BlueApe 2 in 1 Ratchet Hand Pruners 3 Stage Action – Power Driver - Lightweight Ergonomic Design, Left Or Right Handed - Prune Small Branches to 1” - Best Gardening Tools

For what it is worth, I am a man with medium sized hands with more or less shorter stubby fingers and these shears have really worked well for me. I have owned them for about 3 years now and they are still working fine. I will also say I sometimes use them on branches that are slightly larger than what they were intended for and they have held up fine while also maintaining sharpness for all types of pruning cuts. I have about 20 fruit trees (apple, pear, & peach) that I prune yearly and some other 30 -50 other deciduous trees that I will also touch up yearly with these shears. I am on Amazon now because I am in the middle of pruning and I am going to buy another pair of these same shears as a back up in case my primary pair happens to break or become unusable . Let me also add that I got these ratcheting shears at my wife's insistence after I developed a pretty serious case of tendonitis during pruning season 4 years ago and these Blue Ape ratcheting pruners have really worked well for me. I am currently through about half of this season's pruning and my arm feels fine with no sign of a recurrence of the tendonitis, arm, or hand pain. Keep in mind I am 70 years of age. BTW I am left handed and I find these pruners are comfortable to use and really work well for me.

Work fine so far.

These are very sturdy and do a great job of cutting branches up to 3/4". My first project was clearing out a large cedar branch that broke off during an ice storm. It cut through a lot of the side branches with no difficulty. I am a woman with large hands and the spread between the finger grip and thumb grip is a little too wide, but I am getting use to it. I would like the black grip to be a little more rough and less slippery. These would work great for most men's hands.

Just got this ratchet pruner yesterday and already it's worth the money. I used it to trim a Mesquite tree. Believe me, those branches are tough. And I mean hard to cut up. The ratchet function worked well and allowed me to cut branches 3/4" thick. Better yet, it saved my wrist from getting carpel tunnel syndrome.

It looked like it would not be sturdy but it actually has become the only hand pruner I use. For someone with arthritis, the ratchet feature is a tremendous help. And I was very pleasantly surprised at the size of the branches it could cut. The self-oiling doodad fell off the first time I used them, but I would still strongly recommend these.

This was a replacement for another ratchet pruner, one that failed after many years of service. This is a similar design, but handle is quite a bit larger than my size large hand making it difficult to use. It it way bigger than my wife's hand is nearly unusable by her. The product seems otherwise good. If you're thinking about this, it might be best if your glove size/finger length is "extra large."

I like this tool. After 2 months of heavy use, the switch for changing from single stroke to ratchet loosened up. I just taped it down. UPDATE: It lasted 5 months, 2 months short of my whole season. I used it very often for some very heavy work. Still, I liked the feel and effectiveness and will probably buy another one next year.

These are for a home gardener. The lock is plastic, the blade is a cross between and anvil and a bypass. They are not as maneuverable as regular bypass pruningers. They do make nice clean cuts. They did take some pressure off my hand. I am a commercial fruit tree arborist. my hands are not as young as they used to be. These will get me through the rest of the season