Corona"s 26-inch bypass lopper has tapered hickory handles and blister-deterring nonslip grips. Its resharpenable, dropforged, Radial Arc bypass, Coronium steel alloy blade has a 1-1/2-inch-diameter cutting capacity. The lopper also boasts a precision slant-ground hook with sap groove for consistently smooth cutting. Sadly, this lopper doesn"t feature Corona"s ShockStop shock bumpers, but, for a tighter budget or a lighter task, it will do the job fantastically.