Kasho Design Master Straight Hair Cutting Scissors

The Design Master blade on a straight grip

Design Master Straight pairs a traditional straight handle with hollow semi-convex blades in VG-10W steel. The blades have a satin finish, and a raised ratchet screw controls tension. Choose one right-handed cutter in 5.0, 5.5 or 6.0 inches.

The handle is the useful starting point here: the finger and thumb rings sit opposite each other. If that layout is familiar from your current tool, compare it with the same series’ offset version before changing both grip and blade family at once.

Compare the handle at the same length

The 5.5-inch Straight and 5.5-inch Offset keep the listed steel, semi-convex blade construction and nominal size together. Their handle arrangement differs. That gives you a focused comparison of where the rings sit and how you place the working tip.

Our handle guide separates ring stagger from a bent shank or movable thumb mechanism. The fit guide helps you compare a familiar reference tool without assuming a handle name determines the fit.

Choose the reach you already know how to place

The shorter option brings the tip closer to your hand; the longer one adds reach through a section. Advertised inches describe the whole shear rather than measured cutting-blade length. Use the size guide when making that comparison.

This page’s options are right-handed. If you cut with your left hand, compare the separate Design Master LEFTY rather than reversing your grip on this tool.

Keep the original blade construction in the record

Clean and dry the blades, protect them in storage and follow the maker’s instructions for the ratchet adjustment. Tell a technician the model, size and semi-convex construction before any edge work. The ownership hub helps you keep arrival observations and later service notes together.