There are different types of pruning shear designs but the 2 most popular are the anvil and the bypass designs.

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New version, now made with Yasuki YCS-3 steel, not Blue Paper steel as Jake mentions in the video. Tips Fiskar pruners are good and known all around the world for top-notch quality and versatile designs. Moreover, since the Specially designed was performed in building this new product, it is the grip which does not get tired easily in prolonged use. Any gardening ardent and horticulturist who loves to learn new things would definitely know about Monty Don.The blade holds its edge even after continuous use and doesn’t require as much touching up as other secateur brands. It has quite a long warranty, cuts well and is smooth. On the cons of the product, some users reported the rotating handle was a bit uncomfortable for them.

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It also puts less strain on the rests even after working for quite some time. The design is lighter which makes the user less fatigued at the end of the working day. Finally, these secateurs carry the distinctive Tobisho red and yellow handles. The red is highly visible by day and the yellow by night, allowing you to locate your trusted secateurs. The coloured handle sleeves are removable if you prefer a more traditional look.The Tobisho SR-1 Secateurs is made of great blade quality which is quite superior and which can keep you for a long time. Monty Don, one of the best horticulturist and gardening experts in the world has recommended the Tobisho SR-1 Secateurs by Niwaki as his regular pruning shears and one of the best in the world. Manufactured in the mountains of Yamagata, a prefecture on Japan’s Honshu Island, these secateurs come steeped in tradition.

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The British born gardening expert regularly dishes out gardening advice and this includes recommendations for tools to use in the garden. Also in it, Tobisho has original heat treatment and gloss technology, and is very famous in pruning shears. Many agriculture and the specialist on a gardener are using it. The BBC Gardeners’ World, one of the most reputable gardening shows in the world, rated the Fiskars Power Gear X PX92 Pruners as a great product.Do not cut wire, metal, stone, plastic or any other hard material (even bamboo fibres and some very hard woods, especially knots and burrs, can damage steel edges) Monty Don prescribed the Tobisho SR-1 Secateurs as his favorite pruning shears and one of the best designs in the world. The Tobisho Secateurs’ blades are reputedly forged with high carbon steel in the Yamagata mountains of Japan. The length is slightly longer than my old Swiss made pair at 20cm (8”) but I found it didn’t really make a major difference to me. The slight weight reduction from the secateurs being made from single piece of metal, did however make a slight difference after a day of using them all day and I have felt a slight reduction in fatigue in my hands.