I bought these Lenox scissors to replace worn straight scissors. Completely satisfied with this Lenox model. It easily cuts aluminium, steel, plastic and paper. It's impressive that it cuts paper cleanly. This model was mentioned by Vancouver Carpenter in some YT videos. He had the same observation about cutting paper when installing a corner board on drywall. Good advice. Glad you listened. The other Lenox tools I own are some of my favorites. This is the level of excellent quality. Comparing the price to the tool, I knew I got my money's worth.