Your favorite scissors

[greyreefer5]

I currently have 7 pairs of scissors on my tying bench. What I don't have, is a pair that will cleanly cut SEMPRFLI 30 denier NANO Silk. If you enjoy tying small flies, and have something that works ( other than a double edge razor blade) I would love to hear your reccomendations.

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Miltex

- they are surgical scissors -

[Hellmtflies]

My main pair are the Dr. Slick curved scissors. Easy to pick up from the table and stay sharp for years. The point is fine enough for most of my work.

[Bill Terry]

Professional fly tyers like to use one pair of scissors, which they keep in the hand to avoid wasting time picking scissors up and putting them down all the time. But I'm not a professional, so like the OP I have different scissors for different purposes. For most work, I use a small pair of Dr. Slick scissors with curved points. These would be suitable to keep in the hand, but I don't like doing that. For coarse work like cutting wire, I use Thompson ice-tempered scissors with straight points.

For extremely fine work I use a pair of iris scissors--Miltex 18-1415. I don't want them ever to wear out, so I use them sparingly. I'm not familiar with the Semprfli Nano Silk named in the OP's request, but I'll bet these scissors would cut it. I think my primary Dr. Slick scissors would also work.

[Norm Frechette]

kopter

[bluesjay]

Hi Guys, Thompson/Anvil

Edit: The first red Thompsons had adjustable finger loops. Later, in say the 80's, they were red, but made, I believe, by Anvil.

Jay Edwards

[Silver Doctor]

My favorites are Dr. Slick's 4" Razor Scissors. Easy to sharpen every few years. By the way, I tie with NANO Silk for flies #16 to #20. The trick is not to cut it like normal thread but to push slightly opened scissors against the silk and it will it cut easily.

[JMQ4]

CANARY Professional Precision Scissors (I've only used model dsa-100), hand made in Japan for Japanese paper cutting - I've used them primarily to cut silk or nylon when wrapping a rod but they work well for tying. They are incredibly sharp and pretty inexpensive.

[Caneghost]

I have a desk ful,l but I am very high on the Renomed Super Cuts. It will take a couple of years and 300 d0zen or so flies to see if they endure.

[ibookje]

Oh I used to really anal about scissors but the days I'm keeping it a more easy going mind set.
A new pair of scissors is alway great as it's still sharp.

I still got my 'red handle' Thompson scissors for cutting hair somewhere. The past 8 years I've been using the scissors the late Chris Helm gave me. These are German made serrated scissors.

For fine work I like a curved fine tipped scissors. Usually a manicure shop has many choices.

[thehersh]

I have several also,Dr Slick from the smallest to medium.I just found a pair of curved marryat scissors from japan.Very fine light little scissors for fine work.I too use different ones for different tasks.

[Red64]

My two favorite pair of sissors are a straight blade and curved pair of Thompson Ice Sissors. I have owned them for years, I don't believe Thompson is even in business or they sold the company. Remarkably they are still sharp but I limit what I cut with them. Next up are a couple of pairs of Dr. Slick that have large finger holes which I like because I always keep the sissors in my hand while tying. A trick learned years ago from a professional fly tyer.

[ffftroutbum]

I tie with two pairs of scissors. One in each hand. My current favorites are the the Dr. Slick serrated arrow points (right hand) and the serrated micro points (left hand). I do tie mostly trout stuff though. I have tried some of the others posted here and I like the points better on a few, but the Dr. Slicks are the most comfortable for me. But, looks like a few new names here that I might have to check out though.

[ibookje]

For real fine work I can recommend this model

[Sandan]

Dr.slick 3.75" razor scissors in hand.

[DrLogik]

I like the Anvil Micro scissors. They are light, sharp and I can keep them comfortably in my hand while I tie. Unfortunately they folded not too long ago but their scissors are still in stock at many shops. High quality scissors for the money. I usually tune/stone the tips of the scissors when I get them to make the point really fine. I do that with a fine sharpening stone. Makes a huge difference in performance when working with small flies and hackle.

[bluesjay]

Hi Guys, ICE, Thompson ice scissors; red handle, 90's, sharp.........

Jay Edwards

[billems]

I like the anvil scissors with the offset finger loops.

[henkverhaar]

For general work - keep-in-hand scissors - Wiss...

[PYochim]

These.