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  Simon Land December 10, 2014 at 6:43pm

  I have the Felco no7 secateurs with the rotating handle. Not everyone's cup of tea but I wouldn't be without them!
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    Colin Hunt > Simon Land December 10, 2014 at 7:00pm

    I had a pair of those Simon - didn't like them at all.  Prefer the standard Felco.  
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  Doug December 10, 2014 at 7:09pm

  I'm probably an exception but not sure what all the fuss is about with Felco. Have owned a couple of pairs, and they good, sure...but most quality secateurs are good if they're kept sharp and oiled. The handle shapem seems pretty universal across brands. If anything I actually found the Felco's harder to fine tune because of the clumsy lock nut arrangement. Currently using Burgeon and Ball, and they are just as good as the Felco's. Annoyingly, even though they're manufactured less than a mile from my house, I had to pay £6 for postage and wait 10 days for a replacement blade. 
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  Gary RK December 10, 2014 at 9:48pm

  Been through a few makes over the years but we all keep coming back to Felco's for build, value and availability.

  Mainly use 2's, but I think one or two use 8's.

  Have a couple of Felco hand saws, but never used their lopers (..mainly due to availability), so we use Bahco's for that, but would always look at them if available
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    J S CountryTools > Gary RK December 10, 2014 at 9:52pm

    Thanks for the feedback Guy's!

    Gary we will be stocking the lopers and hand saws.
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  Chris Jackson December 10, 2014 at 10:23pm

  I use Felco No 2's. I never used to get the obsession with Felco's. I worked at a company where we were issued them and used to question what was so great about them, until I left, and tried others. Going back from Felco's to other makes was urgh!
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  David Benson December 10, 2014 at 11:35pm

  I have a no8 and they have been through the mower once including the holster had to replace the holster and file the handles smooth again wrapped them insulation tape they have spent 8 weeks under conifer cuttings till I found them again I gave them a good service and oiled the leather still working ok
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  Benedict Simmons December 11, 2014 at 3:51pm

  I have a pair of number 2's. i use them everyday. I also have a pair of old Baco and I really like them too. Its a tough choice for me but I think the build quality on the Felco wins for me.
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    Darren Walters > Benedict Simmons December 11, 2014 at 5:32pm

    I have the number 7's and have had them by my side for over 5 years. It's amazing how many times we've been out and about (not working) and I've reached for them after seeing a bramble or something similar. They are like a third hand to me. Errrr... That sounds weird!
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  J S CountryTools December 11, 2014 at 6:27pm

  Thanks for all the feedback guy's I will start with all the numbers quoted in this thread and add a few other interesting bits.