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Category: Cutters, Pruners, Shears


Barco Alligator Pruning Shears No. 101

Barco Alligator Pruning Shears No. 101

Pretty cool compound joint shears. Fairly lightweight, made of stamped steel, about 12.5″ long. I don’t know what that badge attached to the center joint is for, it…

W. Schollhorn Bernard 25-8 Shears

W. Schollhorn Bernard 25-8 Shears

Really nice, very heavy duty  shears. Same construction quality one can expect from tools made by Schollhorn. William Bernard sold the patent for his parallel-action pliers to the William…

H.K. Porter 890H Shears

H.K. Porter 890H Shears

Someone wore away part of the finish on the handle with their unrelenting shearing. And the blade is perfect. A testament to good craftsmanship. H.K. Porter is another…

Wiss 5600 Garden Shears

Wiss 5600 Garden Shears

A nice pair of Wiss shears that I cleaned up. This site, which is amazing, has them listed as “new” in their 1934 catalog. The first time I…

Seymour Smith “Snap-Cut” Pruners

Seymour Smith “Snap-Cut” Pruners

Seymour Smith was a Connecticut company, started in 1866 until they were bought by Vermont American in 1985. These pruners are great. A bit finicky to restore ones…