Davaon Pro 2-in-1 Ratchet Secateurs (Anvil Style) - Ideal for Arthritic Hands, Heavy Duty Gardening Secateurs for Small & Thick Cuts, Pruning Shears with SK5 Steel Blades

These secateurs are first class. Originally bought for my wife who has mild arthritis in her right hand. She has tried many many secateurs billed as being easy to use. All resulted in her being in discomfort for a couple of days after just a few minutes use.I decided to buy these after reading the reviews. Normally I take reviews with a pinch of salt but chose to give them a go as they weren't expensive and appeared to do what she wanted. I'm glad I did.They are extremely well made and slice through anything very easily with not much effort. When switching to ratchet I was surprised at the thickness of very large twigs/small branches they could cut through with not much effort. A bit like squeezing a sponge dry. Even comes with an oiler attached to the tool.So pleased I'm buying another soon before pruning season comes around.

well priced and works well - bought for daughter and she is very happy with the rachet arrangement which allows cutting of bigger branches easily

I took advantage of the reduced price £18.99 and bought a pair while on sale. They are advertised to cut green wood up to 22mm thick, plus have an oil pad and be oiled. They arrived in perfect condition but not oiled and no oil on the pad. Not a problem, just saying.The packet however states they are only for use on branches up to 20mm and not to 22mm as advertised here. So for that it loses a star.Furthermore I found a mirror image of these with another name (Kent & Stowe Ratchet Secateurs) and less than £9.Comparing these Davaon to a pair of EasyKut Ratchet Secateurs I bought at the same time for £8.05, which are for use on branches up to 19mm.Both look very similar, and both are ok for the money paid.I tested both on fresh (green) privet wood 20mm in diameter. But even with the ratchet it was difficult to cut using both hands. The EasyKut felt it would break any second, so I didn’t continue. But the Davaon was stronger and completed the cut. However the final ratchet needed a huge amount of pressure to finish the cut.Tried again on other similarly sized wood and both performed better. The Davaon secateurs are clearly better. Plus vastly superior to my cheap 20 year old bypass secateurs, and so they should be.The Davaon secateurs are light weight and easy to use. They are super for small snips and small cuts, as well as with wood up to 10mm. Even in ratchet mode the ratchet does engage unless it needs to, and they are a good pair of secateurs. However with wood 20mm thick or even 18mm thick they struggle and are not practical. You then need loppers, which I would normally use anyway.Overall after a quick test from new they are good secateurs and probably worth £18.99 delivered if they last. I am happy with them so far and I would initially recommended them. They seem a good all round pair of secateurs that are suited from fine to 15mm, with the odd larger cut if you cannot reach the loppers. However for more money I think there are better alternatives. For most garden task this is the only pair of secateurs you need and these will nicely cut all.

I purchased these secateurs back in July as my Wilkinson Sword cutters were just chewing branches rather then cutting them. I have multiple Bay Trees in my garden - all of which were approximately 18 foot a couple of years ago and have since been reduced to 8 foot as they were just impossible to manage. Since having them cut back dramatically, they have started to make a very nice dense hedge - the only down side is that they are very prolific and need trimming regularly to keep their shape / thickness. I mainly use an electric hedge trimmer, but this struggles to cut through any of the thick branches - hence needing a lopper and also secateurs. For the past 4 months I have been putting these secateurs to the test and I have to say - I am extremely impressed with them. They can cut through a decent sized branch with ease and this is where the ratchet mechanism really comes into its own delivering a very clean cut. They are very comfortable to hold / operate - especially for long periods of time (as in cutting up the branches I have taken down into more manageable sizes to take to the tip) and the locking button on the side to close the secateurs when not in use is easy to operate - simply squeeze the handles together tightly and then flip the switch. Because these are slightly different to standard secateurs - they do take a couple of sessions to really get used to them - I personally went through a doubtful couple of weeks - but since then - I would not be without them. They are strong and robust, plus the seller is excellent in sending you a very informative mail on how to care for your secateurs once they arrive. As recommended - I always clean the blades and oil them after use and after 4 months - they still look as good as new, plus cut very well. So overall verdict - I am delighted I purchased these and would have no hesitation in recommending this product.

Purchased these pruners and went to use them yesterday for the 1st time and 2 cuts later they broke and are now completely useless and I'm now outside the return window so can't even get a refund. On looking at the latest reviews it's clear that I'm not the only one that this has happened to where the pin that holds the mechanism together has broken rendering them useless, it's clearly a design fault that needs rectifying. Buy elsewhere would be my advice as these are clearly not worth the money.

I used to have a similar pair a few years ago and I always seem to have a pair of non-ratchet one bought for my Christmas and birthday gifts At last I found this pair and I am so pleased I did!My pruning is all up to date and it is so easy and takes the effort of cutting thicker stems. So be brave and buy these wonderful cutters. By the way if you are a friend of mine, you maybe getting a pair of secateurs from my stash as I will not be needing them now !!