“Back-Saving” Pruning Shears

“Back-Saving” Pruning Shears FARM HOME Miscellaneous Michael Carr wanted to cut wild rose and blackberry bushes on his property at ground level without having to bend over He couldn’t find anything on the market so he built his own “back-saving” pruning shears The patent pending shears consists of a 3-ft long pipe with a pair of wood handles at one end and a curved metal blade at the other A threaded rod runs through the pipe and is attached to brackets at both ends of the pipe with one end of the rod welded to the blade As the handles are closed together the rod rotates the blade which then closes against a stationary grooved metal “stop” “It does a great job of clipping material up to 1/2-in dia It can be used vertically to cut stems off at ground level or horizontally to cut off branches ” says Carr “I can reach into bushes and clip off branches without having to bend over and without having to get anywhere near the thorns ” Carr uses various commercial components to put his pruning shears together He buys hand-operated clippers made in China and cuts off the handles replacing them with ones made by a local Amish man A local fabricator cuts the brackets used to attach the handles to the pipe and Carr welds them on He sells the shears on Ebay for $75 or $50 if you pick them up at his home Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Michael Carr 3752 Dorai Dr Pierson Mich 49339 ph 616 238-4287; inventor30@yahoo com

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