Pruners & Garden Scissors

Bypass blades, which Penn State Extension describes as passing each other like scissors. The Fiskars listing prints a cut capacity and the Felco listing states replaceable parts.

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  Only listing stating replaceable parts

  Basis: The one listing among all the listings in this catalog that states replaceable parts

  Felco F2 Pruning Shears, 9.25 inch, Swiss-Made

  1 of 6 teeth sharp

  • Battery: not named
  • Bit tip: not named
  • Blade edge: named, replacement stated
  • Chuck and drive: not named
  • Nozzle and filter: not named
  • Claw and tine: not named

  The listing states: 9.25 inches, a precision bypass blade, an aluminum body and replaceable parts

  The one listing in this catalog that states its parts can be replaced. It does not say which parts, so the yellow base on its strip sits under the one part it does name, the blade.

  On the record

  • The only listing in the catalog stating replaceable parts
  • Names a bypass blade
  • Names the body material, aluminum
  • Prints a length, 9.25 inches

  Missing or caveated

  • Does not say which parts can be replaced
  • Does not name the blade steel
  • No cut capacity printed

  Worth reading for: A listing that states replacement in its own words

  Felco F2 bypass shears on Amazon
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  Only printed cut capacity

  Basis: The one listing in Pruners & Garden Scissors that prints a cut capacity, 5/8 inch

  Fiskars Bypass Pruning Shears, 5/8 inch Cut Capacity

  1 of 6 teeth sharp

  • Battery: not named
  • Bit tip: not named
  • Blade edge: named
  • Chuck and drive: not named
  • Nozzle and filter: not named
  • Claw and tine: not named

  The listing states: a 5/8 inch cut capacity, a self-cleaning sap groove, a non-slip grip and steel blades with a low-friction coating

  The only pruner listing that prints a cut capacity, 5/8 inch. It names steel blades with a coating and does not say what the coating is.

  On the record

  • The only printed cut capacity in this category, 5/8 inch
  • Names the blade material, steel
  • Names a blade coating
  • Names a sap groove

  Missing or caveated

  • Does not say what the coating is made of
  • No length printed
  • Nothing about replacing the blade

  Worth reading for: A cut capacity printed on a pruner

  Fiskars bypass shears on Amazon
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  Only listing printing titanium

  Basis: The one listing in Pruners & Garden Scissors with the word titanium

  Haus & Garten ClassicPRO 8.5 inch Titanium Bypass Pruning Shears

  1 of 6 teeth sharp

  • Battery: not named
  • Bit tip: not named
  • Blade edge: named
  • Chuck and drive: not named
  • Nozzle and filter: not named
  • Claw and tine: not named

  The listing states: 8.5 inches, a titanium bypass blade and a handheld build

  Seller’s wording, quoted as printed: heavy duty

  A bypass pruner whose listing puts the word titanium next to the blade and does not say whether that means a coating, an alloy or something else. It prints a length and no cut capacity.

  On the record

  • Describes the blade as bypass
  • Prints a length, 8.5 inches
  • The only listing here printing the word titanium
  • Filed where it belongs, among pruners

  Missing or caveated

  • Does not say what titanium refers to on the blade
  • Cut capacity not given
  • Silent on a replacement blade

  Worth reading for: The word titanium printed next to a blade

  Haus & Garten ClassicPRO shears on Amazon

Straight or micro-tip blades. The micro-tip listing makes a claim about the edge over time, quoted on its card as the seller’s words.

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  VIVOSUN 6.5 inch Gardening Scissors with Straight Stainless Blades

  1 of 6 teeth sharp

  • Battery: not named
  • Bit tip: not named
  • Blade edge: named
  • Chuck and drive: not named
  • Nozzle and filter: not named
  • Claw and tine: not named

  The listing states: 6.5 inches and straight stainless steel blades

  Straight-blade garden scissors with the shortest listing in this category: a length and a blade material. Both are about the blade, so the one tooth it could name, it names.

  On the record

  • Names the blade material, stainless steel
  • Names straight blades
  • Prints a length, 6.5 inches
  • Filed where it belongs, among garden scissors

  Missing or caveated

  • The stainless steel grade is not named
  • Prints no cut capacity
  • Nothing about replacing the blades

  Worth reading for: A blade material printed with nothing around it

  VIVOSUN straight-blade scissors on Amazon
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  Only micro-tip blades

  Basis: The one listing in Pruners & Garden Scissors that names micro-tip blades

  Fiskars 6 inch Micro-Tip Pruning Snips

  1 of 6 teeth sharp

  • Battery: not named
  • Bit tip: not named
  • Blade edge: named
  • Chuck and drive: not named
  • Nozzle and filter: not named
  • Claw and tine: not named

  The listing states: 6 inches, micro-tip blades, an easy action spring and a SoftGrip handle

  Seller’s wording, quoted as printed: Blades Stay Sharp

  Micro-tip snips whose listing names the blade tips, a spring and a grip, and makes a claim about the edge over time. That claim is the seller’s, quoted below; this site does not assess how long any edge lasts.

  On the record

  • The only listing here naming micro-tip blades
  • Names a spring
  • Prints a length, 6 inches
  • Names a grip

  Missing or caveated

  • The edge claim is the seller’s wording, not a figure
  • No steel named for the blades
  • No word on replacing the blades

  Worth reading for: A seller’s edge claim set apart from the listing facts

  Fiskars micro-tip snips on Amazon
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  Only multi-pair pack

  Basis: Three pairs in a single listing, the only pack in Pruners & Garden Scissors

  EWPJDK 3-Pack Garden Pruning Shears, Stainless Steel

  1 of 6 teeth sharp

  • Battery: not named
  • Bit tip: not named
  • Blade edge: named
  • Chuck and drive: not named
  • Nozzle and filter: not named
  • Claw and tine: not named

  The listing states: three pairs, stainless steel blades, a locking mechanism and a non-slip grip

  A pack of three pairs rather than a single tool. Where every other listing here puts one blade edge in the box, this one puts in three, which is its own kind of answer to the question of what wears.

  On the record

  • The only multi-pair pack in this category
  • Names stainless steel for the blades
  • Names a locking mechanism
  • Names a non-slip grip

  Missing or caveated

  • Length not given
  • No cut capacity for any of the pairs
  • Silent on replacement blades

  Worth reading for: A pack that ships more than one of the same tool

  EWPJDK three-pair pack on Amazon