Gingers are my all time favorite. Wiss is another good brand, though you may have to go to a fine stationary store to get them. I've had my gingers for 10 years never sharpened. My dh has a pair of Wiss since HS (he graduated 40 years ago) still as sharp as the day they were purchased. I also have a Wiss pinking sheer inherited from my mil who went to dressmaker HS. They need to be sharpened but they are also from the mid 1930[s.