I've used these loppers for a few weeks now, I bought them to replace the hand size squeeze trimmers I've always used.Pros: Cut great - delivered sharp, all metal with no plastic blades that will break (Fiskars Brand) or rubber bumper to break or wear out, huge hand fatigue improvement over one handed squeeze type pruner, convenient size when the full size loppers aren't needed.Cons: No shortcomings of the tool itself. It goes with out saying that it requires two hands, and there are times it's See full review