On 10/01/2015 13:24, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 10 Jan 2015 13:13:13 +0000, Spider wrote:

On 09/01/2015 09:44, Bertie Doe wrote:
My last 2 pairs of cheapo DIY store secateurs got blunt long before
their springs perished.

Q1. Is there a case for storing my next one (on a hook) in the Open
position? In the usual blades-locked position, doesn't this constantly
tension the spring?

Q2 Any recs for a reliable make in the £10 - £25 bracket. Preferably not
lightweight. Thanks in Anticipation.




A favourite tip of mine is to retain an old pair of secateurs for
cutting through woody roots underground, a job that would harm your best
secateurs, whoever makes them.

and not to lose the tool provided to adjust the blades :-(



Quite so. I tend to use either my fingers or the Husband Thingy,
neither of which I would want to lose.
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Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay