The 13″ Heritage Tailor Shears place the standards and wisdom of the past into the hands of tailors today.

During the search for old patterns, Ernest Wright happened upon a very old model of tailor shears, complete with the original Die and Tooling. They wanted to bring this model back to life in the best possible way, with some sensitive technical enhancements. They have forged a limited run of blanks for the 13″ Heritage Shears in C60 carbon steel – a uniquely high grade for such large shears, which makes them supremely sharp and tough for perfect performance. And to help the tailor’s work run smoothly, Ernest Wright remade the screw and bolts so that the shears can rest securely between cuts.

Despite their great size, these shears are relatively easy to open to their full extent, even for users with small(er) hands, owing to their raised top blade.

Please note that Ernest Wright can only make a very few pairs of these shears per month, due to the wealth of time it takes to craft them flawlessly.

Founded by the Wright family in 1902, five generations have worked to manufacture precise scissors and shears in Sheffield England. Handmade and assembled by a small team of forgers, grinders, polishers and "putter-togetherers," Ernest Wright scissors and shears are beautiful and precisely functioning tools.