Bought these yrs. ago and work well on butterfly bushes but not as good as ARS brand that cuts thru woody 4 in. stems and still sharp for fine, fine work. Kept em but clunky, not quality hoped for. These r great IF you don't have many hrs. of work to do. For me, any spring loaded snips r prone to give me numbing in hands. I prefer the ARS brand, have collection of varied ARS snips and some decades old but oerform like those right out of the box. Better than other bonsai or botanicals snips, ARS brand stays super sharp and admit have no problems if cutting fine, fine manicure or thru that massive main stem. For all your oils, butters, tinctures, salves, lotions..use code for discount