The cut format for which the scissors are designed. This parameter is relevant only for manual models for sheet metal (see "Type").
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Direct. A tool designed primarily for straight cuts. Usually has a symmetrical shape of the sponges.
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Right. A tool with characteristic curved jaws, which is held in such a way that the lower cutting edge is to the right of the cut line, and the right side of the cut is bent upwards. It can be used both for straight lines and for right radii — arcs directed from left to right. Note that with a curved cut, it is most convenient to hold such a tool in the left hand, therefore such scissors are often called "left-handed scissors".
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Left. A tool with characteristic curved jaws, which is held in such a way that the lower cutting edge is to the left of the cut line. It can be used both for straight lines and for left radii — arcs directed from right to left. With a curved cut, such a tool is most convenient to hold in the right hand, so this option is considered intended mainly for right-handed people.
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Universal. Knife type hand shears, equally well suited for both straight and curved cuts, both left to right and right to left. They have symmetrical jaws, like straight cut tools (see related paragraph), but these jaws are designed to provide the
...necessary manoeuvrability on curved lines.The ability to use scissors in
through cut mode, in other words, the ability to make a cut of any length with a tool. It is achieved due to the fact that the point of connection of the halves of the scissors is slightly shifted to the side relative to the cut line — thus, the edges of the cut metal do not rest against the tool and do not prevent it from moving along the sheet of material. Models with this feature are colloquially referred to as "pelicans".
