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Kouho Hair Cutting Shears

Kouho Hair Cutting Shears are becoming popular world wide. Shear models like the X-Series, ARX, AND SX Series and others that have the stylist in mind use cutting edge technology and wold class craftsmanship.Their attention to detail and finish are of the highest quality. Kouho Shears are designed with the highest grade materials . Each shear is manufactured in Japan,  and finished with high grade Stainless Steel, Cobalt and Sintered Steel alloys. Every shear is a remarkable product that gives high end performance. We are very pleased to offer Kouho Hair Cutting Shears to our customers.

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Kouho ARB Professional Hair Cutting Scissor

KOUHO ARB Professional Hair Cutting Scissor is made with Sintered Super High Speed Power Gold steel with Cobalt Alloy which begins out in a power form then is injected under high pressure to obtain an extremely high quality steel free from impurities and a very high hardness which gives a powerful and exact cut . It has an excellent balance and  a very solid feel in your hand. The opening and closing of this shear is effortless, and the performance is as well.  This is nearly the same shear as the DUR 6.0" but the ARB 6.2 is slightly wider in the ride area of the tension control. If you look closely at the enlarged image  this can be picked up. This gives even more power and solid feel We have many happy customers who have take the step up to this level of quality and are happy they did.   For Advanced Stylists  Highly Recommended ( Kouho ARB is No Longer Available )
$999.00
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Kouho ARX DUR Professional Hair Cutting Scissor

KOUHO ARX DUR  Professional Hair Cutting Scissors are made with Sintered Super High Speed Power Gold Steel with Cobalt Alloy which begins out in a power form then is injected under high pressure to obtain an extremely high quality steel free from impurities and a very high hardness which gives a powerful and exact cut . It has an excellent balance and  a very solid feel in your hand. The opening and closing of this shear is effortless, and the performance is as well. Kouho ARX DUR is designed with a internal bearing system to reduce friction for smooth cutting. We have many happy customers who have take the step up to this level of quality and are happy they did.   For Advanced Stylists  Highly Recommended. Kouho ARX DUR is No Longer Available 
$949.00 $875.00
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Kouho ARX Professional Hair Cutting Scissor

Kouho ARX Professional Hair Cutting Scissor fits your fingers very well with its anatomical thumb, giving any stylist great control, while cutting with great power. Designed with High Grade Cobalt Alloy Steel, the tension control system has an internal click Ball Bearing. This reduces friction allowing for smooth cutting with less thumb pressure, and no hand fatigue. Kouho ARX has a permanent finger rest, and points are fine.The ARX comes with our highest recommendation. Kouho ARX is Not Available 

$849.00
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Kouho ARX DLC Professional Hair Cutting Scissor

Kouho ARX DLC Professional Hair Cutting Scissor features a Diamond like coating This Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating is formed through the electric acceleration and collision of  molecules of carbon as they decompose through high vacuum spark plasma, and the energy created as the temperature of the collision of the molecules reaches tens of thousands of degrees Celsius, and it is only under these high-temperatures and high pressure conditions that a crystal structure of hardness similar to that of a diamond can be produced. Kouho unique efficiency of their DLC Coated scissors lies in their durability, and unrivaled by other types of cobalt or Titanium coated scissors, as well as in their smooth and comfortable cutting power. The ARX DLC features all the same features of the ARX with bearing tension, and convex edge. This ARX- DLC has the unique DLC Coating. Kouho ARX DLC is No Longer Available 
$985.00
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Kouho BX Barber Style Hair Scissor

The Kouho Barber style hair scissor is designed with high grade stainless steel for smooth cutting and solid feel. Kouho BX Barber style handle has permanent finger rest. If you seek a high grade smooth cutting barber style shear this Kouho BX is it. Excellent performance can be expected with this Kouho Scissor. Click Tension adjustment is easy with key that is included. A Barber's Dream 
Kouho Barber BX is No Longer Available 
$699.00
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Kouho SX Professional Hair Cutting Scissor

Kouho SX Series scissor has become very popular. More power than a traditional stainless steel handle, it has a great feel. Designed with a convex edge and traditional offset handle using a superior Hitachi gold Stainless Steel. Tension control screw has built-in Ball Baring to reduce friction and needed thumb pressure required to cut. The brilliant craftsmanship make Kouho a favorite scissor of ours. A must own tool - you will not be disappointed. Kouho SX is No longer Available.
$699.00
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Kouho VX Professional Hair Cutting Scissor

Kouho VX hair cutting shear designed with high grade stainless steel, and bearing tension. The Kouho VX will give you a light cut feel and extra reach with long handles. This long handle design gives more leverage and will increase the power at the tips of the shear. VX is designed with just a slight offset for comfort and blade is slightly wider than the SX for added power. Tension is an internal click and shear comes with a Key for tension adjustment. This VX Kouho shear gives excellent hair cutting performance. Kouho VX is No Longer Available 

$699.00
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Kouho WZ Professional Hair Cutting Scissor

Kouho WZ Professional Hair Cutting Scissor cut with both power, and great precision. High Grade Japanese Stainless Steel, and designed with a bearing tension system to reduce friction. Kouho WZ is fitted with a sculpted attached finger rest for comfort, and has a similar look, and feel to that of the KOUHO SX series except the WZ is designed with shorter shanks or handles. This will give greater control. 
Kouho WZ is No Longer Available.
$725.00
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Kouho X Series Professional Hair Cutting Scissor

Kouho X Series is special, extremely sharp, with a convex edge, medium weight with a solid feel. It powers through thick sections of hair yet maintains a light touch, and feel.The molded attached finger rest has five times more touching area than that of a normal finger rest for the stylist to place their finger. This gives the stylist added stability and control, and aid in any type of free hand cutting. A high quality bearing is built into the tension screw reducing friction, and giving a smoother cut while using less thumb pressure, and less hand fatigue.  Kouho X Series is designed with a fine point for detail cutting. Highest quality Super Gold Stainless Steel. Kouho X Series is No Longer Available.
$725.00
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Kouho X-series DLC Professional Hair Cutting Scissor

Kouho-X Series DLC Professional Hair Cutting Scissor has  the benefits of Kouho X-series but with DLC Coating Made with Cobalt Alloy Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) is formed through the collision of electric acceleration. The energy created with the excited molecules of carbon as they are decomposed through high vacuum are spark plasma. The temperature of the collision of molecules reaches tens of thousands of degrees Celsius. It is only under these high-temperatures and high pressure conditions that a crystal structure of a hardness similar to that of a diamond can be produced. The unique efficiency of Kouho's unique DLC-coated scissors lies in their durability, unrivaled by existing types of Cobalt or Titanium-coated scissors, as well as their smooth and comfortable cutting power. The Kouho X DLC also has an Ball Bearing Tension system to reduce friction, and allow user to cut with less thumb pressure.
$1,699.00
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Kouho X-Series Wing Cobalt Professional Hair Cutting Scissor

Kouho-X Series Wing Cobalt Professional Hair Cutting Scissor is a special scissor like the X Series but designed with high quality Cobalt Alloy Steel. Smoother than the X Series and very sharp, with convex edge and a medium weight scissor with a solid feel.  It powers through thick sections of hair yet maintains a light touch, and feel.The molded attached finger rest has five times more touching area than that of a normal finger rest for the stylist to place their finger. This gives the stylist added stability and control, and aid in any type of free hand cutting. A high quality bearing is built into the tension screw reducing friction, and giving a smoother cut while using less thumb pressure, and less hand fatigue.  Kouho X Series Wing Cobalt is designed with a fine point for detail cutting. Highest quality Cobalt Alloy Steel.
Kouho-X Series Wing Cobalt is No Longer Available.

 
$1,399.00
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Kouho XK-AR Professional Dry Hair Cutting Scissor

The KOUHO XK-AR Professional Dry Hair Cutting shear has a bamboo style tapered blade, is smooth with a solid and powerful cut. Balance is perfect as it feels like a extension of your hand its handles are fitted with an anatomical thumb ring for comfort. The XK Fat Boy is the boss in Dry cutting, designed with High Grade Cobalt Alloy Steel and fitted bearing tension to further reduce friction to near zero. Exceptional Quality Finish and attention to detail is excellent. Kouho XK-AR DRY is No Longer Available.

$725.00

FAQ's

Which shears are best for me?

Which steel sheer quality is better, those made in Japan, Korea, or Germany?

Japan has the highest standards for workmanship and quality with steels in hair cutting shears.

Many shears made in Korea which can save some costs on labor, and still maintain good quality.

Use steels from Japan. Look for Japanese Steel.

What metals are used in my scissor?

YIron, Carbon, Nickel, and various other alloys like cobalt, and manganese. When using stainless Steel Chromium is added to make steel Stainless, and prevent rust. Handles are welding to the blades and not constructed using the same quality steels. This is not necessary and would add to the cost.

What are the different categories of stainless steel used to produce hair cutting scissors?

Steels are important to a point in a scissor, and when combined with high-quality machining and design you have a beautiful cutting shear ready to provide excellent performance for many years or career depending on the quality of service the shear receives.

You should never purchase a scissor with a stainless steel rating of less than 440C. This is an industry-standard for stainless steel in hair cutting shears. There are a few entry-level shears made using 410, and 420.

Cobalt Alloy Steel is abrasion resistant and will give increased blade retention, and a longer last edge. These shears can also be machined to a finer edge and have the steel hold the edge the result of adding Cobalt Alloy.

They often cost more due to the increased labor costs of finishing and polishing and extra abrasives used in the finishing process.

Cobalt does have some categories and some companies use there own. They include Cobalt Alloy, ATS-314, V-1, V-10 and now they are using a powered Sintered Cobalt Alloy that is expensive but has excellent performance, and with the use of the sintered powered steel process has great quality control when producing it.

Is there a scissor that never needs to be sharpened?

This is fiction, and simply not true. There are high-quality steels that can hold an edge longer than others with the use of Cobalt Alloys but the longest we can see a shear used everyday cutting hair to last is about 18-24 months and most need to be serviced in about 12 months.

This depends some on the use of the shear how many cuts per day.

The wear resistance when cutting strands of hair is the same as cutting equal diameter strands of copper..! Hair is Keratinized Protein, soft and pliable with strong resistance to cutting.

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