Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
Ashinaga Shears, Intermediate
by Hot Glass Color & Supply (house brand)
Intermediate-grade Ashinaga shears.
Straight shears trim lips and bits. Diamond shears close from four sides to cut gathers cleanly with a small scar. There are also duckbill, casting, and trim shears for specific jobs.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Hot Glass Color & Supply (house brand)
Intermediate-grade Ashinaga shears.
Watanabe Glass Tools
Shears
by Watanabe Glass Tools
Heavy-duty, wide-bite shears after vintage Putsch Czech-style designs. They open wide enough to pick up a beer can.
Cutting Edge Products
Shears
by Cutting Edge Products (Red Hot Metal)
Heavier-duty diamond shears with thick blades that won't flex. They grab a 1" pipe or cut a 2" column of glass, and slots in the profile keep the weight down.
Cutting Edge Products
Shears
by Cutting Edge Products (Red Hot Metal)
Long straight shears for big cuts on large sculptural pieces. They take some forearm strength.
Shears
by Jim Moore Glass Tools
Smaller loops and shorter finger stops than the standard diamond shears, for glassblowers with smaller hands.
Watanabe Glass Tools
Shears
by Watanabe Glass Tools
A modern version of antique American crescent shears. The cut leaves a different finish than diamond shears, and they're good for color bar, bits, and handles.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Hot Glass Color & Supply (house brand)
8" cup shears.
Cutting Edge Products
Shears
by Cutting Edge Products (Red Hot Metal)
Cutting Edge's most popular shears: light, quick-opening diamond shears with a high capacity, designed with Dante Marioni. Good for small hands.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged diamond shears with 110 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged diamond shears with 130 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged diamond shears with 80 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged English-style diamond shears with 80 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged diamond shears with 95 mm blades.
Cutting Edge Products
Shears
by Cutting Edge Products (Red Hot Metal)
Cutting Edge's best-selling trim shears. A curved blade keeps the cut consistent, and a round nose keeps them from snagging.
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Duckbill trim shears with 130 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Duckbill trim shears with 50 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Duckbill trim shears with 80 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Duckbill trim shears with 95 mm blades.
Watanabe Glass Tools
Shears
by Watanabe Glass Tools
English-looking diamond shears with a wider, Putsch-style bite and ergonomic handles that open fully for most hand sizes.
Shears
by Essemce
Multi-purpose diamond shears for cutting handles, stems, and bits. Curved, uncut sections near the tips grip pipes and punties, and the pointed tips work as tweezers.
Watanabe Glass Tools
Shears
by Watanabe Glass Tools
A take on the classic Putsch medium diamond shears, made in D2 tool steel with ergonomic handles.
Shears
by Essemce
General-purpose studio shears for cutting flattened bits and snipping or manipulating hot additions.
Watanabe Glass Tools
Shears
by Watanabe Glass Tools
Large diamond shears blending the Gaio Arturo and Putsch designs.
Cutting Edge Products
Shears
by Cutting Edge Products (Red Hot Metal)
A slightly smaller version of the Big Straight Cut-Off, good for casting and hot sculpting.
Cutting Edge Products
Shears
by Cutting Edge Products (Red Hot Metal)
A slimmed-down cup shear for reaching into tight places, made for Roger Parramore.
Cutting Edge Products
Shears
by Cutting Edge Products (Red Hot Metal)
A lip shear with a short, pointed blade for digging stones or bubbles out of hot glass. It has the Duckbill's cut and action.
Cutting Edge Products
Shears
by Cutting Edge Products (Red Hot Metal)
Cut-off shears for pulling cane and murrine. They're slightly larger than the Big Combo, with the same thick blades and no pipe grabber.
Shears
by Essemce
Sharp, pointed straight shears for pulling out and snipping bubbles from a gather. The longer SH-2 cuts the trail from a ladle or gathering iron cleanly when casting.
Shears
by Essemce
Snub-nosed shears for trimming lips. Blunt tips and slightly curved blades avoid digging in and keep tool marks down.
Cutting Edge Products
Shears
by Cutting Edge Products (Red Hot Metal)
A narrow, light take on the Italian bubble shear for tight spaces. Especially useful for long, hollow Venetian stems.
Shears
by Jim Moore Glass Tools
Full-size diamond shears with large hand loops and finger stops. A solid, very popular shear for cutting gathers.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged thin straight shears with 40 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged thin straight shears with 50 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged straight shears with 100 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged straight shears with 120 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged straight shears with 140 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged straight shears with 160 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged straight shears with 180 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged straight shears with 200 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged straight shears with 60 mm blades.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Shears
by Carlo Donà
Hand-forged straight shears with 80 mm blades.