Ratchet Pruning Shears Gardening Tool – Anvil Pruner with Assisted Action – Ratcheting Pruners for with Heavy Duty, Nonstick Steel Blade – Garden Tools by The Gardener's Friend

a great, sturdy product.... easy to use, and fair priced

These are the absolute BEST pruning shears I have ever owned without a doubt. I have a large yard (3.3 acres) and I am working on clearing it. My yard is wooded, hardwoods, pines, etc. Also plenty of underbrush primarily invasive honeysuckle. These pruning shears are fabulous! They are ratcheting, which means they cut very large branches. If you have never owned a pair of ratcheting pruners you are in for a treat. They cut through branches I never would have been able to attempt with regular pruners - like butter! I am a 72 year woman with arthritis. These have been a blessing for me. They are an excellent value for the money.

I own a container full of hand pruners that don't work all that well. I have weak hands from arthritis and being elderly, but I love to prune. These pruners are amazing and work well with weak hands (I am female), and they look to last a long time.. They even include little pad things to keep the blade oiled and clean. I gave them a workout yesterday and I was able to prune for over an hour. The amazing part is they made pruning fun rather than painful. Cut quickly and easily with branches up to a 1/2 inch. The rachet works smoothly and powerful. The really amazing part is my hands were not in pain at all afterward. Usually, I pay with sore, stiff hands for at least a day after doing pruning. for pruning that long. I would definitely recommend it.. I am fearful these will disappear from Amazon, so I am ordering a second pair today to put aside in case I lose the first pair. I am definitely a happy gardener again. Can't say enough good things. If you are hesitating over price, don't worry. I have several hand prunders that din't even last a season and were difficult for me to use. Last year I bought 2 different pairs of pruners and the combined prices far exceeded of the two far exceeded the price of these. Those other two are on their way to Salvation Army. The only drawback is they are a bit difficult to lock & unlock, but with use that seems to be getting to be less of an issue.to lock but the more I lock and unlock & get the hang of how the locking mechanism works, the easier it gets. Enjoy!!!

I have to give these pruners only 4 stars because of the following; The little black slider is very difficult to move to unlock or lock the tool. As a retired engineer, looking at the slider was a no brainer, file a little off the little hook that the slider engages and walla, it works perfect, locks and unlocks without extreme effort. Afterall, the people buying this product are looking for an advantage which is why they are spending the money on a "Ratchet" design which is supposed to make pruning easier and larger branches no problem, but if you can't even open them, what good are they. After you recieve them, you get a little note from the manufacturer saying he will contact you to see if you like them etc. Well, I did and promptly mentioned the problem and his reply was, "There tight because this way they will stay closed"! Sure, they will stay closed because many people can't open them! Read the reviews! The good thing is, If you get them open, the ratchet works well and cuts are easy and swift with the ratchet system. In all honesty, if the owner had said, I will check into this problem and if we need to loosen them up, we'll do it. They are made overseas and I suspect he just buys them from a manufacturer and he has no input on functional parts.

Wife liked.

Good quality, easy grip, easy to use

I expected better for the price and quantity of the 5 star ratings I saw. 1st and foremost, toss the majority of 5 those star ratings. Anyone who’s used shears before, or used these to any extent would not in their right mind give 5 stars for this product. As soon as I saw the packaging, I was disappointed. The shears were packaged in a typical Taiwanese plastic/cardboard package that did not convey any sense of quality. The label on the shear was crooked and not firmly affixed. There was a spare blade oiler in the package and now I know why. But you’re not reading this to see if the package was up to snuff, are you? Construction: The pivots are all rivets, there are no bolts and nuts holding it together but there is no noticeable looseness or wiggle of the cutting blade. The handle was able to accommodate my normal sized hand with a medium duty glove on. I see others had issues with gloves using this, I did not. Performance: The shears were razor sharp out of the package and initial cuts were effortless. The ratchet mechanism worked fine and there was no blade flex when trying to cut large branches at an awkward angle. I found the ratchet mechanism worked well and with each squeeze and release it indexed properly allowing quick cuts. There was never a time where this did not work. I was able to cut the smallest twig to about 1 inch saplings without any problems. As cutting progressed, i did have to exert slightly more effort, but the shears did not exhibit any major change in its ability. As others mentioned, the blade oiler that is stored in the handle disappeared along the way (thus the spare in the package) and locking the blade is difficult. They did the job today and hopefully they’ll continue to do the job in the future. But in the end, they’re just okay.

Very sharp - does a great job of clean cuts on small and medium branches.