{"product_id":"precision-pruning-scissors-high-carbon-steel-bypass-secateurs-with-safety-lock","title":"Precision Pruning Scissors — High-Carbon Steel Bypass Secateurs With Safety Lock","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBlunt Secateurs Don't Prune. They Crush.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dull blade doesn't slice a stem, it squashes it and tears the last bit. That ragged wound is where dieback starts and where disease gets in — so the cheap pair in the shed drawer isn't just harder work, it's quietly damaging the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are high-carbon steel, ground sharp, on a bypass action that shears past itself like scissors. The cut is clean, the wound seals, and the plant gets on with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Makes The Difference\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh-carbon steel blades.\u003c\/strong\u003e Take a keener edge than stainless and hold it longer. They can be resharpened rather than replaced.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrue bypass action.\u003c\/strong\u003e The blades pass each other rather than meeting flat, so living stems get sliced instead of pinched.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnti-rust treated head.\u003c\/strong\u003e The cutter head is protected against the sap and damp that pit an untreated blade over a season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNon-slip ergonomic handles.\u003c\/strong\u003e Shaped to spread pressure across your palm instead of concentrating it in the web of your thumb.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSafety lock.\u003c\/strong\u003e Holds them closed in a pocket or apron, and stops the spring wearing out from sitting open.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat They're For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDeadheading and cutting flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLight branch and twig pruning\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNursery, greenhouse and propagation work\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHarvesting herbs, fruit and vegetables\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTrimming houseplants and bonsai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlade material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh-carbon steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBypass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHead treatment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAnti-rust coated\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eErgonomic non-slip grip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafety\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLocking catch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColours\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack or blue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 × pair of pruning scissors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat thickness will they cut?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are precision scissors for green stems, flowers and light twigs — not loppers. 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