Had many reviews most of them good. When I got mine I tried to cut a small soft branch and it just bent instead of cutting. I can see the blade is not lined up with the metal part causing a gap instead of slicing through. I now see other reviewers having the same issue, either the blade overlaps the metal or its too far apart. I was really hoping these would be decent despite the cheap price but they are just cheap. I'm sure they are not all made with these flaws so you'll have to decide on taking that chance. The metal on mine had a lot of nicks and scratches too.