This Hedge Shear will provide years of service with its forged steel blades that are respectable. The shock-stop bumper reduces arm and shoulder fatigue, making trimming your plants, bushes, and shrubs a joy. The unique limb notch for easy access to cutting branches up to 5/8in. Precision-made MAXForged tools use a forging process that compacts steel molecules into Corona's strongest, most durable garden cutting tools.