Silverline GT101 Secateurs 220 mm

These really should be pretty basic for the price but instead offer a very firm action with suitable tension created by the spring.These have the engineering of more expensive secateurs, (I'm thinking particularly of Felco ones), and are very well put together.The only drawbacks I have noticed are that dis-assembling them for access to the blade, (say for whetstone sharpening), is likely to leave you with several bits & a headache. So sharpening may be a bit difficult. They are very sharp though and the blade does not seem to mark easily so this is unlikely to be a problem for some time.The second drawback is the foam on the handles. I always wonder why manufacturers of garden equipment use this as foam deteriorates quickly and becomes dirty & unpleasant to handle. This is really not much of a problem here though as the handles have regular plastic coating beneath the foam. Just get rid of it once it begins wear.The spring loaded action works very well, the jaws open wide enough to do the job, they are very sharp & everything is put together well.All in all these have the feel of & work as well as secateurs far more expensive than the ridiculously low price being asked for here.These provide an awful lot for the money & if you are after a pair then you really should think twice about spending a lot more as these do the job very well.

it does what it needs to do even thicker twigs

I would have given these shears 5 stars as initially they were working great. I just moved house and the garden was a jungle and these shears helped massively prune down hedges etc. However, they have become blunt and are less effective. I suppose I used them a LOT for the initial garden work which was very overgrown. These would be perfect no doubt for regular maintenance of gardens and plants. Easy to use and sturdy in their build also with a lock to keep them closed when not in use.

This is a great product. I find some pruning shears can only cope with smaller and thinner branches but definitely this is great. Very easy to use and very comfortable to hold. I have used it with gardening gloves and without and both ways very comfortable. Would recommend

Having bought four pairs of these secateurs in the past for myself and friends I was expecting the same quality.But this pair felt loose and it wasn't such a clean cut as before. Disappointed.

When I brought this it was really good for cutting and trimming, but after a month the sharpness reduced and it started getting stiff. I was really disappointed with this out come since my last one lasted me quite a few years.

They’re decent and do the job, would’ve preferred plastic coating on the handles rather than foam. Not as sharp as I’d liked either, but cheap and cheerful

Look nice-but not as sturdy as you’d like. Felt lower quality. Did an ok job, maybe it was because they were light weight.