One of the newest shears in our lineup, the Hattori Hanzo Shears HH22 is one of the most special cutting tools out there. The HH22 features one of the first traditional Japanese handles in our line. You’ll notice the very slight offset and the straight necks. Instead of having rounded edges, this shear has harder, sleeker edges. Designed with a thumb cradle instead of a rounded thumb, we developed the HH22 to pocket the thumb for much more complete control in precision and scissor-over-comb work. The shear has a slightly exaggerated camel tang designed to envelop the pinky finger exquisitely for control of the stationary blade and comfort of the hand. While the HH22 is a little thinner, you’ll find the blades are a bit wider. That combination helps turn this into a very versatile cutting shear that is great in wet hair with some added dry cutting properties. The movement of the shear is extraordinarily smooth and comes in three different sizes, between 5.5” and 6.5” inches.

Straight BladeRight Hand
HH22 Tenshi
Shear Size
- HH22-5.5
- HH22-6.0
- HH22-6.5
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- Proprietary Blend of 440C and VG10 Steel
- Unique Handle Set and Finger Rest Promote Precision Cutting
- Excellent for Shaping Wet and Dry Hair
- Countersunk Locking Tension Control
- Screw-in Bumper
- Lifetime Warranty
Anatomy
Every detail of the HH22 Tenshi.
Hover or tap a numbered point to see what it does and why it is there.

0101 / 05The bladeExcellent for shaping wet and dry hair. Made from a proprietary blend of 440C and VG10 steel.
0202 / 05Locking tension controlCountersunk so the screw sits flush and never snags hair. Set your tension with a Hanzo tension key and it holds through the day.
0303 / 05Thumb cradleA cradle in place of a rounded thumb ring pockets the thumb for complete control, including scissor-over-comb.
0404 / 05Screw-in bumperCushions every close so the handles meet softly instead of metal on metal.
0505 / 05Finger restGives your little finger a fixed place to sit, steadying control and taking load off the hand.
01The bladeExcellent for shaping wet and dry hair. Made from a proprietary blend of 440C and VG10 steel.
02Locking tension controlCountersunk so the screw sits flush and never snags hair. Set your tension with a Hanzo tension key and it holds through the day.
03Thumb cradleA cradle in place of a rounded thumb ring pockets the thumb for complete control, including scissor-over-comb.
04Screw-in bumperCushions every close so the handles meet softly instead of metal on metal.
05Finger restGives your little finger a fixed place to sit, steadying control and taking load off the hand.
About
About the HH22 Tenshi
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Hattori Hanzo HH22 The Tenshi High Carbon Shear
with Christopher Samuels & Daniel Bacon
Artists who cut with the HH22 Tenshi
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Where the HH22 belongs.

Built for the hands that create
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Quality assurance
Certified Japanese steel.
Hanzo shears have been independently analysed and certified as made from Japanese steel. Here is exactly what the certificate confirms.
- Origin
- Certified as Japanese steel
- Analysis
- Industrial Research Institute of Niigata Prefecture and Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd
- Steel supply
- Aichi Techno Metal Fukaumi Co., Ltd and Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd, via Osaka Clad Co., Ltd
- Grades
- Cobalt & molybdenum alloys · premium high-carbon Japanese stainless · nano powder steel
- Certificate
- Raw Material Certificate · TAKAYA Co., Ltd · 16 June 2020

























































