Ratchet Pruning Shears, SK-5 Steel, Yellow, Modern Style, Ambidextrous, Garden Pruning Shears

Excelente herramienta

Heavy-duty, well-made. I love the ratchet mechanism that allows you to cut heavy branches, up to 1 inch diameter of fresh wood, in several steps, which greatly reduces the amount of effort needed. If you have osteoarthritis like I do, it also greatly reduces the amount of pain, to pretty much no pain at all. I also appreciate the yellow handle to make it easier to find when I drop it in the shadows under dense vegetation and the comfortable ergonomics of the handles and lock/unlock button. Easy to drop handles-first in my pocket (blades-first soon makes a hole in the pocket) and quick on the draw to take out. The last pair lasted nearly 4 years of heavy use before the ratchet mechanism lost function. Just now I bought two to replace it, so next time one breaks or I lose one temporarily somewhere in my 1-acre garden jungle, I'll always have a backup. It was hardly an inconvenience, since they arrived within 12 hours of my online order.

Really very excellent pair of pruning shears, especially for those of us with arthritis in our hands. I cleaned up a tangled mess in my backyard without a single thing of pain and I didn’t have to use a drop of oil.

Bought as a gift: doesn’t look giftable. It’s light and looks cheap with a Very poor finish and has Chinese script on the label. Unless the Germans have changed their script, I doubt that it’s from Germany!

Excellent. Sharp, and the gear setup allows you to cut thick branches (within reason)