Unsafe at any speed... Fiskar multi-purpose "garden snips"
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shohin_branches
Omono
Well my new brother always says "if you're bleeding it's bonsai" mostly because he's accident prone. Maybe this is for those of us who need to make blood sacrifices to keep our trees alive.
I'm getting 2, one will be my new weed knife.
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
Some people call it a sling blade… I call it a Kaiser blade…. Mmmm
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
I actually got them at Costco as a bonus pack with a set of loppers - and I wanted the loppers more than the pruners
I don't recall what the original packaging said, since I opened it and used the loppers right away, but the shears went into a garden tool bucket in the garage. I've had them in my garage for a while and never used them since I had some other pruners that still had some life in them. Pulled them out this week and thought they were just pruning shears... mistake! That photo is from shears being sold at the Lowes garden center.I said "enough ridiculousness" and went online and bought a nice pair of Japanese pruning shears. If I need to cut rope, open a plastic bag, or shiv my cellmate, I will use my box cutter or multi-tool, both of which I can carry in my pocket without worrying about inadvertent puncture wounds LOL!
Michigan Tree Murderer
Masterpiece
Link for the shears you bought?
You'll need to sharpen the handle end of a toothbrush on the concrete to get a good shiv in. Ask me how I know.
NMbonsai
Mame
A classic example of the rampant over- engineering seen in all aspects of our society today. Yes, I know that rethinking a product can lead to innovation but some of it just seems to be driven by a need for job security. The older I get, the more I believe in the maxim, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
NMbonsai
Mame
You saw it in a YouTube video, right? I think I saw that one too. It was called something like, "Serial Killer Dentist Evens the Score With Hygiene Challenged Cellmate." It may have been on Dr. Grande's channel.Link for the shears you bought?
You'll need to sharpen the handle end of a toothbrush on the concrete to get a good shiv in. Ask me how I know.
Wulfskaar
Omono
Doing time for murdering trees?Link for the shears you bought?
You'll need to sharpen the handle end of a toothbrush on the concrete to get a good shiv in. Ask me how I know.
Michigan Tree Murderer
Masterpiece
I think your joke/sarcasm detector is broken. I'll ring a bell the next time I make a joke so you know.
Doing time all the time.Doing time for murdering trees?
vancehanna
Omono
So true! I quickly handed them to my wife and in seconds she screamed. Oh my how I apologized and remember how I LEARNED to actually use them without taking a piece of my plam….
But those Fiskars are a lawsuit waiting to to happen!
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Yeah, in my mind I wrote.. a design flaw, if not production failure.
shohin_branches
Omono
Chopsticks work too
Port Farmer
Seedling
The Barber
Chumono
I have a set, I like them pretty well, but I do use the included holster. I could just imagine them in my pocket, then bending over and getting a nice puncture wound in my thigh.
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Link for the shears you bought?
Wulfskaar
Omono
I didn't notice the sheath in the picture. I'm glad it has one.
BrightsideB
Omono
My brain wouldn’t comprehend those and I’d get cut as well. I can see the use but seems like it’s trying to hard to be a multi tool.
I’ve many times just used the blades in shears to cut. But you know in the open position
Gives me a good idea. What about a fork at the end of a hunting rifle?
I’ve many times just used the blades in shears to cut. But you know in the open position
Gives me a good idea. What about a fork at the end of a hunting rifle?
The Barber
Chumono
No doubt, no way I'd carry it without one, otherwise it has been handy.
