Felco Hand Pruners, The Best You Can Buy

When it comes to important tools in the gardener’s armory the one that most serious gardener will point to is the hand pruner. Armed with a pair of hand pruners, the gardener can make their way around the garden and tidy up all manner of shrub or small tree.

The most popular brand of hand pruner is Felco, a Swiss company, by far the brand that is preferred above all others. These hand pruners are amazingly high quality tools, precision instruments that come with a lifetime guarantee and are revered throughout the horticulture community.

You will find that the Felco hand pruners are split into 3 broad categories as Basic Models, Ergonomic Models and Special Applications. The hand pruners from the Basic Model category can be defined as precision instruments that can be used for all kinds of work. The ergonomic hand pruners have been made with cutting heads and handles that reduce the cutting effort and help to prevent tendonitis. The cutting heads are inclined and some of the models feature swiveling handles. The special application pruners such as the Felco 100 are made specifically for cutting and holding roses and other flowers.

Here are a few of the more popular and distinctive of the hand pruners in the Felco range.

The biggest selling model in the Felco line is the Felco Model 2 which is a classic looking hand pruner that is heavy duty yet light weight. It features forged light metal alloy, red plastic coated handles, rubber cushion stop and a 2-1/4” replaceable blade that incorporates a sap groove and a wire cutting notch. The Felco number 2 is suited best for people with larger hands.

Moving to a Felco hand pruner that is also very popular but more suited for the small hand is the Felco number 6. This is one of the ergonomic hand pruners and is just as light and durable as the number 2. This pruner has short, narrow tapered blades and it’s a more compact overall type of pruner. This is the type of hand pruner that is perfect for females or anyone with smaller hands.

The Felco number 7 features a rotating lower handle to allow your hand to go through its normal movement thus reducing the amount of hand fatigue experienced will in use. The handle is also designed with a deeper thumb notch on the top handle to provide extra comfort. This pruner is perfect for when you have a lot of pruning to do or you expect to be pruning for extended periods at a time.

Another classic model is the Felco number 11 which is made with a blade that is the same as the one on the Felco 2 model. The cutting head on the 11 is narrower than that of the 2 and it is an easy hand pruner to take apart when it comes time to replace the blades.

The Felco number 8 is designed with an angled cutting head as well as ergonomic handles that both pinch in with thumb notches to provide added comfort. The cutting head is offset so that the cutting arm is extended.

The Felco number 12 is similar in design to the Felco 7 but whereas the 7 might be too big for the smaller handed person, the Felco number 12 fits right in. Like the 7, the bottom handle of the 12 rotates and is recommended for prolonged pruning.

These few models represent only a fraction of the Felco range of precision and quality hand pruners. They come with all of the features that one would consider important in any good pruner as well as features that you are unlikely to find anywhere else. They are the top of the range and you may be prepared to pay a little bit more for them than you would for other brands of pruners. The thing is, these hand pruners don’t cost terribly much more than other brands.