Saws and Pruners

Using the right tool and of good quality will save you much time and effort as well as being able to make clean cuts.

• Bow Saws ~ for larger branches, the "pointed" version allows one to get in amongst twigs and branches more easily; blades for sap wood and for dry wood are available.
• Hedge Shears ~ suitable for trimming modest sized hedges. 
• Secateurs ~ Anvil (one blade stopped upon a thicker one) and Bypass (blades cross) versions for making precision cuts on twigs and stems.
• Loppers ~ Anvil and Bypass versions, sometimes ratchetted to provide extra force for thicker twigs and small branches.
• Pole Loppers ~ these Loppers can reach up into trees saving ladder work.
• Pole Saws ~ basically a Pruning Saw on a pole to save ladder work.
• Pruning Knife ~ for intricate cutting such as grafting.
• Pruning Saw ~ for medium thick branches and will usually allow more ease of access than a Bow Saw.

Brands which are a cut above the rest are: Bahco, Felco, Silky, Stihl, Victorinox, Wolf.