“I keep a 40-tooth blender and a 28-tooth on the station now. The blender softens a graduation without leaving channel lines; the 28 takes real weight out of thick hair in two passes.”
Join the ThinningScissors membership
Exclusive pricing, priority sharpening, and free shipping — built for Australian stylists and barbers who take their blending and texturising seriously.
Membership opens soon. Register your interest below and we'll let you know the moment it launches — founding members get the best rate.
Apprentice
$29
One time payment
plus local taxes
For new stylists and barbers adding their first thinning and texturising shears on a budget.
- Member pricing on all thinning shears
- Access to apprentice blending guides
- Starter maintenance checklists
- Free standard shipping Australia-wide
- Single account
- Email support
- Priority sharpening booking
- Multi-chair discounts
Professional
$59
One time payment
plus local taxes
For working stylists and barbers who blend and texturise daily and want exclusive pricing and priority service.
- Everything in Apprentice
- Exclusive member-only thinning shear pricing
- Priority sharpening service booking
- Early access to new arrivals
- Climate care maintenance plans
- Express shipping Australia-wide
- Multi-chair discounts
Shop Owner
$99
One time payment
plus local taxes
For barbershop owners outfitting multiple chairs with confidence.
- Everything in Professional
- Multi-chair bulk pricing
- Dedicated account manager
- Staff training resources
- Priority warranty support
What’s included
Every plan gives you member pricing, maintenance support, and shipping benefits on your thinning and texturising shears.
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Member-only pricing
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Exclusive discounts on thinning and texturising shears across every brand we carry — not available to the public.
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Priority sharpening
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Skip the wait with our vetted Australian sharpening partners. Book directly through your account.
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Maintenance support
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Climate-specific care plans, maintenance checklists, and expert advice for your local conditions.
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Free shipping
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Standard or express shipping Australia-wide on every order — included with your membership.
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Early access
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Be the first to know when new thinning and texturising shears land. Professional and Shop Owner members get first pick.
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Dedicated support
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Shop Owner members get a dedicated account manager for bulk orders, warranties, and staff training.
FAQ
What is ThinningScissors.com.au?
ThinningScissors.com.au is Australia's specialist authority — and now a store — for thinning and texturising shears. We go deep on one category: tooth geometry, tooth count, cut rate and tooth form, paired with a curated range of thinners, texturisers and cutting-and-thinning sets for stylists, barbers and apprentices.
How do I place an order?
Browse our products, add items to your cart, and proceed to checkout. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, PayPal, Afterpay, and Zip. All prices are in AUD and include GST.
How do I choose the right thinning shear?
Start from the job. Fine hair and seamless blending want a 35-plus-tooth U-groove blender at a low cut rate; thick or coarse hair wants a 20–30-tooth blade to take real weight out; chunking and movement want a wide-tooth texturiser. Our guides give you the decision rules, and the Thinning Finder narrows it down in a minute.
How often should I sharpen a thinning shear?
It depends on the steel grade, service volume and local climate. Most toothed blades need professional sharpening every 6–12 months — less often than a cutting blade, since only the toothed edge does the work — but a nicked tooth or dragging cut means service it sooner. Coastal and tropical climates ask for more frequent care. See our maintenance guides for steel-specific schedules.
Is your advice independent?
Yes. We describe trade-offs honestly — where a shear excels and where a cheaper or different tooth count would serve you better. Every blade gets a real best use-case and an honest limitation, grounded in its specs rather than marketing language.
How can I suggest a topic or report an error?
We welcome feedback from stylists and barbers. Use our contact form to suggest a topic, request a technique guide, or flag information that needs updating. We review every submission.
What barbers are saying
Real feedback from Australian barbers who trust our shears in their shops every day.
“Blending balayage regrowth used to drag. A high-tooth U-groove thinner at a low cut rate feathers it out with no demarcation line — exactly what I needed after a colour.”
“Standardising the team on the right tooth counts cut our re-dos. The product pages list cut rate and tooth form, so I knew what I was buying for each chair.”
“I send every apprentice here. The tooth-count cheat sheet and the over-thinning fixes give them a path that doesn't wreck a client's hair while they're learning.”
“For men's volume I reach for a wide-tooth texturiser to carve movement on top. The wider gaps chunk cleanly without thinning the whole section down to nothing.”
“Matching the thinner to the curl pattern changed my blending. A finer-tooth blade on coily hair removes bulk without disturbing how the curl forms.”
“Started on a 30-tooth thinner on their advice. Forgiving enough that I wasn't carving holes, sharp enough to actually feel what blending should do.”
“Cold mornings and sea air. I needed a thinner that holds its edge and doesn't spot-rust, and the maintenance notes sorted my care routine for the climate.”
“The difference between a 35-tooth and a 46-tooth finally made sense in their guides. I match the tooth count to the density now instead of guessing.”
“Honest trade-offs. They'll tell you when a mid-tier thinner is plenty and you don't need the cobalt — that's why the team trusts the recommendations.”
“Soft, lived-in finishes need invisible blending. A low-cut-rate blender lets me refine the shape on the day without collapsing the outline.”
“Left-handed, and I finally found a true left-grind thinner instead of a reversed one. The blend sits clean because the blade is actually built for my hand.”
“Back-to-back cuts in summer mean my thinner has to glide all day. The offset keeps my wrist out of trouble and the edge holds through a full book.”