Jardin De France Secateur Pruner 10x Easier Cut - Sharp Heavy Duty Pruning Scissors Gardening Tool secateurs for weak hands

That’s only because I was stupid enough to lose my first pair 🙄. I got my first pair from an Ideal Home exhibition at the NEC where they were demonstrating the product. We were impressed so bought a pair.The ratchet system means you can easily cut through a branch that’s an inch in diameter, and possibly a little more. They do make short work of pruning larger branches.My only criticism is that the red plastic catch located on the inside of the handle sometimes engages when using. But not a problem really.Having lost my first pair, to my delight I found that Amazon sell them, so I had to replace like with like.

This pruner looks and feels like quality and it works brilliantly too. I am very happy with my purchase and highly recommend it.Just a little bit of advice. Initially I thought my secateur was not working properly as it did not seem to cut straight through the branch I was trying to prune. I contacted the supplier and they responded in under an hour (how's that for service, brilliant) and sent me a video to make sure I was using it correctly. I'm a little embarrassed to say, but I was not using it correctly.The beauty in this pruner, which I have not come across in any of my previous pruners, is it's clever ratchet mechanism. The ratchet makes pruning thicker branches easier and with less effort. To "work" the ratchet you squeeze the handles together, release, then squeeze again and repeat until it has cut through the branch.The clever engineering behind it is beyond my understanding, but all I need to say is that it works :) andI will be sticking with this type of secateur going forward (no more blisters for me)

Well worth every penny. We first bought them with telescopic loppers years ago at the local country show and although expensive then they were fantastic. This purchase was to replace the secateurs only.

Makes for easy pruning for people with arthritic hands

These are nice to hold and use , they work well where you have to prune on bit that are sometimes a bit hard to get traditional secateurs through as you don’t need to apply the same amount squeeze because of they work .

These are first class and efficient cutters - easily handling 15mm branches on my fruit trees. However earlier examples of this pruner had a much easier action to close the locking pawl. It could be done -whilst in hand- with just one finger. Now its generally a two handed action which is not so safe whilst on a ladder

These are my second pair of secateurs from this firm. They replace a worn out pair which suffered spring failure when changing a blade. The secateurs are robust and strong enough to cut easily through wood the thickness of a thumb, using a ratchet mechanism. There is a technique to this, one which needs a small bit of practice, else they won't budge: place the cutting surfaces around the piece to be cut and squeeze the handles together until they won't move any more. Then move the silver handle - the one with the hand-grip loop - open until the ratchet clicks, and then squeeze together again. Repeat the process until the object is cut, leaving surfaces smooth and neat. The secateurs come with a pouch for storage/attachment to trouser belt.My original set was bought at an agricultural show and came with a spare blade included in the price. Spare blades and fastening clips are available at additional cost.

This is the 3rd or 4th pair of these secateurs I have bought, they are excellent when the ratchet works , but eventually the ratchet stops working , which takes quite a while, which is why I buy a replacement