Okatsune 103 Bypass Secateurs

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As you start cutting through a branch, they latch so they do not release the pressure, you can then release the handle and squeeze the handle again, you complete this process around three times until you have cut right through the branch. Below, we’ve reviewed the best secateurs on the market in depth, and sought expert advice on popular questions like the difference between bypass and anvil mechanisms, how to care for secateur blades, and what to do if anything gets jammed.

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As the manager of the Appliances department in the Good Housekeeping Institute, Katie ensures that the team keeps on top of the latest trends and product innovations. Even bamboo fibres and some very hard woods, especially knots, burrs and dead wood, can damage steel edges.There’s less cushioning in the handles, so the experience of pruning feels precise, clean and direct. Bypass secateurs provide a scissor-like action as the blades close, meaning they pass over one another to produce a clean cut.

Okatsune 103 Bypass Secateurs review - BBC Gardeners World

Ratchets do make cutting easier on the hand, but they add more moving parts and therefore complicate the equation, introducing more scope for things to go wrong. This cutting action causes the least damage to a live plant, as growing plants can easily heal from a clean cut.For anyone involved in viticulture, arboriculture, horticulture and pruning in parks and gardens, this is an excellent choice for you. With a maximum cutting diameter of 32mm, you can attack plants, roses, shrubs, small tree branches with total confidence. Every part of these secateurs are replaceable just in case anything becomes faulty, though that’s a very rare occurrence given the quality of the construction materials.