Going straight to the source
These factories don’t talk to the “little guy.” They talk to brands with marketing teams and order sheets for hundreds of units, not someone on WhatsApp asking about 10 or 20 sets. I got ignored. Doors shut. More than once. But I pushed again. And again. What finally opened the door was showing that I cared about design and craft — not hype. I sent drawings, notes, pivot specs, blade curves, handle revisions — and explained the idea clearly: A working scissor set, made properly, sold at a fair price.
The result - The Blade Works set
A 7.5” flippable working set, designed from the perspective of both: someone who sharpens, and someone who watches scissors being used all day. Featuring: 440C Japanese stainless steel, True semi-convex working edges, Ball-bearing pivot tension (smooth glide, not floppy or crunchy, like top hairdressers scissors), Balanced weight and comfortable hand feel. No show-grooming swords. No flimsy trainee lengths. Just a proper working size: Straights • Curves • Chunkers • Thinners. £125 for the whole set. (Not £200 for one pair.)
"I want to put an end to what I call the “dog groomers’ tax.”
Kent Blade Works
“When my partner set up as a groomer, the last thing was scissors — and I couldn’t believe the prices. Turns out most big brands just buy catalogue stock, stamp a logo on, and charge triple.
Same spec — 440C Jap steel, ball-bearing pivot, 7.5 flippable — £250–£270 elsewhere, £125 here."