The types of scissors we are talking about are called shears, the distinction being that shears are generally bigger than scissors. The history of scissor use was first recorded during ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian times. In those days they basically took a flat piece of metal sharpened it and then bent it so that it would have a spring action when used.

Because it was a made from one bent piece of metal it had a spring action quality to it. So when you used them the metal would move back and forth because of this spring like quality. The modern scissors we know of today started in ancient Rome and china. But even though that was available the older spring model scissors were still in use up until the 16th century.

Sometimes shears are also called scissors or vice versa, but in actuality shears a generally bigger and sturdier than scissors. Hence they are used to cut stronger objects. Then there are the typed of sheers that are fixed on the table and operated by using a lever. The lever shears are of course used to cut much tougher materials.

As the hair styling industry took of many different styling tools were invented along the way. One of them that are quite popular nowadays is the thinning sheer. So-called because it is used for thinning thick hair after the main hair cut. It is basically a scissor with comb like blades so as to not to cut all of the hair by passing some of the hair through the gaps or teeth.

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