wick shears/cotton cutters/rayon reapers

[the wind]

these work well. 6 in. Utility Shears.

 

[Moezso]

I see I'm not the only one that likes to use too much tool for his rebuilding.

Quality snips for a quality rebuildable life.

I use these as well. I believe they're called IT snips (at least they were where I bought them). Had them for years, super handy, they'll cut damn near anything.

 

[suprtrkr]

I have a set of Wiss brand 3" blade scissors. They work so well, I never thought about how well they work until I saw this post.

 

[SteveS45]

I never thought about cutting soft cotton to be a problem and I just used the nearest pair of scissors in my reach.

 

[bwh79]

I've tried a few styles of Scissors for cutting Cotton. And I think Surgical Scissors with one Micro-Serrated Edge work the best.

Super Cut Operating Scissors Blunt-Blunt 5.5", Pack of 2, Surgical Instruments | eBay

Yes! I got a pair of these off Amazon and they chop right through big thick wads of wick with no slipping or pulling. I'm not yet sold on the curved-blades version I got though, kind of wishing I had got the straight ones. But the micro-serrated edge ("super-cut sharpness") is definitely where it's at!

 

[zoiDman]

Yes! I got a pair of these off Amazon and they chop right through big thick wads of wick with no slipping or pulling. I'm not yet sold on the curved-blades version I got though, kind of wishing I had got the straight ones. But the micro-serrated edge ("super-cut sharpness") is definitely where it's at!

Yeah... that Micro-Serrated edge is Very Hard to Beat.

I have a couple Different Sizes in both Straight and Curved. But for Chopp'n Cotton, the Straight ones I listed I think work the Best.