Corona Long Straight Snip

I really like Corona pruning shears. I have a bypass pair and a long pair that I’ve had for over 25 years and still in great shape. Bought these for my wife to work on her flowers and potted plants. They work great. Expect them to last a long time. All need sharpening occasionally as you would expect but hold an edge well. Highly recommend

Corona AG 4930 Long Straight Snip, Tempered Steel ~ $14.99 purchased Jul 28, 2022 updated Oct 07, 2022 Never had a pair of these type of pruners before so nothing to compare them to other than normal bypass pruners which I've had tons of. I got these for cleaning up my growing collection of potted plants since they're small and have more little tight spots and these work out much better than bypass pruners for that. They came sharp and the blade action feels quality. (Edit: after a few months of on and off use the blade action is superb. Tight and even, you could cut paper with them and they've stayed that way after trimming up a lot of tiny branches) The textured plasti-dip type handle rubber is very nice. The spring is nice and long and well mounted so seems like it will stay put and not get lost. The "leather" closure strap seems a bit stupid but doesn't really get in my way or cause distraction. One little niggle is the pivot bolt isn't a bolt but a rivet so you can't take them apart for cleaning and sharpening and can't adjust them other than hammering the rivet down tighter and being very careful you don't make them too tight. They are adjusted fine (beautifully even) as they came but I know how pruners and scissors age and need adjustment. And you can sharpen them without taking them apart and you can tighten them up down the road by giving that rivet a few careful taps, so not the end of the world. For $15 I think they're very nice and I'm quite (very) happy with them. ABOUT RUST ON BLADES... High Carbon Steel 101 For anyone who doesn't know, generally speaking any steel that can take and hold a good edge (high carbon) is going to rust to some degree. Stainless steel doesn't rust but you don't want blades made from stainless as it's softer than high carbon steel and will dull much quicker, need sharpening all the time, gets nicked and dented easier, and nowhere near ideal for blades. And I love stainless steel otherwise. And there are high carbon steels that rust less or slower like what Shun or Wusthof make their knives from but that would put the cost of these through the roof. I've done tons of sharpening in my 47 years, much of which was in a professional capacity, everything from carbide to chain saw blades, axes, pruners and loppers, to hair cutting scissors and the finest of cutlery. And these are a very nice blade steel for the price. Just clean your blades, occasionally oil them with some plant friendly oil, and accept the brown patina as a sign of good blade steel. The only thing that stops good larger hand pruners from seeming to rust so much is paint, and these can't hold paint the same way because the scissor type action makes more metal to metal contact wearing the paint off. On some normal sized bypass style hand pruners you'll notice the bed knife, the one that's not sharp, is stainless steel but the side that does the cutting is high carbon protected by paint.

These are very sharp and worked perfectly for dividing my dahlia tubers. I’m sure they will have a lot of uses for cutting off dead flowers and stems and small branches.

I bought these for deadheading flowering plants. They cut beautifully and are comfortable to hold (I wear an L in women's gloves; those with larger hands might find them too small). They seem nicely sturdy, especially for the price, but I wouldn't try them on anything more robust than a flower stem. I dinged them a star because of the closing device, which is a loop at the end of the handles. The loop takes some doing to get it around the opposite handle - definitely not a one-handed operation, as with most pruners. A small irritant. But again, for the price, I am very happy with these.

Excellent item, perfect for those tight trims. Very sharp and easy to sharpen

Great pair of snips! I'm an avid garden with multiple flower beds, and had no idea I needed this. I always used my pruning shears until I saw a video on IG using snips for more delicate or specific cuts. These are definitely much better suited for those jobs and don't tear the plant stems. They are sharp, precise and a must have tool!

Very good quality, recomend

These amazing little scissors fit perfectly in the hand, and despite their small size, they are incredibly useful around the house. They seem small, but they fit very comfortably even in my hand (I wear size XL gloves). They cut very well, handling branches up to 1/4 inch thick without any problems. The blades are very sharp right out of the box. I liked the small strap for the handles, it's very convenient. After use, the blades should be wiped with a cloth and then treated with something like WD-40. I'm very happy with them, to be honest.