Felco Pruning Shears (F 12) - High Performance Swiss Made One-Hand Garden Pruner with Steel Blade

This item, when new, cuts beautifully. It takes a few cuts to get used to it for muscle memory, or right away depending on the user and the hand, but as soon as you do it makes cutting easier and nice. Without long term use and abuse, I'm unable to comment so it is something worth keeping in mind. Overall, the product is designed with the intention of feeling custom made to the user which is nice. It curves with the palm. There is a hand chart. Recommend checking all around versus a single review, but with only a weeks worth of cutting, it does very good and is less tiring than a regular cutter. Cut's up to 1 inch easy on fresh cutting. I think these are not recommended for cutting dead or dry wood, but check in case I'm wrong.Used to cut:peach tree small branches 3/8" - 3/4 in"plum tree branches 1/4" to 1/2"dry branch to test, 1/2" cuts goodThis item was worth the purchase in my opinion. I did not compare against another brand which may be comparable, and think that is what people want to know when searching for specifics. I chose this one because of the design and reviews.

Lost my other ones when at the dump, Bought the new one, knew it would be more expensive then others, but sometimes money doesn't matter when you're getting the best pruner on the market.

It cuts branches that I used to have to cut with my big cutter. What’s nice is I can order replacement parts for it.

Expensive compared to big box pruning shears, but they deliver in ease of use and sharpness. Amazing the thickness of branches they will cut with little effort. The handle that moves adds a uniformity to the cut, equalizing the effort. Great for a vineyard or berry bramble. Anvil Blade is replaceable.

I'm not an impartial reviewer of Felco products because we've used them for years. The #12 joins the two #8s we have along with the Felco pull pruning saw of which I spoke so enthusiastically that the guy who delivers a local weekly newspaper got his own Felco pruning saw. Felcos are more expensive than other pruning implements. Their big advantage is that every part can be replaced so you maintain them better than something to be discarded when the spring goes. Once you become accustomed to them you can use them forever. Nothing made in China. The various implements come from Switzerland, Germany, and South Korea, among other locations. The holsters are made in the U.S.A. Not, as you can read, an impartial review. Just good quality. Period.

Viene con un excelente afilado y el agarre es muy cómodo, pero el acero es muy corriente y se oxida con mucha facilidad. Luego de usarlo, lo limpio y lo aceito completamente antes de guardarlo, pero esto no detiene el proceso de oxidación.

They are quite sharp; and they trim maple branches nicely. They don’t cut my Chinese Elm very easily. That’s okay because I have loppers that will.

I got these pruners just the other day, so some of my concerns may be that I am just not used to the rotating handle. It feels unwieldy to me right now, but I h ave only used once or twice and I may not have the hang of it yet. The pruner itself is sharp and effective. Like all Felco products, replacements parts are available. Very high quality pruners and garden hand tools. Go Felco or go home! Just a little unsure if I will like the rotating handle on this one.