How The World's Finest Scissors Are Handmade

Thanks for swinging by, it was a pleasure to meet you!

More of these factory visits please Alec.

Ok that was the coolest shop walkthrough yet. Every single station was bespoke and all the dudes working there were grinning with pride. Even the finest craftsmen use percussive finishing.

Just for reference, that pair of scissors are worth over 180$ shows the craftsmanship and hard work behind them. My grandmother, may she rest in peace, used to have a pair of scissors from that company, bought them when she worked as a tailor in the late 50s, and it was the last pair of scissors she ever bought..

The level of obsessive craftsmanship is fantastic. 99% of the world couldn't justify paying the price for tbese scissors, but for people who make their living using them, they are worth every penny.

At 17:35 you can really see the sparkle in his eyes while he's explaining it to you. That's a man who would find it impossible to half-arse his craft.

I'm proud to say I helped resurrect Ernest Wright & Co. years ago on their Kickstarter campaign, and am thrilled to see them growing succesfully. My Turton model and KutRite model kitchen shears are still going strong, and are the finest scissors I've ever had the pleasure of using.

I have a pair of their kitchen shears. I purchased them for my Mom for Mother's Day a few years before she passed away. When she passed, I inherited them back. I will likely pass them on to future generations. They are timeless and are made to incredible quality. I use them multiple times a week.

The gentleman at the beginning of the assembly chapter - I believe he was on another video from Business Insider several years ago that covered the same workshop. He had just started and was just beginning to learn the art of “putting together”. It’s great to see he’s still there and has mastered his craft!

Operating that slackbelt inside grinder is tantamount to playing the piano. The dexterity and bodily coordination required to do it well is otherworldly. What a beautiful, complicated piece of machinery

My Mama was a Piece Worker in South Alabama. She did Piece Work (if you don't know what that is, women would contract to sew up various garments at home in order to make some 'Pin Money', but first they needed a good sewing machine, shears and a bit of training. a lot of women did the work, sewing up hundreds of garments every week paying off their new sewing machines and shears. within a year they had a sewing machine and enough experience to clothe their families), and swore she could sew up anything with her Singer 401 and, her Ernest Wright Shears. She did too. Some of the thinnest gossamer slippery synthetics and silks making some of the most expensive lingerie.She even sewed up wedding dresses and made a few suits for my dad.

please dont under estiamte how much these videos and this series is doing for not only morale but just getting passion out there. incredible stuff - please don't stop exploring great British 'putters' and all the rest

I have watched in awe videos of Japanese masters making a Katana, these guys are on the same level such is the attention to detail and pride they take in their craft. Easily your best video Alec. Thank you.

This was an awesome behind the scenes for Wright. I have several of their scissors and for those of you unaware, this company has been to hell and back over the last several years. The fact they’re still around and making scissors is nothing short of a miracle made possible by the dedicated employees.

I’m fortunate enough to have a few pairs of Sheffield scissors from my grandparents. It’s incredible to see the crafting involved.

My mum, long retired seamstress, has a set of these. Bought back before I was born so now 50 odd years old and still scary sharp! Worked on a similarish grind machine back in the late 90's putting front and rear edges on strip steel rolls, 4 grind stones in a row...no numbers or fancy digital gauges. Crank the angles of the steel coming into the machine with a big wrench, get the feed speed of the steel right, adjust the feed of the stones right and it would run 300m of rolled up blunt steel into a shaving edge within specification without you touching the machine once it was all set.

So happy to be seeing Ernest Wright in my feed. I remember ordering a set of shears from them 10 years ago and getting production updates from Nick Wright every month. Truly wish he could be here to see what it has become.

I have bought three pairs of these scissors and gave two away for gifts. They are truly a work of art.

I have owned a pair of their Turton kitchen shears for years after watching a video talking about this dying industry. At the time, there were only a few craftsman and they were older gentlemen. This video has made me appreciate my scissors even more. Thank you for the video.

Alec, its lovely to hear you are "so excited" it's how my grandchildren speak when taken for an ice cream. "So very excited"