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Felco Review

2 models tracked · 6 model-level owner comments · 21 brand-level owner comments

3.0 review-weighted average of Felco model scores

Should you buy Felco?

Shortlist Felco if

  • comfort matters (2 positive mentions)
  • value matters (1 positive mentions)
  • durability matters (1 positive mentions)

Look elsewhere if

  • Not observed

Most positive and most critical owner comments

value
“The Felcos have significantly finer tolerances and edges, meaning they cut more cleanly.”
owner comment via r/gardening · 2026-11-03
“I prefer my Niwaki over my Felco 2.”
owner comment via r/gardening · 2026-11-03

What owners say about the brand overall

“My Pop gave me a pair of Felco 2s that he picked up in like 97.”
owner comment via r/gardening · 2025-03-07
“I just pruned around 500 bushes of blackberries on my parents farm and my Felco No.”
owner comment via r/gardening · 2025-03-07
valuecomfort
“I used to be the sales manager for a non-felco manufacturer of hand tools.”
owner comment via r/gardening · 2026-11-03

Felco lineup, best first

Felco F2 Pruning Shears – 9.25" Swiss-Made Garden Clippers for Professional product photo
Felco

Felco F2 Pruning Shears – 9.25" Swiss-Made Garden Clippers for Professional

3.0 (5 owner comments)

$67.93 (price as of 2026-11-08)

valuedurability

“The Felcos have significantly finer tolerances and edges, meaning they cut more cleanly.”

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Felco F6 Pruning Shears – 7.7" Swiss-Made Garden Clippers for Medium Hands product photo
Felco

Felco F6 Pruning Shears – 7.7" Swiss-Made Garden Clippers for Medium Hands

2.8 (1 owner comments)

$71.93 (price as of 2026-11-08)

comfort

“Though I don’t have very large hands so if I’m doing a lot of work I reach for my felco 6, it’s a smidge more comfortable.”

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Price range observed: $67.93 to $71.93.