I bought because of various recessions me the scissors. Until now, I had been in use for shrubs, trees and a beech hedge. The cutting performance is pretty good, but which I had no direct comparison. What's really stupid, is its unwieldiness. I do not mean the weight, that's really okay, but the fact that the scissors almost jedensmal must completely open, even with not so thick branches. If you have to act in a thick hedge or a limited space, that's stupid. Would not the scissors do not buy for my applications again. Oh and minor quirks I have already in the knife. Probably from steel but not such a good quality.