Milwaukee Bypass Pruning Shears with Sheath, up to 25 mm, 4932499679

Milwaukee Bypass Pruning Shears, up to 25 mm, with Sheath, 4932499679

Milwaukee article number 4932499679 is a hand bypass pruning shear with a cutting capacity of up to 25 mm. A belt sheath is included. The blades are steel, and the handles are shaped to fit hands of different sizes.

Bypass - the type for living wood

On a bypass pruner the two blades pass each other like ordinary scissors and leave a clean cut. The alternative - anvil - presses the branch against a flat plate and crushes it. On living wood the difference is decisive: crushed tissue heals slowly and is an entry point for fungal infection, while a clean bypass cut closes quickly. That is why bypass is used for pruning live plants, with anvil reserved for dry, dead wood.

Two-position locking

The pruner locks in two positions. The first is the usual closed lock for storage - it will not spring open in the sheath or a pocket. The second is more interesting: it limits how far the blades open. When working on thin growth only, full opening is wasted movement repeated hundreds of times a day. Limiting the travel reduces that, and with it hand fatigue - a real difference over a full morning of pruning.

Sheath with a metal clip

The sheath has a flexible back panel and a metal belt clip. The metal clip matters: plastic ones snap the first time they catch on a branch or a trellis wire. The sheath is multi-fit and takes both this 25 mm model and the 20 mm one from the same range. Maximum height for the clip and belt loop is 50 mm, which covers standard work belts.

25 mm capacity

25 mm is the upper limit for a hand pruner of this class and refers to normal timber. On harder species, or on dry, seasoned wood, work to a smaller diameter or move up to long-handled loppers. Forcing a pruner bends the blades, after which they no longer pass each other accurately - and from then on the tool crushes instead of cutting.

Cutting properly

Place the branch deep towards the pivot, where the leverage is greatest, not out at the blade tips. Cut at a slight angle, just above a bud or at the branch collar, leaving no stub - a stub dries out and becomes a source of rot. When working with diseased plants, disinfect the blades between plants: a pruner carries infection just as reliably as it cuts.

Maintenance

After use, clean sap and resin from the blades and wipe them dry - a wet blade rusts overnight. A thin film of oil in the pivot reduces effort and prevents seizing. A blunt blade announces itself by tearing the bark instead of slicing it.

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