When shopping for pruning shears, you may notice some are referred to as bypass pruners and some as anvil pruners. Which should you choose? The answer depends on what you are likely to be cutting.

Anvil pruners have one stationary blade and one blade that slices straight down onto a groove in the stationary blade. While you may not need them as much as bypass pruners, ...

Ergonomically designed cushioned-shock absorber softens the cutting impact for increased comfort and reduced risk of injury POWERFUL PRUNING: This anvil pruner offers a large cutting capacity and ...

To find the best pruning shears, I tested a wide range of bypass, anvil, and ratchet pruners to see if they made the cut. Following strict testing criteria, each pair of pruners had to make at ...

The first is the type of blade. There are two main types of pruning shears: bypass and anvil. Bypass pruning shears work like scissors, with two blades that pass by each other to make a clean cut.

The two basic types of pruners are bypass and anvil. Bypass pruners have two blades that pass each other like scissors when you make the cut. Anvil pruners have a sharpened blade that simply stops ...