Chikamasa B-500SLFP Slanted Scissors. Pink, Fluorine-Coated Stainless

Chikamasa B-500SLFP Slanted Blade for Close Detail Work This is the slanted member of Chikamasa's B-500 family, fitted with a pink elastomer grip and a fluorine-coated Japanese stainless blade. The blade measures 35 mm on a 155 mm frame, short enough to steer bud by bud and long enough to clear a leaf in one snip. That slant is the whole point. The off-axis tip slides under a sugar leaf or reaches the crown of a tall cola without rolling your wrist over. Chikamasa grinds the outside of each blade round, which means the spine brushing past finished flower does not scar or bruise it. The fluorine layer is there for resin, which sheds from it far more readily than from bare steel. Heat treatment on high-quality Japanese stainless gives the edge its razor finish and keeps it through long sessions. A tightened stainless rivet holds blade tension and shrugs off the humidity of a working dry room. Inside the grip sits a steel core under soft elastomer, so the pair stays rigid without feeling hard in the hand. A soft cushion stop takes the click and the jolt out of every closing stroke, which adds up over a full shift. Pink Trimming Scissors That Keep a Trim Crew Sorted Most crews issue one pair per trimmer and keep a second soaking in isopropyl for the swap. Resin still collects on the coating, but it wipes away with a rag instead of needing a scrape, so those swaps come less often. The pink handle earns its place in a shared trim room. It stands out in a bin of orange Chikamasas, which settles whose pair is whose at the end of the day. Reach for the slanted tip on detail passes: tucked sugar leaves, crow's-feet at the base of a bud, and the final manicure before jars. For stripping fan leaves off wet branches, a straight B-500SF or a curved B-500SRF covers more ground per cut. There is no spring here, so your fingers do the opening. Some trimmers find that steadier, while others prefer the spring-loaded TP-500 line. Keep these off thick stems and woody branches, because the fine tip is made for leaf and small pedicels rather than structure. Dry the blade after cleaning and store it closed, and both the coating and that razor edge hold up far longer. Key Features Slanted Blade Geometry: The off-axis tip reaches under sugar leaves and into bud crevices without forcing the wrist into an awkward angle. Fluorine-Coated Stainless Steel: Resin and sap shed from the coated blade, so cleaning stops between buds get shorter and less frequent. Rounded Outer Blade Edge: The blade spine is ground round so it can brush past finished flower without scarring the surface. Steel-Core Elastomer Grip: A soft pink grip over an internal steel core keeps the pair rigid while staying comfortable across a long session. Cushioned Closing Stop: A soft stop absorbs closing shock and quiets the click that wears on hands over thousands of cuts. Stainless Pivot Rivet: A tightened stainless rivet keeps blade tension steady and resists rust in humid drying and curing rooms. Technical Specifications Specification Value Model B-500SLFP Blade High-quality Japanese stainless steel, fluorine coating Blade shape Slanted (L-type) Blade length 35 mm (1.4 in) Overall length 155 mm (6.1 in) Grip Elastomer resin with internal steel core, pink Spring None Place of origin Made in Japan