Kick-back on the wrist is prevented by the anvil system and their curved shape allows the user to grip the branch during cutting. The both right-handed and left-handed operators to use them.. The steel blade, made with high percentage carbon, The high percentage carbon steel blade is hot-forged. The cavity in the blade reduces friction and increases branch penetration. These pruners are completely interchangeable e adjustablejust like all our manual pruning tools.