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Matt Grumley — Australian Scissorsmith
The technical guidance across this reference draws on the work of Matt Grumley, an Australian scissorsmith and working hairdresser behind the chair since 1990, and the founder of ShearGenius.
A hairdresser who became a scissorsmith
Matt has been behind the chair since 1990 and sharpening professionally since 2007. Where most of the industry buys and resells factory scissors, he hand-finishes, tensions and inspects them — the difference between a marketing company and a maker. The steel is forged by specialist partner factories in Japan; Matt hand-finishes, tensions and inspects every scissor at the bench in Lake Wendouree before it ships. He is the only Australian scissorsmith represented across the international scissor-sharpening community, where craftspeople worldwide compare notes on steel, geometry and edge work.
What sets the work apart
- Hand-finished in Lake Wendouree, Victoria — every scissor inspected by Matt before it ships.
- Named steel, published hardness — the grade and Rockwell hardness are stated on every scissor, not hidden behind adjectives.
- True convex edges, restored by hand on Japanese water stones — never machine-ground.
- An in-house sharpening service — behind the product, on the road across Victoria and Tasmania, plus Mount Gambier and Millicent.
- 100,000+ scissors sharpened — first-hand knowledge of how every brand’s steel actually performs over time.
The standard he works to
That experience is distilled into a simple, brand-agnostic test anyone can use: the Four-Point Check — named steel grade, published hardness, a true convex edge, and an in-house sharpening service behind it.
Where to find his work
Matt is the founder of ShearGenius, the Australian scissor maker and sharpening service. He also founded findme.hair, Australia’s independent hair salon and barber directory. You can also follow his work on Instagram and YouTube.