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Engineer PH-55 Scissors
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Engineer PH-55 Scissors

by Engineer

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Community noted

Scissors from Japanese tool maker Engineer, mentioned as a possible buy-it-for-life alternative to standard household scissors.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

Suggested as a quality option for cutting metal and heavy materials, though the recommender noted they lack decades of personal experience with them.

What redditors say

Recommended on reddit as recently as June 2025

  1. 55
    r/BuyItForLife comment

    Engineer ph-55 are supposed to be good too, but I don't have 30 years of experience with them.

  2. 2
    r/BuyItForLife comment

    Engineer PH-55 scissors

scissors japanese-made hand-tool

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