Fiskars Servo-System Grass Shears GS42, Anti-jam Servo-System mechanism, Length: 34.4 cm, Steel blades/Plastic handles, Black/Orange, GS42, 1000589

Never disappointed with fiskars Sharp, easy to use, great tool

Great clippers far better than cheaper ones. Had the last ones for at least 15 years so great quality.

I bought these shears after reading many reviews so I generally understood the issues others had experienced. I wanted a single light weight single tool to trim the edge of my lawn at an affordable price. The shears are well made and typically innovative in design. They are very light so would be good for people who find heavier garden tools tiring to hold for long periods. The rotating head is easy to use and negate the need for two different tools which is good when storage is an issue. For safety sake the blade should be locked before attempting to turn it as they are very sharp. On the down side the blades are quite lightweight compared to the older traditional edge cutters which comes as a bit of a surprise at first. They have one fixed blade and another that moves across it. This means that to cut vertically you really need the fixed blade at the bottom in order to be able to guide it along. If it is held the opposite way the moving blade constantly bumps up and down on the ground making it difficult to get a good line. This comes with practice. The design allows for both left and right handed use. Cutting feels very much like cutting hair with a scissors, lots of small snips and soon you have the desired effect. If you are patient and accept that these shears are not the traditional heavy weights (so don't try and cut thick stems) they will do a good job, it just takes a little longer. If you can get these around £20 then you have a good deal.

If you want a strong pair of long scissors on a stick, buy these. If you want a violent set of hardy bush trimming garden shears - maybe not? These easily slice through grass, nettles, docks and young brambles with ease. Using a secateur type action which is easy on the hands. I can go trimming the unwanted plants while having a gentle stroll in the garden, carrying out maintenance and stopping things growing that I don't want. I find that's enough until grass or other plants overtake the thugs and suppress them. I can snip around the lawn where the dog likes to go, keeping grass short and mess easy to find and remove. The blades can be adjusted in angle so as to trim horizontal or vertical and all angles in between. They feel sturdy although they're beautifully lightweight and the blades make a lovely swoosh snip noise in use and in practice. I think they're great for what I wanted.

Very good, but took me a while to figure out how to get it to work, as the blades would not move at all. loosened the screw and retightened and suddenly it started to work. I don't know how long this will last as other reviews say this is a bit flimsy. It is very light and I guess not that robust but time will tell.

OK - first things first - I can see why this item has mixed reviews: I think purchasers were expecting a cross between the hefty and substantial hand shears and up-right edging shears - and these shears are not hefty in any way. They are in fact very light-weight, which of course is a bonus for those with limited mobility either in their hands or when bending. They are definitely a snip-snip affair, rather than chop-chop, but they do cut the grass very well. For those used to using a both-hand slicing motion with traditional shears, these shears present a completely different approach which does take some getting used to. They cut well as the blades are very sharp, so be careful when rotating (make sure the lock is on). The long plastic handle is hollow to allow a home for the cord that pulls the blade back and forth. The right hand blade is fixed, meaning only the left hand blade moves - this is where I think these shears are not quite right for left-handers. The moving blade is on the left - therefore it is the only one that moves, so if you hold the shears with your left hand, then that moving blade would be against an edge, (whether edging along or up and down) so if you are edging against a wall or step for example, there is no-where for that left blade to move, so you have to use your right hand and run the fixed blade (the right hand blade) against the edge, leaving the moving blade free to snip. Hope that’s clear! Yes you can hold the handle with either hand, but when it comes to the actual cutting motion, it favours right-handers. I know this as we need both left and right-handed scissors in our house and as any left hander will tell you, there is a difference! I have given it three stars as the product does cut, it is sharp, it is useful to have both a vertical and horizontal cutting mechanism in one tool, and it is lightweight. Be aware though, it is nowhere near the same as traditional single shears and you will need a completely different approach when using it.

Easy to use, lightweight to carry around with you. Sharp for cutting grasses, green and dried up versions. The same as ones I've had for years

Very poor quality, cheap and useless. Blades only cut small amounts of fine grass. The blades twisted unless only a few blades of grass are cut at one time. Very disappointed I have requested a refund. I will buy from elsewhere

Erster Eindruck: qualitativ sehr hochwertig, sehr gute Ergonomie, geht leichtgängig, Schnittleistung erstklassig. Ich bin begeistert. Der Preis ist ambitioniert, aber dafür wird auch Qualität geliefert. Von mir gibt es die vollen *****.

Coupe très bien et les ciseaux peuvent très facilement être tournés sur les côtés, afin de pouvoir couper dans toutes les positions. Cela reste des ciseaux, donc pour de la finition.

Great product, I had an older model for years. It broke. I like it so much that I bought a replacement. The product has been totally reengineered but it seems to work just as well as the original.

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Bardzo cicha praca. Eco!