Fiskars PowerGear2 Ultrablade Softgrip Pruner

I recently bought a pair to hopefully reduce the strain on my tendonitis, the design is effective at reducing the effort required to cut through materials. The overall feel is bulky, the blade is very sharpbut unfortunately brittle if you contact something other than wood, and the plastic handles seem a bit flimsy under heavy loads. For the price it's a good pruner, the design works to reduce forearm strain.

So far the Fiskars Power Gear 2 Soft grip Hand Pruner is very nice! According to the description, the patented gear technology multiplies your leverage to give you up to three times more power with every cut, which means you can easily clip through thick stems and branches that normally you might not be able to cut with a traditional pruner and so far that has been my experience. It cuts through fairly thick branches like butter and it does not kill my hand while I am doing it because it has a contoured handle with a unique rolling design that fits the natural shape and motion of your hand. On top of that it has "soft grip" touch points so that you have a more comfortable and secure grip, and it is super comfortable compared to my old pruners! The newly updated ... MoreSo far the Fiskars Power Gear 2 Soft grip Hand Pruner is very nice! According to the description, the patented gear technology multiplies your leverage to give you up to three times more power with every cut, which means you can easily clip through thick stems and branches that normally you might not be able to cut with a traditional pruner and so far that has been my experience. It cuts through fairly thick branches like butter and it does not kill my hand while I am doing it because it has a contoured handle with a unique rolling design that fits the natural shape and motion of your hand. On top of that it has "soft grip" touch points so that you have a more comfortable and secure grip, and it is super comfortable compared to my old pruners! The newly updated design includes modified gears and something called a cam mechanism so that your cutting power in the middle of the cut where the branch is thickest is greatly optimized. So over all, I like the these pruners very much as they are very easy to use and they work hard so that you do not have to.

These pruning shears work very well. Being new, you would expect them to be sharp, and they are. But there is also a lot of leverage because the handle travel is large compared to the shear distance. Simple physics. However, this could be a negative for some because even with my relatively large hands, my fingers barely reach when the handles are fully extended. So for smaller hands and full sized 3/4 inch cuts, you may need to use two hands. One other point for me was the rotating handle. It just felt strange to me to have the finger half of the handle rotate as you squeezed. I understand that it is probably a more natural feel for people who did not grow up using the non-rotating handles, but as someone who did, therefore are is to my fingers sliding over the ... MoreThese pruning shears work very well. Being new, you would expect them to be sharp, and they are. But there is also a lot of leverage because the handle travel is large compared to the shear distance. Simple physics. However, this could be a negative for some because even with my relatively large hands, my fingers barely reach when the handles are fully extended. So for smaller hands and full sized 3/4 inch cuts, you may need to use two hands. One other point for me was the rotating handle. It just felt strange to me to have the finger half of the handle rotate as you squeezed. I understand that it is probably a more natural feel for people who did not grow up using the non-rotating handles, but as someone who did, therefore are is to my fingers sliding over the handle as it close, I was thrown off a bit. But I'm sure I'll get used to it before long. And with how easily this handles 3/4 inch cuts, and even larger if you go around the branch, it is we worth getting used to.