Question? was he cutting ties for decking on a job he's doing for you and your husband? What I'm trying to get at is... I would have to go easy on him if he was doing a big job at my home (that might be saving me the of cost of a carpenter) and I suspect most guys don't know the difference between KB scissors and regular scissors. (sigh)
I'm very sorry that they are ruined and I'll bet he now knows the difference...