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Long Cutting Scissors, 6.5 Inch and Up: 8 Picks

For short back and sides and scissor over comb, 6.5 to 7.0 inch is a common guide, because a long blade follows the comb easily. This page lists 8 right-handed cutting scissors with a size of 6.5 inch or more in stock.

Key points

  1. For short back and sides and scissor over comb, 6.5 to 7.0 inch is the guide, as a long blade follows the comb easily.
  2. For details such as outlines, sideburns and around the ears, add a shorter pair of 5.5 to 6.0 inch.
  3. The 8 models here have a size of 6.5 inch or more in stock and are not ranked. The selection rule and the order are stated just below.

How this list was chosen

Right-handed cutting scissors with a size of 6.5 inch or more in stock whose product description mentions short back and sides. Up to 8 models. Listed by tax-free price, from low to high.

This is a list in a stated order, not a ranking. Prices are tax-free export prices; stock and specifications come from the same data as the product pages.

8 models compared

A price with "from" varies by size or specification; a dash means there is no entry. Sizes and stock are for right-handed models.

Model Price (tax-free)SizesHandleEdgeStock
Mina Umi Cutting Scissors ¥11,3644.5–7.0″OffsetConvexRight-handed: In stock
Mina Sakura II Cutting Scissors ¥13,0915.0–7.0″OffsetConvexIn stock
Mina Rainbow II Cutting Scissors ¥13,0914.5–7.0″OffsetConvexRight-handed: In stock
Ichiro Pastel Pink Cutting Scissors ¥21,8185.0–7.0″OffsetConvexIn stock
Ichiro Matte Black Cutting Scissors ¥22,9095.0–7.0″OffsetConvexRight-handed: In stock
Ichiro Offset Cutting Scissors ¥22,9095.0–7.0″OffsetConvexIn stock
Ichiro Precision Master Cutting Scissors ¥22,9095.5–7.0″Offset–In stock
Juntetsu Ergo Barber Cutting Scissors ¥28,0916.0–7.0″OffsetConvexIn stock

The 8 models in detail

Mina Shears Mina Umi Cutting Scissors

Cutting scissors combining fine pointed tips, a convex edge and a key-adjustable tension screw. Also left-handed, for stylists looking for a mirror-finish offset.

Sizes
Right-handed: 4.5–7.0″
Handle
Offset
Edge
Convex
In stock at 6.5 inch or more
6.5 / 7.0″
Tension
Key-adjustable screw
Tip
Fine point
Blade profile
Straight
Finish
Mirror polish

Right-handed: In stock

¥11,364 tax-free

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Mina Shears Mina Sakura II Cutting Scissors

Offset-handle, convex-edge cutting scissors. Five sizes from 5.0 to 7.0 inches, from detail work to short back and sides.

Sizes
5.0–7.0″
Handle
Offset
Edge
Convex
In stock at 6.5 inch or more
6.5″

In stock

¥13,091 tax-free

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Mina Shears Mina Rainbow II Cutting Scissors

Rainbow cutting scissors with an offset handle and a convex edge. Six sizes from 4.5 to 7.0 inches, right- or left-handed.

Sizes
Right-handed: 4.5–7.0″
Handle
Offset
Edge
Convex
In stock at 6.5 inch or more
6.5″
Finish
Right-handed 5.0–6.0″: Polished

Right-handed: In stock

¥13,091 tax-free

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Ichiro Shears Ichiro Pastel Pink Cutting Scissors

Pastel pink cutting scissors with an offset handle and a convex edge. Five sizes from 5.0 to 7.0 inches, to match the length to the work.

Sizes
5.0–7.0″
Handle
Offset
Edge
Convex
In stock at 6.5 inch or more
7.0″

In stock

¥21,818 tax-free

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Ichiro Shears Ichiro Matte Black Cutting Scissors

Matte black cutting scissors that pair an offset handle with a convex edge. Right-handed in 5.0 to 7.0 inches, left-handed in 5.0 to 6.0 inches, so you can choose the length to suit your hand.

Sizes
Right-handed: 5.0–7.0″
Handle
Offset
Edge
Convex
In stock at 6.5 inch or more
6.5 / 7.0″
Finish
Matte

Right-handed: In stock

¥22,909 tax-free

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Ichiro Shears Ichiro Offset Cutting Scissors

Offset cutting scissors combining a semi-sword blade, fine pointed tips and a ball-bearing pivot screw. Choose the length from 5.0 to 7.0 inches.

Sizes
5.0–7.0″
Handle
Offset
Edge
Convex
In stock at 6.5 inch or more
6.5 / 7.0″
Tension
Ball-bearing pivot screw
Tip
Fine point
Blade profile
Semi-sword
Finish
Polished

In stock

¥22,909 tax-free

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Ichiro Shears Ichiro Precision Master Cutting Scissors

Precision Master cutting scissors with an offset handle. Four sizes from 5.5 to 7.0 inches, from detail work to short back and sides and scissor-over-comb.

Sizes
5.5–7.0″
Handle
Offset
In stock at 6.5 inch or more
6.5 / 7.0″

In stock

¥22,909 tax-free

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Juntetsu Shears Juntetsu Ergo Barber Cutting Scissors

Offset-handle, convex-edge cutting scissors for barbers. Choose the length by use: shorter for all-round salon work, longer for short back and sides and scissor-over-comb.

Sizes
6.0–7.0″
Handle
Offset
Edge
Convex
In stock at 6.5 inch or more
7.0″
Finish
Polished

In stock

¥28,091 tax-free

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Guides on how to choose

Questions and answers

How was this list chosen?

Right-handed cutting scissors with a size of 6.5 inch or more in stock whose product description mentions short back and sides. Up to 8 models. Listed by tax-free price, from low to high. This is a list in a stated order, not a ranking. Prices are tax-free export prices; stock and specifications come from the same data as the product pages.

Should I start with 6.5 or 7.0 inch?

If you are using 7.0 inch for the first time, try 6.5 inch first. Check how it feels switching to and from the comb and moving the tip before you settle on a length.

Which size works if one pair has to do everything?

6.0 to 6.5 inch is the middle ground. How to match a length to your hand is explained in How to Choose Your Scissor Size.

Which thinning scissors go with long cutting scissors?

Match the thinning scissors to the handle shape of your cutting scissors, so that your finger position changes as little as possible when you switch. How to Choose Barber Scissors covers how to pair them.

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