Pruning Shears by Felco

I give Felco #6 pruners 10 out of 10 acorns.

These are seriously my most used piece of gear. I rarely ever leave the house without them, and when I do, I regret it! I use my Felco's for pruning blackberries, cutting chunks of grass, pruning my fruit trees, and even cutting rather large branches. I have better luck cutting through a branch that's an inch diameter with my Felco pruning shears than I do with my non-felco loppers. I wouldn't cut a fruit tree branch of that diameter with these, but I cut back cedars and other trees to keep them out of my paths and driveway with these. They are easy to use, fit my small hands well (they have larger shears for larger hands, and left-handed people, but I haven't used those), and do not cause strain. I love that I can use them either direction and with both my left and right hand. They stay sharp for a long time, and even cut well when I don't sharpen them that well. They really are marvelous!

I give the Felco #2 Bypass Pruners 9 out of 10 Acorns.

Lightweight, sharp, and easy to keep an eye on. I push these pruners to cut a little more than they should and they haven't let me down. I have used other similar style pruners from other brands and either broke them or struggled to keep them sharp. Make sure to clean these after use and not leave them out in the rain and put them away soaked. I am planning on looking into their other products after this good experience. I think the only thing that could improve the score would be a little bit more robust construction, but the current mechanism seems pretty solid as it operates now.