SWISSORS Ergonomic Scissors - Swiss Made by Wenger Start Price USD 199.95 Current Price USD 199.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 199.95 Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, October 05, 2008 End Time Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Location Alexandria, VA See more about 'SWISSORS Ergonomic Scissors - Swiss Made by Wenger' Description SWISSORS® Ergonomic Scissors (Shears) Loyal customers worldwide say:   "Cuts fabric like it's butter."Threads Magazine raves:    "The Rolls Royce of scissors."Sandra Betzina says:   "I included your scissors in an article I wrote on Christmas gifts   for the sewer. Your product is exceptional!"Ergonomic design reduces required hand pressure by 50-75%:   Fatigue and stress reduced for arthritis and repetitive motion injury   sufferers.Precise control and cutting:   Cotton, silk, leather, linen, denim, suede, wool, tapestry, felt,   canvas, upholstery. Patented high tech engineering:   Features replaceable blades the user can change in a minute.Quality manufactured in Switzerland:   Wenger, maker of Genuine Swiss Army Knife.Award winning design:   DesignPreis (Switzerland), MITI Good Design Award (Japan). Unique gift:   Executive, CEO, board, donor, graduate, seamstress, designer,   tool/gadget lover.Loyal SWISSORS® Customers:   Cirque du Soleil      Design studio, Montreal, Quebec, Canada   Sandra Betzina      PowerSewing.com & HGTV's "Sew Perfect"   Polo Ralph Lauren      Design studio, New York City   VF Corporation      Lee & Wrangler Jeans   Cheshire Bespoke Tailoring      Saville Row, London, UK   Givenchy Couture      Design salon, Paris, France   Micaela Larisch - Design Lda.      Ballet & theatre costumes, Leça da Palmeira, Portugal   Glen Raven, Inc.      Sunbrella Outdoor Fabrics   Dottie's Sewing Shop      Marine fabricator, Leesburg, NJ   Select Comfort      Bedding design and fabrication   Marjorie's Curtains      Victoria, Australia   Boeing      Aerospace & Marine applications   Skandia Incorporated      Aircraft interiors   Unitech Composites, Inc.      Space Shuttle project   Porsche      Automotive design, Germany   Mercedes Benz      Automotive design, Germany Product Overview SWISSORS® is a Swiss-made tool, featuring technology not seen before in scissors – more uniform blade pressure throughout the cut and replaceable, titanium nitride-coated blades. With SWISSORS, only the upper blade moves, while the lower blade rests flat on the user’s work surface. Cuts are long since blade pressure remains nearly constant from blade base to tip. SWISSORS® ergonomic design reduces required hand pressure from 50 to 75 percent versus conventional scissors.SWISSORS® replaceable blade inserts enable users to continue their job with a simple blade change without purchasing new scissors or incurring downtime for sharpening. SWISSORS blade inserts are available in two varieties: plain-edge for most fabrics and materials, and micro serrated for slippery (silk, polyester) or high performance synthetic materials (Kevlar ®, Spectra ®, fiberglass and carbon). Easily installed, SWISSORS blade inserts are held in place by a single screw. SWISSORS® unique functionality has won acclaim and design competition awards in both Switzerland and Japan. The award-winning tool is manufactured by Wenger Cutlery Works SA, manufacturers of  Genuine Swiss Army Knife, and is sold worldwide by precisionSWISS.Advanced Technology and Features SWISSORS® utilize a four-bar linkage mechanism and striking cantilevered design, built around four precision needle bearings. The design affords the user ultra-smooth leverage, requiring 50% to 70% less peak hand pressure to operate than conventional shears. This may reduce the risks of repetitive motion injuries.SWISSORS® blades are made from the world's finest, high tech materials: a high-grade, rust-resistant, hardened Swedish steel, coated with Titanium Nitride (TiN). The Titanium Nitride coating provides a much harder edge than plain steel, and wear resistance that is ten to twenty times greater.SWISSORS® bottom blade does not move, enabling tool to rest flat against the user's work surface. Only the upper blade moves. This is a huge advantage for those who are cutting fabric, leather, molded compounds, reinforced plastics and thin metals.SWISSORS® design provides the user with nearly uniform blade pressure throughout the cut. Cutting pressure at the end / tip of the blades, is approximately the same as that found at the beginning / base of the blade, providing the user with a longer usable cut.SWISSORS® blade inserts are replaceable, a distinct advantage in a high-demand or high-wear environment. A single screw holds each blade in place.SWISSORS® blade inserts are available in two types. Plain edge is well-suited to general purpose cutting with a broad variety of materials. Super serrated blade inserts are better-suited for slippery materials, such as silk and polyester, as well as Kevlar, Fiber Glass, Carbon and other high performance technical fibers. Both blade types are easily installed by the user.SWISSORS® blade-to-blade pressure is easily modified by the user through a single set-screw adjustment.SWISSORS® offer a handsome, striking new design, having won design awards in Europe and Japan.SWISSORS® are manufactured in Switzerland by the renowned Wenger Cutlery Works SA, one of the two manufacturers of Swiss Army Knife.SWISSORS® are made from the finest materials available, and designed for demanding, precision cutting and long product life. Cutting Edge Technologies AG, our Swiss partner, has made NO compromises when selecting materials and component vendors for this product.Background SWISSORS® was developed by renowned Swiss scientist and engineer, Dr. Slobodan Tepic.  Dr. Tepic earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Cr. Tepic served for 13 years as senior researcher and product developer at the AO/ASIF Research Institute in Davos, Switzerland.  AO/ASIF Foundation is supported by Synthes Group, world leader in the field of surgical instruments and orthopedic implants (replacement hips, knees, pins, screws nails, plates).SWISSORS® was designed through need for a high precision, advanced orthopedic cutting tool.SWISSORS® is widely regarded as the finest scissors in the World – an ergonomic masterpiece, offering truly unique features not found on any other shears. Place a Bid!