These thoughtfully designed loppers from England’s Burgon & Ball are an essential for garden maintenance. The bypass action is suitable for making clean, healthy cuts on green growth, easily cutting stems up to 1" in diameter. The strong high-carbon steel of the tool head and blade has been drop forged, a manufacturing process which removes any voids and aligns the grain of the metal for a tool of outstanding strength and enduring sharpness. A shock-absorbing bumper reduces jarring of hands and wrists, even during extended use