How to choose the secateurs?

Pruner, like a shovel, included "weapons, " perhaps every summer resident. This tool is so often demanded that the purchase of high-quality pruners much easier life. But how to choose the appropriate model from a set of tools provided in the stores?

 So, if you're a long time working shears, it makes sense to spend money on a professional tool that will last a long time and will not fail. These shears can remove the branches thick and more than 2.5 centimeters.All available pruners can be divided into four groups.
Most of the pruners are a group of bypass: a convex blade glides over the surface slightly shifted with respect to its concave plate. These are good for all methods of growing crop of live branches, as because of the special arrangement of the knife does not distort the wood, leaving an even cut.
I thrust the blade pruners working wedge-shaped, and the second plate has a ribbed surface, slip-resistant branch. In shears of this type of focus is located directly on the cut line, creating a large enough force, and a wide grip (up to 3 inches) allows you to remove even the old and dry branches, but living it may wrinkle.
The third type - secateurs, scissors with two cutting blades. These pruners are useful for trimming grass in awkward for lawn mowers or trimming stations, cutting flowers, faded thin grass stems and very young shoots, twigs hardened as they crushed, and even divorce cutting blades is small - 1,5-2 cm.
And last, the least widely marketed type - rechargeable pruners - Makita 4603DW.
Of course, cutting tools, in particular, pruners, must be sharp enough, otherwise he would crumple and crush the branch, and such wounds are overgrown with a very long time. Therefore, when choosing pruners pay attention to the blade.
Determines the quality of their steel from which they are made. According to experts, the best quality blade pruners in Japanese. They are made of special hardened steel, does not corrode within a few years do not require sharpening, have a Teflon coating that reduces friction and prevents sticking tar. Hardly inferior to them by quality blade pruners known western companies (Swiss Felco, German Gardena, U.S. Brigadier, Finnish Fiskars, etc.). Domestic pruners, unfortunately, rust and require frequent sharpening.
Usability of the shears depends largely on the handles.
They may be:

    wooden
    PP
    plastic
    fiberglass-reinforced
    steel
    aluminum ...
Very easy to work with a pen of microporous rubber pads: they do not slip and do not rub your hands.
Worst of all smooth plastic (on most domestic models) - it is strongly rubbed his hands, and so long shears does not work.
Very convenient so-called "closed" handles that protect hands from possible damage, such as pruning the gooseberry.
Impeccable work pruners also depends on the swivel, which usually consists of a bolt with locking nut.
The gap between the blades of secateurs should be minimal (otherwise pruner will crush the branch), but the move should not be too tight. This shortcoming noted in the Finnish company Fiskars pruners and many domestic ones.
But even the best and ergonomic pruner may be inconvenient for you. And to avoid this, before you buy "try on" a tool in his hand.