Beech Hedge Reduction - Shears and Secateurs

[Gardenscape]

No trimmers. Loving these therapeutic Japanese tools. A joy to work with. I love the way it slows down your workflow and you can take great pride of doing a proper job. The crispness of the cuts is something you can't get from trimmers.

 

The story Beech Hedge Reduction, Kings Newton - Gardenscape, Derby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

How long did that take you?

[get the strap on]

Think I'll stick to German tools that p*ss the neighbours off! 😘

[Stubby]

You must be at one with the universe . A job very well done if a bit time consuming . Poles apart from the snot and crap left from a tractor and flail yet they still grow back .

[Gardenscape]

A few hours. I had my lad annoying the neighbours with the German tools. The hedge right-angles round the back of the shed in image two, so there was more work than what is shown in the images. A few larger stems had to be lopped. Good results can be had with German tools, but the best cuts can only be done the slow and old-fashioned way.

[Mick Dempsey]

Sure, won't make a tuppenceworth of difference to the regrowth though.

 

Best way is take a good petrol hedge cutter and cut that down in 4 or 5 sweeps so the little bits fall through the hedge and you don't have to clear them up.

[Stubby]

Yea . Love all the little " white faces " showing . PS Sweedish tools here

[silky fox]

The dots do look beautifully precise!.....wonderful looking shears.

[Cheesy pete]

Sure, won't make a tuppenceworth of difference to the regrowth though.

 

Best way is take a good petrol hedge cutter and cut that down in 4 or 5 sweeps so the little bits fall through the hedge and you don't have to clear them up.

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actually i'm jealous as I wished I had customers who would allow me to fanny about for a few hours over the hedges i do and still pay my hourly rate !

[Andyd1606]

Lovely job can't beat doing things properly I wish I could do more hedges by hand but customers aren't willing to pay that little extra it will cost in time top work!