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HH88L Eighty-Eights
High CarbonStraight BladeLeft Hand

HH88L Eighty-Eight

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Shear Size

  • HH88L
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  • Premium High-Carbon Japanese Stainless Steel
  • Versatile Left Handed 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 HH88L Eighty-Eight.

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0101 / 04The bladeVersatile left handed 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 left handed 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.
About

About the HH88L Eighty-Eights

The Hattori Hanzo HH88L Eighty-Eights shear is an outstanding choice for both wet and dry cutting. This is the left-handed version in a 5.5″ length. We craft the HH88L from a specialized high-carbon Japanese stainless steel and this shear features 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 HH88L 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. This 5.5″ left-handed version of the Eighty-Eights is a classic haircutting shear “with a twist” that you simply have to try for yourself.

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Hattori Hanzo HH88L Eighty-Eights High Carbon Shear

with Sebastian Lightfoot

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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
Raw Material Certificate from TAKAYA Co., Ltd, 16 June 2020Certified · Made in Japan
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