Telescopic Extending Garden Shears

My wife has treated us to a pair of hedge trimming shears with telescopic arms. That is her in the garden, with uncharacteristic hands on hips, as she does most of the grass cutting and hedge trimming.

Tips for Shears.

• Clean the shears of sap after you have used them. Never put away dirty or wet shears.
• Do not try to cut thick stems with shears meant for fine work.
• It is easier to sprain shears than to blunt them so do not twist them to get through an awkward branch.
• Spray occasionally with WD40 or oil your shears
• Buy the best quality you can afford – cheap equipment can be false economy.



Operation

• These shears operate as normal short handled shears most of the time.
• To reduce stretching and to reach awkward places they extend by twisting a lock in the handle.
• After unlocking pull out the extending handle to increase the length. For me it is either all out or all in but you can adjust the length to suit.