Antler™ Straight Thinner Shears for Bulk Reduction and Natural Texture Blending
Antler™ is designed for groomers who need efficient bulk removal with more control than a high removal chunker. These 7.0 inch straight stag thinner shears feature 40 wide stag teeth and a stable 40% to 45% thinning rate, making them ideal for reducing thick coat, softening dense areas, and blending larger sections while keeping the finish natural.
Antler™ sits between a traditional thinning shear and a stronger chunker. It removes more coat than a fine tooth thinner, but offers better control and a softer margin for error than heavier bulk removal shears.
Built for Thick Coat and Coarse Coat Work
Antler™ is especially useful after bathing, drying, and coat stretching, before the final outline is completed. The wide stag tooth structure cuts part of the coat while allowing part of the coat to pass through the teeth, helping reduce volume without leaving the coat looking flat or sharply cut.
Use it on thick coats, coarse coats, double coats, dense curly coats, and fuller coat sections that need controlled reduction. It is a practical choice for Doodle coats, Poodle grooming, Samoyeds, Golden Retrievers, Alaskan Malamutes, Old English Sheepdogs, Border Collies, Chow Chows, and other dogs with heavy or textured coat types.
Designed for Clipper Line Blending
When a clipped area meets a longer coat area, the transition can leave a visible step or hard line. Antler™ helps break up that sharp edge and create a softer natural blend between short and long coat sections. This can reduce the amount of repeated fine thinning needed during the finishing stage.
Why Groomers Choose Antler™
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Stable bulk removal: The 40% to 45% thinning rate helps reduce coat volume efficiently while staying controlled.
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Wide stag tooth design: Helps create natural texture and softer transitions compared with full blade cutting.
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Great for thick coats: Useful for coarse coats, dense curly coats, double coats, and fuller body areas.
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Clipper line blending: Helps soften hard steps between clipped areas and longer coat sections.
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Large area texturising: The straight blade is practical for backs, sides, skirts, rear sections, legs, and body panels.
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Higher margin for error: More forgiving than heavier fishbone or aggressive high removal shears when used for rough shaping.
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Professional handling: The offset handle with extended finger rest supports steady control during longer salon work.
Made for Rough Shaping Before Final Finishing
Antler™ is not a final polish thinner. It is a rough shaping and texture control shear for the stage where the coat needs to be reduced, balanced, and prepared before the final outline. Use it to lower bulky sections, even out raised coat areas, soften dense texture, and prepare the coat for straight shears, curved shears, or fine thinning shears.
The convex edge and Level 3 VG10 Japanese stainless steel support smooth cutting performance, while the straight blade shape keeps the handling familiar for groomers used to standard straight shears. Antler™ is a practical professional tool for groomers who want faster rough shaping without losing natural coat texture.
Best For
Thick coat reduction, coarse coat softening, rough shaping after drying, clipper line blending, large area texturising, body volume control, skirt blending, rear section refinement, double coat shaping, Doodle coat grooming, Poodle styling, and natural texture control before final finishing.
