I've tried several brands and ended up donating them. One pair was impossible to open and close with one hand, and even loosening the screw didn't help. All three pairs were so heavy and the two that I could use one handed, were simply just too hard to use more than a couple of snips before they were too hard to open and close. They just don't make them like they used to. The pair my mom had - it was gold in color - don't remember the brand, were great, but unfortunately misplaced after my mom no longer sewed in my high school years, so she must have given them away.