ARSFruit Picking Shears - 190mm | Garden Scissors for Fruit Picking, Great Garden Tool with Straight Blade, Precision Clippers with Non-Slip Grip | Red Handle

For around the ten pound mark, these fruit picking shears are an absolute steal. Made by the long established Japanese company ARS, they're super-sharp and achieve an incredibly clean and easy cut. I recommend them highly.Please note that this tool is made especially for cutting small, soft stems. The needle nose blades are designed to reach into small spaces and cleanly and accurately snip bunches of grapes, small fuits and flowers. They are just as suitable for bonsai and soft stem pruning. What they are NOT designed for is use on thick woody stems, or as a general secateur. Other tools with chunky blades exist for that purpose. Using these in such a clumsy and inappropriate manner risks twisting and breaking the specially hardened (and therefore slightly brittle) carbon steel blades - very likely the origin of the two star review from the customer who broke their pair. Treat them as intended though, and without abuse, and they should last a lifetime.I have large hands, and find these shears easy and comfortable to use. The carbon steel will naturally discolour and take on a patina on contact with sap, but that's not a negative. I recommend wiping them with Camelia oil after use, in the traditional Japanese manner for rust prevention of your precious tools. Hardened carbon steel will take a sharper and longer lasting edge than stainless steel, which is why many professionals prefer it. A stainless version is available if you prefer looks to function.

Wow. I was weary of the reviews but these pruners are superb. They have the right ergonomics to fit comfortably into my male hands and the weight distribution (which is central - just below the spring/red plastic grip) is well balanced. They are connected in place well throughout and I can't see them coming undone unless with a hammer/force.The sharpness is welcoming and I don't envisage them blunting anytime soon. The spring action is light but sturdy and the action is smooth but easy to snip. The plastic band is attached well and tight.The weight of these are 117g, with roughly 45mm of cutting edge down to where it overlaps. Overall length is 190mm as described.After using so many different variations of pruning snips over the years, I have to admit these are the best yet for the reasons listed about and a very competitive price (<£10) compared to the more expensive brands (which I have also used and lost over the years).I would not hesitate to buy another pair of these if in the event I misplaced them. Fantastic product overall.Overall a superb set of pruning snips that

These shears are superb. They were bought to replace old ones that I was really struggling to cut back garden plants with. These however, are very sharp and easy to use. It has made trimming or cutting back a range of plants a very easy task. Would definitely recommend them to others.

A nice pair of shears. Well made and very sharp. Blade sharpness lasts along time. Easy to resharpen when needed. I did find that the blades discoloured when I forgot to clean them after use but this does not stop their effectiveness.

I have used a variety in my professional capacity of secateurs snips shears etc over many years,much of it comes down to personal preference at the top end but that daily usage always shows up the shortcomings and durability.These are very good snips, the blades are quality steel and unlike the Bahco version do not "give" or start to spread on tougher jobs, very sharp and I would expect with the reputation of this company that the blades hold their sharpness some time before sharpening is necessary, one thing for me I would have preferred longer handles as I have large hands.