Cutting Tools

Easily adaptable to comfortably fit the grip of every gardener, simply move the adjusting lever to create a hand span that works for you. These adjustable pruners are great for sharing with your green-fingered friends, family and allotment neighbours.

The loop handle gives greater control and protection, while inside the handle features a handy stem crusher and thorn stripper. The wrist loop helps to safely keep your pruners close at hand and to prevent dropping them and the safety catch is easy to use, simply squeeze the handle and move it back with the thumb.

• Adjustable garden pruners
• Handle features a stem crusher and thorn stripper
• Hanging safety wrist loop
• SK5 high carbon steel blade
• Adjustable hand span for comfort and ease

The Darlac Classic Ratchet Pruner is a powerful garden pruner that multiplies the pressure applied as the toggle advances the blade progressively through the branch. The squeeze/release action of ratchet pruning increases the pressure applied and reduces the effort required by up to 30% compared to conventional pruners, making them ideal for gardeners with dexterity issues such as RSI or arthritis, or a weaker grip.

• Powerful ratchet action pruners
• Requires up to 30% less pressure
• Ideal for gardeners with dexterity issues
• Curved anvil to help trap branches
• Constructed from lightweight fibreglass
• Cushioned handle for comfort
• Only light pressure required
• Great for prolonged use

When the blades on your trusty Darlac tools start to show signs of wear and tear, there’s no need to buy a whole other tool, simply restore them to their former glory with the Darlac Coarse Grade Diamond Sharpener. With approximately 52 billion Diamond particles per square inch, our coarse grade sharpener for garden and workshop tools creates the ultimate edge and continues working even when the particles “smooth out”, exposing more sharpening edges to keep garden tools in like-new condition.

The Darlac Diamond Sharpener is for use on heavier steel such as hedging shears, lawnmower blades and axes, and for preparing very blunt tools before finishing off with the Darlac fine grade tool sharpener.

• Coarse grade tool sharpener
• For use on heavier steel blades such as hedging shears, lawnmower blades, and axes
• Features approx. 52 billion diamond particles per sq inch
• Create the ultimate cutting edge on garden tools
• Always sharpen with great care
• Weight: 15 g
• Overall length 150mm

A pocket-sized anvil action pruner that’s perfect for tougher garden pruning without compromising on power. Ideal for pruning hardwood or dry wood and perfect for small hands. These lightweight garden pruners are made from high carbon Japanese steel with a precision ground and hard chrome-plated blade for rust resistance. The easy to use catch can be operated with one hand against the body if required, leaving the other hand free to hold back or support growth whilst cutting.

• Lightweight anvil pruners for tougher pruning tasks
• Suitable for hardwood or dry wood
• Ideal for small hands
• SK5 high carbon Japanese steel
• Rust-resistant hard chrome-plated blades
• Easy to use safety catch
• Slim handles with soft non-slip grips for comfort
• Cut capacity: 16mm
• Weight: 208 g
  

Perfect for keeping handy in your tool holster for general pruning without compromising on power. Ideal for fine or delicate pruning and flower arranging and perfect for small hands. These lightweight garden pruners are made from high carbon Japanese steel with a precision ground and hard chrome-plated blade for rust resistance. The easy to use catch can be operated with one hand against the body if required, leaving the other hand free to hold back or support growth whilst cutting.

• Lightweight bypass pruners for general pruning
• Suitable for fine or delicate pruning and flower arranging
• Ideal for small hands
• SK5 high carbon Japanese steel
• Rust-resistant hard chrome-plated blades
• Easy to use safety catch
• Precision tensioned for a precise, clean cut every time

Easy to use and an incredibly lightweight shear, allowing you to use them for long periods without tiring out yourself or your grip. Featuring longer, broader blades than our Compact Snips for dealing with heavier growth, the precision tensioned SK5 Japanese carbon steel blades give a clean cut every time, while the contoured handles have a soft non-slip covering for comfort and safety. The easy to use catch at the bottom of the handles can be operated single-handed against the body, leaving your other hand free for holding back growth.

• Lightweight compact garden shears
• Ideal for smaller hands
• Super sharp stainless steel blades
• Ergonomic handles for comfort and ease
• Precision tensioned blades
• Weight: 214 g

Perfect for keeping handy in your tool holster for delicate and light pruning, especially where access is limited by prolific growth. Ideal for floral art and Bonsai, the contoured handles have a comfortable non-slip grip and are ideal for smaller hands. These lightweight garden snips are made from high carbon Japanese steel with a precision ground and hard chrome-plated blade for rust resistance, while the rounded end tips avoid damage to adjacent growth. The easy to use catch can be operated with one hand against the body if required, leaving the other hand free.

• Suitable for fine and delicate pruning and perfect for floral art
• Great for working with Bonsai, sweet peas and fuchsias
• Ideal for smaller hands
• SK5 high carbon Japanese steel blade
• Rust-resistant hard chrome-plated blades
• Easy to use safety catch
• Precision tensioned for a precise, clean cut every time
• Weight: 174 g
• Dimensions: 28 × 10 × 2.5 cm

The Darlac Compound Action Pruner has a unique lever action that provides noticeable additional cutting power and increases user capability, even when growth is tough.

The SK5 carbon steel blade is PTFE coated for rust resistance and reduced friction, as well as contoured handles with soft TPR grips for comfort and safety. The thumb-operated catch is easy to use, simply squeeze the handles slightly and move the catch backwards to open.

• Award-winning garden pruners
• Unique lever action for an amazingly easy cut
• SK5 high carbon steel
• PTFE coated blade for rust resistance and reduced friction
• Easy thumb action catch
• Small hand profile for comfort
• Cut capacity 20mm

Perfect for deadheading, collecting flowers and fruit or pruning prickly growth such as roses or holly without injury. The finger guard helps protect the hand when pruning prickly growth while giving maximum control to the user.

• Garden bypass pruners
• Ideal for deadheading or collecting cut blooms for the table
• Great for pruning roses and holly
• Simple positive catch
• Self-adjusting gripper
• Stainless steel blades
• Professional garden tools for the keen gardener
• Replacement parts available
• Weight: 200g
• Dimensions: 28 × 11.5 × 2.5 cm

Wonderful for safely cutting and holding prickly shrubs such as roses and holly. More robust than our gardening scissors, our gardening snips are ideal for cutting flowers for flower arranging, or deadheading when blooms have faded. The self-adjusting grippers on these flower arranging snips accommodate all sorts of different sizes of stems, while the stem crusher eliminates the need to “bash” stems when arranging and the slim, fine-pointed blades will cut even the finest stem. The catch folds neatly inside the handle, which features soft feel grips for comfort.

• Garden snips for flower arranging and deadheading
• Cut and hold feature is ideal for cutting flowers and prickly shrubs
• Self-adjusting grippers and stem crusher
• Slim blades allow access to very crowded growth
• Weight: 132g

• Overall length: 195mm

Perfect for keeping handy in your tool holster. More robust than our gardening scissors, our gardening snips are ideal for flower arranging, light pruning and collecting herbs. The stainless steel blades are rust-resistant, while the ergonomic handles make them easy and comfortable to use. The safety catch can be operated with either hand, making them suitable for both right and left-handed use.

• Garden snips for deadheading, light pruning and collecting herbs
• Ideal for flower arranging
• Rust-resistant stainless steel blades
• Easy to use safety catch can be operated with either hand
• Always use safety cover provided when storing in a pocket
• Weight: 45g
• Dimensions: 17.5 × 8 × 2 cm

When the blades on your trusty Darlac tools start to show signs of wear and tear, there’s no need to buy a whole other tool, simply restore them to their former glory with the Darlac Fine Grade Diamond Sharpener. With approximately 52 billion Diamond particles per square inch, our fine grade sharpener for garden tools and kitchen knives is a multi-award winner that’s a must-have in the kitchen drawer.

The Darlac Diamond Sharpener is for use on loppers, pruners, knives and all fine cutting blades, as well as for finishing off tools to a keen edge after using the Darlac coarse grade tool sharpener.

• Fine grade tool sharpener
• For use on loppers, pruners, knives and all fine cutting blades
• Features approx. 52 billion diamond particles per sq inch
• Create the ultimate cutting edge on garden tools
• Always sharpen with great care
• Weight: 15g
• Overall length 150mm

Darlac Ergo Snips are perfect for light pruning, snipping and deadheading. Ideal for deadheading and light trimming jobs where precision is needed or where crowded growth needs thinning out. The ingenious control pillar fits comfortably into the curve of your hand, while your index finger fits into the notch on the opposite handle, to give ultimate control and to prevent your hand slipping forward onto the blade.

• Pocket-sized garden snips for pruning, snipping and deadheading
• Ideal for houseplants or flower arranging
• Strong, lightweight construction
• Easy to use catch that can be folded away inside the handle

Designed specifically for left-handed use, incorporating a left thumb-operated locking catch and a reversed blade for precise left-handed cutting. The high carbon steel blade is drop forged for strength and durability and is ideal for carrying out both heavy duty tasks and light pruning around the garden. These sturdy left-handed pruners also feature a deep sap groove, a wire cutting notch and shock absorbing buffers for ultimate comfort.

• Garden pruners for left-handed use
• Suitable for heavy duty garden tasks and light pruning
• High carbon steel blade and tension adjuster
• Easy left-handed thumb action catch
• Small hand profile for comfort
• Cut capacity: 25mm

A high-performance garden pruner for small hands that’s ideal for fine pruning. The simple sliding lock mechanism is accessible from both sides, just squeeze the handles to release the pressure and slide the catch. With slim profile handles and replaceable carbon steel blades, this really is an outstanding pruner.

• Ideal for fine pruning
• Slim profile ergonomic handles
• Replaceable SK5 carbon steel blade
• Easy thumb operated catch can be operated left or right handed
• Drop forged for strength and durability
• Cut capacity: 15mm

The darlac floral shear is perfect for any professional or up and coming flower arranger, it has many uses from dead heading to harvesting flowers and herbs.

The tool sits firmly and comfortably into the palm of the hand, and can be used for many repetitive and delicate cutting tasks indoors and out. Fitting firmly into the palm of the hand, with its broad upper handle and when used with the finger control ring gives greater control to any task, whilst also leaving both hands free.

• Broad ergonomic handle
• Strong Lightweight 95g
• Overall Length - 14cm
• Blade Length - 4cm
• Control ring leaves both hands free
• Teflon coated recessed blades, for rust resistance and reduced friction
  

Featuring a rack and pinion system that makes easy work of heavy pruning tasks, severing branches up to an astounding 50mm (2”) with ease, these garden loppers have a chrome plated steel head for rust resistance and lightweight aluminium handles with an oval ribbed profile for strength that’s still light enough for repetitive use.

Anvil loppers are great for tougher pruning tasks such as coping with hardwood or dead wood. For the maximum cut, move the handle apart 180°, place the loppers over the branch and bring the handles together.

• Heavy duty anvil action loppers
• Ideal for pruning hard or dead wood
• Lightweight aluminium handles with oval ribbed grips
• Rack and pinion gearing system