Does Paying More for a Pair of Scissors Really Get More Value and a Longer Cutting Life? Pictured to the right is a scissors testing device used to compare various alloys and cutting edge styles. The scissors repeatedly cut through a continuous feed of cotton cloth, and a counter keeps track of the number of cuts made to evaluate when the scissors begin to show a decrease in cutting quality. The results verify that the addition of various features dramatically increases the cutting life of the scissors. Most notably, the cutting life is more than doubled by the addition of Tungsten Carbide blades to stainless steel, and over six times longer with Ceramix™ blades. See the chart to the right for a comparison of five different scissors sold by CLINIMED™. Lasts longer than Stainless Steel by: