I'll keep it short and sweet, these shears suck. The screw in the middle is constantly unscrewed, which makes hand cutting impossible due to the gap between the blades. I accidentally bought them. In my 21-year career, I use scissors every workday. Please use 2100-8 it's my fault and I'm amazed that the same company can make two opposing knives, one sucks and the other one doesn't you know? Good luck and stay blue collar.