Paper Hanger 12″

$177.95

Availability: Available on back-order

Attention

We are currently in the process of making a batch of this model, and some of the units being produced are still available to backorder. We expect the batch to be finished within 10 weeks, after which point the backorders can be fulfilled. This timescale should be taken as a conservative estimate, not a guarantee, as our production is limited and subject to change due to external factors.

MADE IN SHEFFIELD

Paperhanging is the art of hanging wallpaper. This trade has been practiced masterfully by British paper hangers for centuries – you’ll see their work everywhere from stately homes with hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper, to contemporary small businesses with bespoke interiors.

Made from 1980s blanks, our Paper Hanger scissors will help professional and enthusiast paperhangers cut wallpaper clean and true.

The blades are long and straight, and they produce long, straight cuts to match. This is particularly important in paperhanging, where sections of wallpaper must be cut to perfectly fit the wall, and patterns on the wallpaper need to be matched accurately between sections of wallpaper. The blades of these scissors will lie flush on the surface of a trestle table – an essential attribute for paperhanging.

More than just a wallpaper scissor, the 12″ Paper Hanger can be used for all sorts of paper crafts, from collage to garland-making. The scissors’ precisely tensioned blades cut cleanly along their full length, without chewing or crumpling the paper.

DETAILS

Type: Paper craft scissors / Paperhangers / Crafts
Use: Decorators, artisan, creative craft, cutting paper / wallpaper, paper craft
Total length: 12″ / 30.48 cm
Blade length: 6.7″ / 17.0 cm
Weight: 315 g
Material: Hot drop forged high quality carbon steel,
for long-life precision edge retention
Finish: Hand polished
Packaging: Handmade leather pouch

Working with vintage blanks

As a traditional scissors company with over 100 years of history, we enjoy privileged access to vintage scissors blanks and designs – not only from our own collection, but also from the private collections of generous scissors-lovers in Sheffield and beyond. The blanks may have been forged decades ago, and remained in safe storage ever since.

In some cases, we can directly use vintage blanks and turn them into newly crafted scissors or shears. Or, we take an antique blank or technical drawings, and have new tooling, dies and forgings made so that we can reintroduce the pattern. The 12″ Paper Hanger is one such example, made possible by our discovery of a cache of original 1980s blanks at Kutrite Works.

When we identify a type of vintage scissors blank that seems like a good candidate for reintroduction, we need to take some special steps to restore the pattern to production. First we assess demand for the relevant type of scissors or shears. If the appetite is there among our customers, then we can set to work on solving potential problems during crafting. Each pattern has particular requirements, and each type of blank has its own tolerances for processes such as hardening and smithing. The putters put their heads together and devise a workable plan for bringing the vintage pattern back to life.

Using vintage blanks helps us to ensure many of our patterns of scissors and shears remain true to the standards and design principles of scissors-making’s bygone golden age. The scissors in your hand are an unlikely story that was decades in the making.