I have been using Fiskars Pruners for over ten years.  My old 'anvil pruner' was getting dull and I thought warn out so I purchased this one.  The old one is all metal.  The new one is of a plastic like material and boy was I disappointed when using it.  I attempted to prune my black berry patch.  Immediately, when I cut into a stem/stalk 1/2" or bigger, I found that the "ratchet" feature was virtually worthless.  It kept slipping and when it finally did work the blade thru, it failed to cut all the way thru leaving a portion of the stem between the blade and the Anvil.  Then when cutting into anything over 1/4" I found that the "anvil" blade didn't cut all the way thru the stem/stalk.  Lastly, when the blade wouldn't cut thru the stem/stalk I would try to twist the handle to snap the remaining stem/stalk in to like I do with my older ones.  However, the new Pruner simply allowed the blade to slide sideways preventing me from snapping the stem/stalk off.  Overall a great design but the poorest of poor quality.  This is supposed to be a pruner for larger, heavier cutting due to the 'ratchet' design!  But, it's pure junk!  Amazon immediately issued me a complete credit for my purchase price without any questions what so ever.  Think they already knew something I didn't?
I have been using Fiskars Pruners for over ten years. My old 'anvil pruner' was getting dull and I thought warn out so I purchased this one. The old one is all metal. The new one is of a plastic like material and boy was I disappointed when using it. I attempted to prune my black berry patch. Immediately, when I cut into a stem/stalk 1/2" or bigger, I found that the "ratchet" feature was virtually worthless. It kept slipping and when it finally did work the blade thru, it failed to cut all the way thru leaving a portion of the stem between the blade and the Anvil. Then when cutting into anything over 1/4" I found that the "anvil" blade didn't cut all the way thru the stem/stalk. Lastly, when the blade wouldn't cut thru the stem/stalk I would try to twist the handle to snap the remaining stem/stalk in to like I do with my older ones. However, the new Pruner simply allowed the blade to slide sideways preventing me from snapping the stem/stalk off. Overall a great design but the poorest of poor quality. This is supposed to be a pruner for larger, heavier cutting due to the 'ratchet' design! But, it's pure junk! Amazon immediately issued me a complete credit for my purchase price without any questions what so ever. Think they already knew something I didn't?