Awesome!!

Reviews: Fiskars 9240 Telescoping Pruning Stik

Every once in a while I come across a tool where my expectations were fairly moderate but upon actual use I am just blown away. This pruning stick is saving me hundreds of $$$ in landscaping costs.

I have over the past year or so reached the point where pruning my trees with a ladder and normal hand clippers is no longer safe. I was going to call a landscaping service and have them do the annual spring cleaning on my trees, but then thought I should tree one of these extensible pruning sticks.

Here are all the pros for the Fiskars #9240:

- came completely assembled and ready to use (saw blade has to be attached separately, but it was incredibly easy to do)

- some reviewers commented on the plastic materials as a disadvantage - I have to say the stick is surprisingly sturdy and of course very light, which is particularly helpful when it is completed extended and when sawing

- knife blade is surprisingly sharp and it is possible, with the hand pull, to cut branches the entire width of the blade opening. Occasionally, multiple pulls are necessary but still result in clean cuts

- can't believe how sharp the saw blade is - I cut a branch ~ 5" in diameter about 20ft high off the ground standing on a ladder and if it took me more than 1 minute I'd be shocked

- the hand pull works beautifully at all levels of extension

Can't say enough good things about this pruning stick.