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Felco Secateurs
I am fed up with cheap secateurs, mostly because they go out of
alignment and then refuse to cut properly. I have convinced myself that if I buy an expensive pair of secateurs I will benefit in two ways. One they will be of better build quality so will be stronger, and two they will have cost me more so I will be less inclined to mistreat them. Can anyone recommend makers of secatuers that will suit my purpose and if the answer is Felco, then recommend an outlet that is competitve in its pricing. I live within 10 mins of Wisley and I know its pricing is NOT competitve. Thanks |
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"Philip" wrote in message om... I am fed up with cheap secateurs, mostly because they go out of alignment and then refuse to cut properly. I have convinced myself that if I buy an expensive pair of secateurs I will benefit in two ways. One they will be of better build quality so will be stronger, and two they will have cost me more so I will be less inclined to mistreat them. Can anyone recommend makers of secatuers that will suit my purpose and if the answer is Felco, then recommend an outlet that is competitve in its pricing. I live within 10 mins of Wisley and I know its pricing is NOT competitve. Thanks I've got Wilkinson Sword secateurs and had them about 10 years, they are still going strong. But most of the Pros that I know use Felco. Which direction are you from Wisley? I know that Longacres in Bagshot have quite a large range of Felco, and they are pretty competative on most of their gardening products. Else go and try out the different sizes and then try to find them online. FYI Longarces address and tel. no.: London Road, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5JB TEL: 01276 476778 FAX: 01276 452779 HTH Cheers Nick http://www.ukgardening.co.uk |
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"Nick Gray" wrote after "Philip" wrote I am fed up with cheap secateurs, mostly because they go out of alignment and then refuse to cut properly. I have convinced myself that if I buy an expensive pair of secateurs I will benefit in two ways. One they will be of better build quality so will be stronger, and two they will have cost me more so I will be less inclined to mistreat them. Can anyone recommend makers of secatuers that will suit my purpose and if the answer is Felco, then recommend an outlet that is competitve in its pricing. I live within 10 mins of Wisley and I know its pricing is NOT competitve. Thanks I've got Wilkinson Sword secateurs and had them about 10 years, they are still going strong. But most of the Pros that I know use Felco. Which direction are you from Wisley? I know that Longacres in Bagshot have quite a large range of Felco, and they are pretty competative on most of their gardening products. Else go and try out the different sizes and then try to find them online. FYI Longarces address and tel. no.: London Road, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5JB TEL: 01276 476778 FAX: 01276 452779 HTH Or look at.... http://www.longacres.co.uk/about.php Nearly always the cheapest in the area for anything gardening, and with things like secateurs you do need to handle them beforehand to see if they are right for you. I too had a number of pairs of cheaper secateurs until I took the plunge and bought a pair of Felco's. They use them at RHS Wisley too and have few problems despite all those fruit trees that need pruning. An exception last year was one young student tried to sharpen hers with a file! Oops. New blades needed! Which is another reason to buy Felco's, you can get spares. -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
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On 5 Oct 2004 08:31:37 -0700, (Philip) wrote:
I am fed up with cheap secateurs, mostly because they go out of alignment and then refuse to cut properly. I have convinced myself that if I buy an expensive pair of secateurs I will benefit in two ways. One they will be of better build quality so will be stronger, and two they will have cost me more so I will be less inclined to mistreat them. Can anyone recommend makers of secatuers that will suit my purpose and if the answer is Felco, then recommend an outlet that is competitve in its pricing. I live within 10 mins of Wisley and I know its pricing is NOT competitve. Thanks Dunno how these compare with Wisley? http://www.lbsgardendirect.co.uk We use their 'Trade only' catalogue and those prices are probably a bit better than what I see on this retail site. ================================================= Rod Weed my email address to reply. http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
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In message , Philip
writes Can anyone recommend makers of secatuers that will suit my purpose and if the answer is Felco, then recommend an outlet that is competitve in its pricing. I bought some Felco's a few years ago. The cheapest, even with shipping and tax etc. was from the US, recommend them though. http://www.frostproof.com/ -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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