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10-06-2004, 02:22 PM
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Bypass or anvil pruners
I've always used bypass pruners, just like I was told and read I was supposed to. The hort wisdom being anvil pruners mash as they cut.
However, I also find that bypass pruners also do damage a short time after I start using them, when there gets to be a small gap between the two blades. The result being a strip of uncut material that gets pulled away from the plant.
I'm considering changing to anvil pruners to avoid this - anyone else use them, or are we all bypassers?
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10-06-2004, 06:34 PM
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Felco 2 bypass pruners. They have replaceable blades and can be adjusted for wear so that they always cut well. They will also last forever. (I have had mine for over 20 years and they are used daily). I have also noticed that is is one of the most copied pruners in the world.
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10-06-2004, 08:07 PM
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Dan,
I've got Felco #5, with the rotating handles so my gentle hands don't get blisters. Bought them in 1992 and they work as good as the day I bought them.
Anvil pruners are for cutting dead branches, bypass are used for living material. The difference is something with the geometry of the cutting action.
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10-06-2004, 08:55 PM
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Felco 2 for me. I buy them for all my employees too. When they loose theirs they borrow mine and loose them too. A pair usually lasts me a year. I am a lefty, but dont like Felco's lefty pruners.
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10-06-2004, 09:28 PM
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Had a Felco with the rotating handle and I loved it. Unfortunitly I was working downtown Toronto and set them down for a moment and the damn things developed legs.  So my trusty Felco 2 replaced them. 
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10-06-2004, 11:19 PM
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I got the guys a pair of Felcos this year as well (both with me over a year). They don't get to borrow my Felco's or Swiss Army knife anymore. We have pair of Coronas as backup, I told the guys that whoever loses thier Felcos gets to use the Coronas instead.
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As a father I was always aware that I was raising my sons to leave home, marry, establish families, and be men who could stand on their own two feet. We must fulfill our own destiny. I really wasn't concerned about what they might 'do' but I wanted them to 'be' good men.
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10-07-2004, 07:41 AM
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John,
I had to laugh because I have worked at so many places where the owner and the highest ranking people had Felco's and everyone else could only use the Coronas.
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10-07-2004, 10:01 AM
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Felco #2. I tried the rotating handle model and I could not get used to it. I didn't think I could get quite the cut as the #2 because I would lose 'leverage' as the handle rotated.
I tried the Sandvik because it can actually cut thicker branches with less effort but I could not get used to the release.
I guess I became to used to the Felco and couldn't change. Might have something to do with having a Dutch heritage, too.  |
10-07-2004, 08:48 PM
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Another southpaw with stuborn Dutch heritage and another vote for Felco #2, nothing else will do.
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12-16-2004, 08:42 PM
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This is an ancient thread, but, worth reviving.
The damage indicated in post one may be due to lesser quality pruners.
I like felcos and these loppers by hickok (ARS).
My schpeel on pruning equipment is located at:
http://www.mdvaden.com/articles.shtml
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