This is my 3rd Worx tool and it did not disappoint. Both the 4” shear and 8” shrub trimmer worked as advertised. I was able to easily trim the tops of several pencil Hollys as well as two mid sized Yews without the need to pull out my full sized (heavy) trimmer. The 4” shear made quick work of cutting down 12 Day Lillys. Over all I could not be happier with this purchase. I wouldn’t recommend it to cut 100 ‘ of 6’ hedge but for its intended purpose it’s great!