Shears

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.

Examples include:

• 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 -

See also: Shears, Corrugated galvanised iron, Jaws of Life, Lever, Pinking shears, Scissors, Shear, Tool, Wool