Felco Garden Hand Pruner

One of the most important tools in any gardner's arsenal is the hand pruner. They are good at reaching into small places to make precise cuts. They are also designed to handle some thicker, woody stems with ease.

Pruner Problems

One of the main problems I have encountered is that many hand pruners are poorly made. Often the handles will bend when they encounter the least bit of resistance. Many times the blade will dull with just a few cuttings. And me being the clumsy person I am I often drop my pruners and when I do the blade will chip. And last but not least, and this is no fault of the pruners, I seem to loose my pruners or misplace them. For that problem, you just need to make sure you store your pruners in the same place after each use and that should help you keep up with them. As for the other problems, a nice pair of Feloc Pruners will take care of the problem.

Which Hand Pruner is best for you?

• Do you have strong hands?
• Do you have weak hands?
• Do you suffer from carpal tunnel or arthritis in your hands or wrist?
• Are you left-handed?

All of these things need to be taken into consideration when you purchase your garden pruners. Additonally, you want a tool that is solid, maintains a good cutting edge, and has the reputation for being a quality product that will last a long time. The tool that answers all of these problems is the Felco Hand Pruner:

This line of hand pruners offers both the casual and serious gardner a quality product with a great feel and a fantastic cutting edge and great cutting power. The Felco series offers a tool to handle both the precision soft cuts and the tough woody stemed cuts with ease. The question will not be should I buy a pair of Felco hand pruners but the question is which pair or pairs should I buy? Let me help you with that.

The orignal Felco 2 series or F2 is the most popular and most recommended of all pruners. It has a swiss precision cutting blade that is unbelievably sharp. The handles are cushioned and shock absorbing. Yet all this power is packed into a tool that ways only 8.5 ounces.

The Felco 4 Series or F4 is next in the pruner line up. It is a little less expensive than the F2 and there is a reason for that. It is a more stripped down version of the F2. It does not offer the padded shock absorbing grip of the F2 and the adjustments to the cutting blade are done with the center nut. However, at this price and the Felco quality you can pick up 2 or 3 pair and have them in different places for quick and easy access.

If you have weak hands or suffer from carpal tunnel you will want to check out the Felco F7 model of hand pruners.This ergonomically designed product allows for a more natural fit and feel. The handle revolves on it's axis allowing the fingers to move in their natural pattern reducing not only hand fatigue but also blisters during longer sessions of pruning. Additionally, the F7 series requires 30% less effort than conventional models. There is a brief video at the bottom of this page that demonstrates the F7 series.

And of course we don't want the lefties to feel left out. There is a special model of Felco pruners for left-handers, the Felco F9 model. Specifically designed for left-handers with all the features and benefits of the traditonal Felco pruners.

To learn more about the Felco series check out the next section below. There you will find the most popular model in the series of garnder pruners but also reviews and great pricing.