I love my hard-working Felco pruning shears (or secateurs as some of you call them.) They always go to the garden with me. Along with pruning branches or cutting flowers, I sometimes use them to dig a little hole, if I've inadvertently uprooted a seedling and don't have my trowel handy. Or they're useful in hoicking out the occasional deep-rooted weed.
Small wonder if the abused Felcos get a little gummed up and don't open and close smoothly.
I also love WD-40 oil. It makes those pruners work like new.
