I use the grab-yank-snap method of trimming old leaves and dead growth. I've been known to use my electric saw on thin little branches (like fruit tree suckers or re-sprouts from tree stumps), too. Still, looking forward to your report! I saw a note from Zuzu on the rose forum about a pruner she likes:
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I used to have painful wrists at pruning time, but then I discovered a delightfully ergonomic garden tool -- the Fiskars PowerGear Bypass Pruner. I can now snip and cut all day without ever feeling it in my wrist. Unfortunately, it's becoming difficult to find. The company put out an "improved" model -- the PowerGear 2 -- and it's vastly inferior to the older model. It's too big for my hand, it slips out of gear if the branch is too thick, it often sticks and won't open all the way, and it occasionally pinches the skin on my hand when it lets go of the branch."
Found them on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007HZCR3E/
I also saw that Fiskars now manufactures in China, but there were a lot of "great!" reviews and only a few "junk!" ones (maybe there was a bad batch).
