Recommendations for decent secateurs

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  1. merleworld

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    I'm looking for some secateurs. Got some cheap ones but they are not comfy to hold and are getting rusty.

    I'd like a pair that will last me forever and have a comfortable grip. Any recommendations please?

    So far I'm thinking of either Wilkinson Sword or Wolf Garten ones which I saw the other day.

    Ta :)
     
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    Thanks very much Woo :)

    Wolf Garten it is then :dbgrtmb:
     
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        As usual, you get what you pay for.
        I bought a Sandvick pair about 15 yrs ago, and they are still going strong.
        Cost me about 40 quid, or so, back then, but worth it.
         
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        If I had the cash felcos. Mum still uses nanas pair baught in the fifties or sixties I think.
         
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        And me, definitely worth the extra!! I have Felco no.2

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          Thanks for the suggestions :)

          I don't really do enough gardening/pruning to justify splashing out on a pair of Felcos. I like the comfy handles on the Wolf Garten too (tried then in the GC the other day) and can get them for about £15 so am going to go with those.
           
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          I don't have their secateurs - yet; but I do have a few Wolf Garten tools, and they are first class.
           
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            I have a Fiskars (Danish brand) pair that were not too expensive but have been a good workhorse. I've just bought a second pair but I note they are made for Fiskars in China and have no guarantee.
             
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            Lose often, buy cheap.

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