How Scissors Are Made From Scrap Metal

The 350-year-old scissor-making industry in the city of Meerut, India employs nearly 70,000 people.
Welcome to the northwestern corner of India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, a bustling metropolis of 1.5 million people. This is the city of scissors.

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Unlike the orange-handled, machine-made scissors you’ll find in craft stores the world over, Meerut scissors are molded, hammered, welded, grinded, and polished by hand from recycled materials. These craftspeople, many of whom have several generations of family members who’ve practiced the craft, create hand-held tools for cutting paper, cloth, wires, and more with some 16 varieties in total. Each pair of scissors goes through about 14 different stages and is passed among 22 different sets of hands to deliver a cutting experience that’s defined Meerut for generations.

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How Scissors Are Made From Scrap Metal