Blending & texturizing
One shear across the whole range
Every thinner we sell is measured by how much density it takes out, and every one of them takes out a fixed amount. That is why most hair pros end up owning two or three. The 24M has a dial that changes how much the teeth actually take, so one shear covers the light blend, the everyday texture pass, and the heavy bulk removal.
A fixed thinner sits at one point on this bar. The 24M covers three quarters of it.
Three settings, one dial
Why the dial matters
Over-texturizing is almost never a technique problem. It is a tool problem. You reach for the thinner you have because the one you need is in the drawer, and you take out 25% on a section that needed 12%. On fine hair you see it immediately, and there is no putting it back.
Setting the dial before the pass means the section gets what it needs, not what your shear happens to be built for. Same tool through the crown, the perimeter, and the interior, with the removal changing instead of the shear.
Only ever need a light blend? A dedicated no-line blender costs less. Shop no-line blending.
The steel, explained
Where AG22 sits on the scale
The HRC number is the Rockwell Hardness rating. The higher it is, the harder the steel, the finer the edge, and the longer it holds. On a thinner it matters more than most hair pros expect, because every tooth is its own small edge and they all dull together.
Budget steel · 420 grade ~52–55 HRC
Dulls fast. Teeth start folding hair instead of cutting it.
Premium · VG-10 59–60 HRC
What most $400–$850 shears are built on. The industry standard for premium.
AG16 cobalt61 HRC
The steel in our Ergo, Nova, and iCrane lines. 400+ cutting hours between sharpenings.
AG22 flat bar forged cobalt · 2.2% 64 HRC
This shear. The hardest steel we carry, and the top of the material chain.
Shears built on this grade of steel typically start around $1,600. Same material chain, same forging, without the name on the blade.
Who this shear is for
If you texturize the same way on every head, a fixed thinner will serve you fine and cost less. The 24M is for the hair pro whose cuts change section to section and client to client, who is already carrying more than one thinner, and who would rather carry one blade that covers the range than three that each cover a slice of it.
