Salon · Barber · Apprentice
Cutters, thinners and sets for salon stylists, barbers and apprentices, with straight advice on size, hand and handle.
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Each range has filters for size, hand, handle and price.
Everyday cutters, from 4.5" detail pairs to 7.0" and up.
Blenders and texturisers for taking out weight.
Long 6.5" and 7.0" cutters, plus thinners.
A cutter and a thinner in one order.
Cutters, thinners and sets for left-handers.
Oil, care kits, pouches, holsters and combs.
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One pick each from our range, chosen on size, handle and price. We sell all three and haven't run cutting tests.
Most salon cutting sits at 5.5" or 6.0". Start there, and add a thinner when your cuts need weight taken out.
Ichiro Premium Series: Taiyo VG10 Hair Cutting Scissors
Best for an everyday offset cutter, in 5.5” to 7.0”
Keep in mind: It comes right-handed only.
Go longer for scissor-over-comb. A 6.5" or 7.0" blade covers more of the comb on every pass.
Mina Dark Gem Cutting Scissors
Best for scissor-over-comb on a budget, in 6.5” or 7.0”
A$134.95
View Mina Dark Gem Cutting ScissorsKeep in mind: It's right-handed only, with a flat edge.
Buy one good cutter first. Check your course kit list, then add a thinner when it asks for one.
Ichiro Ergo Apprentice Hair Cutting Scissor
Best for a first cutter under A$200
Keep in mind: Choose the edge your course names: 5.5" convex slice or 6.0" micro-serrated.
Shop the favourites
Ichiro Scissors
4 lengths, 5.5–7.0″
$284.95 Was $419.00
Yasaka Scissors
Hair Cutting & Thinning Scissors Set
$899.00 Was $1299.00
Juntetsu Scissors
5.5, 6.0, 6.5″
$499.00 Was $649.00
Kamisori Shears
4 lengths, 6.0–7.5″
$690.00 Was $849.00
Compare the picks, check your size, then keep the pair cutting well.
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Our picks by budget, hand, handle and length, with the option to choose on each.
Size
How inch sizes work, and what a longer or shorter blade changes.
Care
A quick routine for after every client, plus when to oil the pivot.
Wrong size, wrong hand, a set you don’t need, chasing steel, poor fit, no care budget and an unclear seller: the 7 first-pair mistakes and their fixes.
Straight answers to 20 beginner questions: what size to buy (5.5”), which hand, offset or straight, cutter or set, and what to spend, from A$109.
Ten compact cutters (5.0" to 5.5") and ten longer ones (6.0" to 7.0"): the Ichiko for fringes, the Ichiro Sword for over-comb and more, with prices.
Start at 5.5" if you're not sure. Go to 5.0" or shorter for fringes and close detail, and 6.5" or longer for long sections and scissor-over-comb.
Only when your cuts need weight taken out. Cut the shape with your cutter first, then blend with the thinner.
A longer blade for scissor-over-comb, 6.5" or 7.0", and a shorter cutter for detail around the ears. Our barber range has cutters in both.
Yes: cutters, thinners and sets. A left-handed pair has its blades the other way round, so pick the left-hand option on the product page.
Standard shipping is free on orders over A$89 and A$6 on orders up to A$89. Express is A$9.95. We deliver within Australia.
Tell us within 14 days of delivery. The pair must be unused and complete in its original packaging. You pay return postage, a 10% restocking fee applies and the original delivery charge isn't refunded.
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