Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Tool Discussion [Soke Hidehisa] YP-200, 2 by Zelene

Zelene wrote:
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Hello fellow gardeners -

I just recently purchased Japanese YP-200 leather pruners and I'm curious if anyone here has any feedback or experience with them???

[[ AMAZON LINK ---> http://www.amazon.com/leather-Soke-Hidehisa-professional-pru... ]]

Its winter here in the North East US, so I wont be able to critique their efficacy myself until spring which seems quite a bit a way at this point.

I'm desperately searching for info on them, but cant find anything on the internet.

The Manufacturer (Soke Hidehisa) doesn't seem to have a website, and there is little to no discussion or information about this Japanese Manufacturer. I got some info in the initial packet, but it was in Japanese and I believe I have lost it since in the slew of Christmas wrappings and such :(.

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I've been a Proud Felco owner for the last couple years and I truly love my Felco F-2s. They perform flawlessly with proper maintenance and my current ones just feel so comfortable and perfect (aside from the occasional slide lock >_