The Hattori Hanzo HH88 Eighty-Eights series are an outstanding choice in shears for both wet and dry cutting. We craft the HH88 from a specialized high-carbon Japanese stainless steel, and this line features four shear lengths, dual removable tangs, straight handles, and a tried-and-true zero-offset ring configuration. And while the offset may be zero, the finger positioning for the HH88 series is still highly ergonomic, with a distinctively molded ring shape for much more comfortable finger placement. Cutters who are Vidal Sassoon trained will immediately recognize its style and feel right at home with this shear. The Eighty-Eights are classic haircutting shears “with a twist” that you simply have to try for yourself.
High CarbonStraight BladeRight Hand
HH88 Eighty-Eight
Shear Size
- EightyEight-5.0
- EightyEight-5.5
- EightyEight-6.0
- EightyEight-6.5
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- Premium High-Carbon Japanese Stainless Steel
- Versatile Shear for Both Wet and Dry Hair
- Slender Design Great for Precision Cutting
- Mirrored Thumb and Ring Finger Configuration
- Dual Removable Finger Rests
- Countersunk Locking Tension Control
- Screw-in Bumper
- Lifetime Warranty
Anatomy
Every detail of the HH88 Eighty-Eight.
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0101 / 04The bladeVersatile shear for both wet and dry hair. Slender design great for precision cutting. Made from premium high-carbon Japanese stainless steel.
0202 / 04Locking 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 / 04Screw-in bumperCushions every close so the handles meet softly instead of metal on metal.
0404 / 04Dual removable finger restsA removable rest on each ring, so you can rest a finger wherever your grip prefers.
01The bladeVersatile shear for both wet and dry hair. Slender design great for precision cutting. Made from premium high-carbon Japanese stainless 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.
03Screw-in bumperCushions every close so the handles meet softly instead of metal on metal.
04Dual removable finger restsA removable rest on each ring, so you can rest a finger wherever your grip prefers.
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JV
11/22/2025
Jason V.
USHe 88 is amazing
They have been a game changer for me! I love how easy they cut and handle
K
04/23/2022
Katie
United StatesLOVE
I absolutely love these shears for precision cutting, angles, on skin cutting and more. They are so precise and sharp. Love the pointed tip.
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
Certified · Made in JapanRaw Material Certificate · click to enlarge
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