Haus & GartenClassicPRO 8.5" Professional Premium Titanium Bypass Pruning Shears - Use As Pruners, Garden Shears, Heavy Duty Handheld Pruning Shears For Gardening, Clippers, Pruner Scissor Tool

Strong and durable. Blade locks for safety. Sharp cutting edge. Comfortable to use.

First time with the Haus and Garten bypass pruner brand. My brand loyalty goes to Corona forged steel and their entire line of garden tools. My drool-worthy choice would be Felco pruners. However for the average home gardener - as am I - Felcos are overkill and cost double to triple for the same model of tools.I tried my new Haus and Garten bypass pruners, here’s the verdict: Very Good to Excellent. (If Felco’s are an A+ these are easily B+ to A-).I spent a few hours filling two 95 gallon bins. Very nice, smooth and clean cuts for dry branches up to 1/2” and all the way to 1” on green branches. Twigs, stems, small bush branches, small palms and ornamentals, piece of cake, no resistance. On large queen palm fronds 7ft to 9 ft little effort up to 3/4” but I used a pruner on anything over that, you just need a bigger too. Used correctly, no fatigue factor - ergonomics are great. The blade and the hook stayed clean, but what I was cutting had very little if no sap so I can’t comment on that.After use I cleaned with isopropyl alcohol on those 1-1/2” white bandage pads I had laying around. They cleaned up, you can’t tell they were used (try that on the lesser brands). I used a drop of mineral oil to put on a thin film to protect surfaces and a drop on the hinge. A tip, save the package the pruners can in and use as their storage case. I put in a couple white gauze pads for the next cleaning.These are made of Japanese grade stainless steel with a titanium coating, far more durable than forged steel which is prone to oxidize, dull and more difficult to clean. I’m hoping for a long time before needing sharpen.A comment on my Coronas: In my opinion Coronas would be included in the top five, no doubt. Coronas last, most of my Coronas are over 35-years, and not worse-for-wear, just a nice rust patina on them. Downside, they must be sharpened regularly either with very fine tanged flat file or a 400 - 600 grit whet stone. A necessary maintenance hassle. But to make any garden tool last and keep working properly, they all must have a sharp edge, just like any knife.

Good quality. My old shears were losing their sharpness. I had them for years! I love theseThey are sharp and have a longer blade than my old ones. Easy-to-use.

Nice pruning shears. They are good quality and the construction is excellent. I have given 4 stars instead of 5 because they are not as sharp as I expected. Still do a good job, though.

I love pruning my trees, shrubs and plants. I like to do the pruning by hand and prefer to smaller hand tool vs the larger clippers. I like the easy portability of the hand tool.These clippers are very well made with solid steel for cutting both the delicate plants as well as thicker tree or bush limbs. I have a yucca plant that has a stubborn 1 inch diameter limb and these clippers were able to cut right through with ease.The blades are sharp. The handle is easy to grip and use. They lock and open easily.

Excellent, smooth action. The adjustable stop really helps for smaller grip with less fatigue. Highly recommend. I just need to rig a harness so I can wear it instead of trying to recall where I set the blasted thing down. User error.

Love these. Easy to use! Easy on my hands. Works well. Very satisfied!

Just as good as Felcos & much more affordable. Sharp &’even have replacement blades. Good 😌 alternative for garden clippers.