t work out how the scissors cut the Kevlar, so we now call it a black art.”
Great for cutting Kevlar in many applications, including protective clothing, bicycle tyres, mooring lines and racing sails; they certainly make cutting the impossible, possible.
These 10” shears are designed with a long length of cut in mind, ideal for cutting large rolls of Kevlar.
Our proven Teflon coated blades provide superior protection against general wear and tear.
Handmade here in our Sheffield factory, they will arrive packaged in our Signature Whiteley Presentation box with bespoke foam and can be engraved with bespoke marks for an added special touch.
- Kevlar
- Aramid
Overall length: 27.5 x 2.5cm / 10.82 x 0.98in
Length of cut: 13cm / 5.11in
Product weight: 400g / 14.10oz