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Step 24Fiskars Screws Up
The thread nipper in the middle is made by Fiskars. It looks and feels nice but it's a pain to use. The jaws just don't open enough and it's too hard to get the thread you want in the jaws.
By comparison, the nippers on either side are a joy to use and cost me .50 or so each in China. I had another similar one from Japan that I'd used for 20 years. It was handmade with inlaid steel laminated blades and the maker's mark stamped on it.
Then a bunch of my nicer tools started disappearing and that was one of them. That's part of the cost of helping people. If I get too pissed off about it I'll have to go steal tools myself so I won't have to feel righteous anger anymore.
Anyhow, other than these silly nippers, everything else I've seen from Fiskars has been great. Especially their Puukko knives. Too bad they don't sell them in this country.
By comparison, the nippers on either side are a joy to use and cost me .50 or so each in China. I had another similar one from Japan that I'd used for 20 years. It was handmade with inlaid steel laminated blades and the maker's mark stamped on it.
Then a bunch of my nicer tools started disappearing and that was one of them. That's part of the cost of helping people. If I get too pissed off about it I'll have to go steal tools myself so I won't have to feel righteous anger anymore.
Anyhow, other than these silly nippers, everything else I've seen from Fiskars has been great. Especially their Puukko knives. Too bad they don't sell them in this country.
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May 27, 2009. 7:35 PMchanmantheone
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looks like fun....
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