OLD SCHOOL garden shears for trimming ?

[Bag]

i saw some a few years ago at a nursery out in the country and they felt and looked great for trimming weed but were expensive . has anyone trimmed with this type of gear and whats the report, do they rock ?

 

[g0vnaa]

ahahah we have those and use them to haircut sheep
Thats what they are for actually.
They are little heavy and hard, but can be used from trimming, why not

 

[Bag]

interesting gov, anyone else ?

 

[foomar]

Used them till recently for topiary and trimming box hedgeing , not changed much in 2000 years apart from better steels and rivetted parts , Roman ones in a local museum are of one piece construction , original use would have been shearing animals and later textiles , small ones predated scissors for cutting hair.

Find them more natural in use and less wearing on the hands than scissors as they spread the load over all fingers , and are easy to stone and set.

Not so good on thicker stuff like fan stems as they spring apart , but the self oppening action makes a small one my choice for trimming.

 

[Bag]

good info foomar , thanks . anyone else ?

 

[dickcorn]

Had a couple small ones. Gummed up very quick for me, any big leaf stem made them cut a lil crooked. Sharp fiskars and heavy rose shears always worked best for me. Haven't tried larger pair though.

 

[Bag]

okok , what im looking for is the best available commercial trimmers that will allow ,e to trim the most nugs with least pain in my hands,i will be trimming everyday all day for long time. just doing research now to find the most effecient trimmers, the fiskars i used before seem so small and get the job done but there must be better out there that will allow me to get way more product trimmed.

 

[Bag]

ok so anyone got any advice on getting ready for harvest season? i have never trimmed for 12 hours a day for 2 months, any thing i caN do besides squeeze a tennis ball all day to get used to it? dont want to cramp up and fuck up my chance at dream job ! any advice will help thanks .

 

[Noonin NorCal]

Fiskars for life, have a glass of rubbing alcohol handy and dip and clean as needed

 

[MJBadger]

12hrs a day for 2mth ? Far too much hard work
There is no trimming tool that is easier to handle than these shears for comfort in the hand (like foomar I clip topiary) but they have limits , anything bigger needs a heavier cutting tool such as secaters or similar .