Shears
From Free net encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 16:42, 22 February 2006 MFH (Talk | contribs) + de:Schere, + links poultry shears / kitchen shears - food preparation utensil. - I think Cat:Gardening tools is too specific ! ← Previous diff |
Current revision MFH (Talk | contribs) + de:Schere, + links poultry shears / kitchen shears - food preparation utensil. - I think Cat:Gardening tools is too specific ! |
Current revision
A pair of shears is any scissors-type tool of relatively large size. Like scissors, shears combine slightly offset jaws to cut material through physical shear, and combine this with levers to apply a considerable shear force. Shears are usually intended for cutting much heavier material than scissors though.
- pinking shears - for cutting cloth with an edge which will not fray
- pruning shears - for cutting light tree branches
- grass shears - for trimming grass
- tin snips - for cutting light sheet metal or corrugated galvanised iron
- Jaws of Life (hydraulic cutters) for cutting heavy sheet metal
- wool shears - for collecting wool from an animal's fleece
- poultry shears / kitchen shears - a food preparation utensil.