New Tool Idea - Large Leather Shears - Should I make these for sale?

[SUP]

29 minutes ago, DukeandDrummond said:

Sometimes shears/scissors seem the right tool.

Yes. The type of cutting tool depends on the leather being cut, is it not? I use round knives or  my most favorite tool, the fixed blade Stanley knife usually but reach for scissors every so often when cutting leathers that will be cut with scissors. To have a pair that cuts thicker  leather will be nice. 

[TomE]

I have 9” Craftool serrated scissors that I really like for trimming light weight leathers. Tandy doesn’t sell them anymore, so yes, I think there’s a market your serrated scissors. 
 

[Ferg]

I have old chubby hands and like to cut with scissors. Don't think I would care about the long pair but short scissor I would be interested

[BlackDragon]

I carry mine on my hip. I use it for lighter leathers, cutting patterns, snipping thread, etc.

Not sure if I would use one with serrated edge. If I can still use then on other things I may go for a set.

 

[Stagesmith]

I can buy the new WISS 22W's for around $60 wholesale.

Not sure where they are made anymore. Might be China.

Older, better US made ones are on eBay for usually around $50 plus shipping.

I'll make a few pairs and throw them on eBay to see if they get any interest.

I like the set I made so much I just thought somebody else might like them as well.

I thought about making fancier ones from the older HUGE tailor shears with the more elaborate handles, but there are not as many of those available, and they go for way more money if they are in decent condition at all.

I refurbished a pair recently where the lower blade had split on the lamination line between the edge steel and blade body.

They turned out pretty well, but I can't adjust the curvature of the lower blade without risking shearing the epoxy holding it together.

[AlZilla]

When I looked earlier, Home Depot listed w22w wiss for around $32. I note that the extra w may be a typo or some cheaper version for Homedepot.

[Stagesmith]

Home Depot does have them for $32. Definitely not US made. Wiss is part of Crescent Tools now.

Using those as a base I could sell the Mega Leather Shears at $100 + shipping.

I can't compete with China. That would cover my grind time and materials.

Have to figure out a faster method of making serrations.

I used a tungsten grinder with a diamond wheel for the prototype.

I sacrificed a new, probably Chinese, pair for the prototypes.

I'd feel a little bad using a nice older pair.

[dikman]

When you talk about making them do you mean making them from scratch or simply modifying existing scissors? It would be a lot of work to make scissors by hand and I doubt it would be cost-effective to sell them.

[Stagesmith]

No I'm just taking off the shelf WISS 22W shears and reshaping them into leather shears based on the WISS #8 Belt Shear geometry.

I might make some from older better WISS 22W's but would charge a little more for those.

Making them from scratch would be an insane task.

[AlZilla]

3 hours ago, Stagesmith said:

Making them from scratch would be an insane task.

I did wonder ....