{"product_id":"opinel-green-hand-pruner-001628","title":"Opinel Green Hand Pruner (001628)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca title=\"Opinel Products at EE\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/collections\/opinel\"\u003eOpinel\u003c\/a\u003e Green Hand Pruner is a beautiful and effective way to keep your garden groomed.  Like many of EE's products, this is one that John bought for his own use and he ended up liking it so much that he wanted to sell it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Green Hand Pruner will cut branches up to 3\/4\" (20mm) in diameter, if you have the hand strength.  A 3\/4\" branch doesn't cut easily, so the blade span of these pruners will likely not be the limiting factor for you.  If a branch proves to be too much to snip through, use a hand saw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blades and handle tangs are made of stainless steel for corrosion resistance and easy clean-up.  The blades are spring-loaded so that they will open automatically and you need only close your hand to close the blades.  The spring pressure is just right and not fatiguing to the hand even after doing hundreds of cuts.  And the spring is sealed against dirt contamination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe yellow slider stops in three different positions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully forward to keep the blades closed against one another for storage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalfway to allow the blades to open 10mm (at the cutting sweet spot of the blades) when trimming small branches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully backward to allow the blades to swing open to their full 20mm width (at the sweet spot) when pruning large branches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProbably the majority of your garden pruning will be on the \"Halfway\" setting.  This is where the Green Hand Pruner really shines because the amount of hand and finger movement required for each cut is less.  The smaller hand movement plus the spring-assisted opening of the blades combine to make this pruner very easy on the hand and you fatigue a lot less on big jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handle is varnished beechwood and the accents are a beautiful pea-green color.  The wood and plastic cover full-tang stainless steel handles that are very tough.  Your hand power will give up far before you ever break a handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile designed for the garden, hand pruners can also be invaluable to the fourwheeler if you drive in mountain or overgrown areas and want to clear brush so that you don't trash your vehicle's paintwork.  Many fourwheelers in such areas carry a cordless chainsaw for such tasks, but a hand saw and set of pruners are also very effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Green Hand Pruner is part of Opinel's beautiful \"Garden\" line of \u003ca title=\"Cutlery Products at EE\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/collections\/cutlery\"\u003ecutlery\u003c\/a\u003e that includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel Green Hand Pruner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel No.08 Garden Folding Knife (133080)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-08-garden-folding-knife-133080\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel No.08 Garden Folding Knife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel No.08 Pruning Folding Knife (113140)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-08-pruning-folding-knife-113140\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel No.08 Pruning Folding Knife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel No.10 Billhook Pruning Folding Knife (113110)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-10-billhook-pruning-folding-knife-113110\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel No.10 Billhoork Pruning Folding Knife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel No.12 Folding Saw Knife (165126)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-12-folding-saw-knife-165126\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel No.12 Folding Saw Knife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel No.18 Folding Saw (001198)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-18-folding-saw-001198\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel No.18 Folding Saw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel Stainless \u0026amp; Carbon Steel Garden Knife Trio, 3 Colors (001617)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-stainless-carbon-steel-garden-knife-trio-3-colors-001617\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel Stainless \u0026amp; Carbon Steel Garden Knife Trio, 3 Colors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeep all of your Opinel gardening tools in top working condition with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel Maintenance Oil (002505)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-maintenance-oil-002505\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-70 c2-15 c2-12 c2-71 c2-74\"\u003eOpinel Maintenance Oil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.  Maintenance Oil will protect the steel against corrosion, the Virobloc turning smoothly, and your pruners gliding open and closed.  Maintenance Oil will also penetrate the beechwood handles and prevent them from cracking when dry and rotting when wet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel Part Number -  001628\u003cbr\u003eUniversal Product Code -  3123840016288\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Expedition Exchange Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44417774845994,"sku":"001628","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5353\/0154\/files\/Opinel_Green_Hand_Pruner_001628_02.webp?v=1780516007","url":"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-green-hand-pruner-001628","provider":"Expedition Exchange Incorporated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}