FiskarsPowerGear II Hedge Shear, Non-stick coating, Stainless steel blades, Length: 57 cm, HS72, Black/Orange, 1000596

Light, easy to use. Sharp blades which have not as yet become dull after considerable use. Well constructed and robust shears. Seem to be able to get through most types of hedge. Worked well on an old, very dense ivy and a large beech hedge. Tips of blades were very useful in reshaping bushes that had lost their shape.

These are the best shears I've ever used - light, well-balanced, comfortable but (because of the gearing) powerful. I've given mine quite hard use on everything from grass to quite thick beech hedging and they have remained sharp and without any play developing in the mechanism. Unfortunately, as other reviewers have noted, the plastic gearing will break sooner or later; mine lasted two seasons.

Never having tried hedging before, I can't say that I have anything to compare these shears to, but in practice these shears did a really good job and are relatively easy to use, cutting through some tough woody material as well as the leave steams - I had a lot of overgrown ivy to tame. I went to a local DIY store and looked at all of the available products in this category; I tried them out in the store, feeling for ease of use, comfort, etcetera. These Fiskars were the in store undisputed winners. More expensive than the others but a pleasure to use. A really nice product.

My gardener broke my Fiskars so these are my second pair. They are brilliant for middle weight gardening. I used them to shear our hedge which is quite big and for clipping back some of the trees in the garden. They're smooth, sharp, comfortable and quite light so ideal for a lady like me. My husband likes to use them too.The last pair we had lasted 2 years and didn't get blunt, we never sharpened them. They only broke when the gardener used them for a very thick branch which is not what they're for.Highly recommend!

Top notch quality. I can’t work out where they are made ? Quite heavy, handles secured with screws, why not make them adjustable ?

We have about 175m of rhododendron hedge, which grows at a furious rate, so bought these to cut the hedge until we can afford petrol hedge cutters. They are well made, light and well balanced. Have used them a lot this season already. The handles are smooth so no sore hands after a whole day day of use. The only issue I have with them is that the cutting blades only cut towards the tip (about the last 2 to 3 inches). I returned one pair for replacement, but noticed on the second pair that this appears to be intentional and this is indicated on the packaging. So only 4 stars, but they get continuous use in our garden during the growing season.

this is a new model with the gearing in all metal handles, rather than the plastic parts that seem to fail and can't be replaced after a couple of years use, by getting brittle. So warranted for 25years! will write another review then?? also made in Poland seems a good idea. first use suggests typically efficient, the gearing transforms hedge cutting, though I would have liked a notch to assist with slightly bigger branches: need to switch to matching design loppers for neglected hedges. many reviews here are of the earlier model, without the X designation, so not really relevant.

I used it as a trimmer for hedges including holly. cutting back a large phormium and clipping a climbing hydrangea. It was sharp and effective but the blade snapped in half during normal use. I’m finding it very difficult to find the right route to claim under the 12 month retailer warranty.Update: Amazon customer service provided a full refund. Reordered the shears and received the next day.