Freebies Free - Professional Pruning Shears (in exchange for Amazon review)

Or at night use one of these whistle finders:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thumbs-Up-WHIKEY-thumbsUp-Whistle/dp/B004R6Z0YE/

 

They not work in the light then John?!

 

Shades of "Dim"

(@Anthony Rogers it's an 'in' joke )

 

It's as expensive as the secateurs.

 

It doesn't fit my form of logic.

I don't need four rolls.
If it works then I just need a little bit of tape.
If it doesn't work then I don't want the tape.

I suppose I could use the little bit and then flog the rest on ebay

 

I've been using my pair for a few days now. Having never owned a pair of bypass secateurs before I am very impressed, I've been taking lots of cuttings for overwintering and they make a much cleaner cut without squashing the stems. I've also been using them to do a lot of general tidying up, pruning and trimming not just green wood but older hard wood too. I like the fact these open fairly wide, I'm sure they easily cut stems bigger than the 22mm which my old anvil secateurs wouldn't open wide enough to get around. So I haven't had to resort to bigger loppers quite so often.

They are well made and have comfortable handles so even after prolonged use my hands don't ache.

Thanks Neil for these ! I have just left a review on Amazon.

 

I have left a good review as I found them excellent.

Mrs Shiney isn't able to use them as they are too big for her small hands. They need to produce a smaller version as well. She can't hold on to them with the handles open (so had to grip them under tension all the time) and she wasn't able to reach the locking mechanism without using her other hand.

I always prefer using bypass secateurs as they are much better for cutting green wood/stems. As John says, they don't crush the stems like anvil secateurs do.

Anvil are much better for hard/dead wood and the blades don't twist when having to put on a lot of pressure.

So bypass are better for most general work around the garden.