Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I had a predecessor to these pruners for over 20 years but misplaced them last Spring. I bought these as replacements, but they are not at all as good a product. PROS: Nice looking tool that is fairly functional for a short time when new. CONS: These new pruners have one replaceable blade in the bypass shear area. While this probably seems like a great idea on paper, these new pruners are not nearly as strong or functional as the ones I lost. They lose strength due to the replaceable blade design and probably are weaker also due to inferior materials all the way around. CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS: I really hope that I find my 20 plus year old Corona Bypass Pruners. I was able to able to fully disassemble those, mildly reface the mating surfaces, and sharpen the bypass shear blades. They were restored to new condition with occasional maintenance. This new design with the replaceable blade is simply not as strong as the comparable fixed blade on my old pruners I would NOT RECOMMEND these pruners, but I do strongly suggest to myself that I look harder around the yard for the originals!!!