This anvil lopper really cuts up to the twig/branches sizes as advertised.  It gives a nice clean cut and the handle lengths give you plenty of leverage.  The only drawback, which warranted the 4 star rating, is the weight of this tool.  It's quite heavy and I got tired cutting up a large limb that had broken off my oak tree.  Fortunately, all the cutting was done with the limb on the ground.  I suspect that using the lopper to trim branches overhead will be a physical challenge.