{
  "slug": "hand-tools",
  "name": "Hand tools",
  "question": "Which hand tools, from scissors to hatchets, contain no plastic, grip and coating included?",
  "status": "draft",
  "updated": "2026-11-11",
  "editor": "cody-wauters",
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/hand-tools/",
  "summary": "",
  "whyPlastic": "A steel head on a wooden handle is the oldest tool there is, and plastic still gets in. Handles come lacquered or varnished, gripped in rubber-like TPR, or dipped in vinyl. Heads are set with a wedge, and the glue behind it can be epoxy. Blades carry dark coatings, some of them PTFE. Sheaths are Kydex, nylon, or leather with a polyurethane topcoat. Scissors are the worst offender, because most handles are plastic or steel dipped in plastic. Oiled hickory or ash and a bare steel head are the plain version.",
  "whatToCheck": [
    "The handle: bare, oiled or waxed wood, or lacquer, varnish or a rubber grip?",
    "Scissor handles: steel all through, or dipped in plastic?",
    "How the head is fixed: a steel wedge, or epoxy?",
    "The head coating: bare, oiled or black oxide, or PTFE or paint?",
    "The sheath: oiled or wax-finished leather, or Kydex, nylon or coated leather?",
    "Packaging: paper and card, or a plastic blister?"
  ],
  "faq": [],
  "whyNone": "",
  "products": []
}