TONMA 8" Pruning Shears, Made in Japan, Garden Scissors & Clippers, TP-1

Japanese “made in Japan” hand pruners, made with Japanese SK5 steel. Although they say “stainless steel” in the description, SK5 steel is not remotely stainless. It contains only a few percent chromium at most; stainless steel needs 12-13% minimum to be considered stainless. That being said, the quality of these is outstanding. Smooth, precise action; feel great in the hand; excellent one handed locking mechanism. They come sharp and cut very cleanly. The steel is also much much harder than typical carbon steel used in most mass market hand pruners like Fiskars, Corona, etc. Rockwell hardness of 59 HRC is unheard of for hand tools; most are usually in the range of 50-54 or softer. As a result these stay sharp for a very long time but will take somewhat more time to eventually resharpen. I’m so impressed with these that I purchased a spare set.

Great product and VERY sharp right out the box

It is such a well designed and made piece of pruner using high grade cutting steel on top of that. As you expect for new, the blade (about 1/8” thick) is sharp, makes an easy, smooth clean cut. As the blade and opposing steel are not stainless, user must maintain it accordingly to prevent rust. The handle has nice bump and operates smoothly with no play. It appears aluminum handles are bead blasted and look metallic and has a clear vinyl coating on entire aluminum handles which is superior to typical partial coating on most other pruners as this vinyl coating is usually the first to go. Nice touch !. Locking mechanism is easy one hand operation. If there is any short coming, it is that the opposing steel thickness should be more like 5/16” to prevent crushing the bark (more contact area) when cutting hardwood of large diameter branches. Nevertheless, it should serve most applications perfectly for many years. High quality piece. Highly recommended.

Gift to son. He notes they work well

Worth every penny. These shears are top notch. I have small hands and wasn't sure about this weight or size, but they are balanced and will work for all hand sizes. The blades make pruning effortless. Extremely pleased with this product.

quite sharp and professionally looking. will test it but happy so far.

These are well executed and cut superb. The only issue that will arise sooner or later, is that you will lose the spring in the heat of battle. An extra spring is provided, but so what, you will eventually lose that too. I lost the spring on mine the first day when tossing them into my garden cart and they hit the side and fell to the ground. I simply put a dab of 5 minute epoxy on both ends of the spring and reinserted it. Problem was solved!. I can't believe this wasn't done at the factory. Otherwise a nice working (and looking) tool from Japan.

A few years ago I purchased two TONMA Pruning Shears. When I wrote to request a missing spring replacement for one of them, TONMA sent me TWO upgraded shears. TONMA must have taken the time to research my purchase and discovered the second on their own. I wish more companies were as thoughtful and responsible as TONMA. Way to go TONMA!

Got samurai pruner instead of TONMA product Very disappointed with quality & demanded for immediate return.beware of such possibilities

There is simply no better secateur of this quality at this price. That's it, no more no less. I have two of these and they are very useful for all sorts of jobs in the garden where some sort of pruning is concerned.

Ich scheide damit alle meine Blumensträuße zurecht. Liegt super in der Hand, schön scharf!

Vraiment top pour couper des petites branches. En plus il est livré avec un ressort en plus. Je le recommande vivement

Could have paid $70 more and have felt the more expensive item was about the same quality, this thing feels like it will last, am sure it will, cuts through stuff real goodly!