This true left hand "lefty" Dovo thinning shear with 38 teeth easures 5-1/2" in overall length plus the detachable finger rest. It is stainless steel with a brushed satin finish, and has a rubber silencer stop between the finger rings. "True" left-hand scissors have blades completely re-oriented for the lefty, as opposed to only contouring the handles for the left hand.

Super-fine "V" notches on the end of the teeth allow for smooth, snag-free cutting. These good quality thinning shears can be recognized by the fine, exact equal angle cutting of the individual teeth, the equal distance between each tooth and by the even action (i.e., not too strongly curved and with a good support behind the screw.)

These left hand thinning shears are forged by Dovo in Solingen, Germany. Forging makes the metal stronger so the thinning shears are strong but not bulky, and they will stay sharp longer. These thinning shears are stainless steel with a brushed satin finish. They will not rust in moist conditions and can be sterilized. Autoclave sterilizer may be used. However, they might be more properly termed "stain resistant," since they could possibly stain under greatly adverse conditions. The stains are not rust, and will not affect their quality performance.

This Dovo left hand thinning scissor measures 5-1/2" plus the 1/2" length of the detachable finger rest. Dovo calls this a 5-1/2" thinning shear. Dovo defines the length of a thinning shear depending on whether or not the finger rest is attached. If the finger rest is detachable, the length of the thinning shear does not include the finger rest. If the finger rest is attached as part of the hair shear, the total length is defined as including the finger rest.

Dovo thinning shears are imported directly from Solingen, Germany.