Weird spring

[rusty]

Old pliers, and I think , sheep shearing cutters came sometimes with a weird spring that looked like a flat piece of metal rolled up like a cigar, and compressed from the ends in between the handles . (I think KD used them for a while early on also)

Does anyone know what you call that kind of spring?

Has anyone ever , anywhere, seen new ones for sale?

My dad is looking for them to make some project, and I don't think I have ever seen anyone selling them new, but folks here tend to surprise me :)

[Papaw]

Go to the local hardware store and buy some garden shears, they often use that kind of spring.

[Nolatoolguy]

I think papaws suggestion is probably best. I haven't seen those springs anywhere.

[Papaw]

Felco spring-
http://www.amazon.com/Felco-Pruning-Shear-FELCO-SPRING/dp/B004AGMI14  But this might be just a brand of shears.

[rusty]

Interesting, and a good start, if they are putting them in new gardening tools, someone much still be making them....

[Papaw]

Replacements-
http://www.groworganic.com/replacement-spring-felco-pruners-except-6.html

[rusty]

Thankyou papaw :)

[Bill Houghton]

Felco spring-
http://www.amazon.com/Felco-Pruning-Shear-FELCO-SPRING/dp/B004AGMI14  But this might be just a brand of shears.

Felco IS a brand of pruning shears, and around here*, they're considered the professional's standard.  If those springs fit your application, I'd trust their quality.

*Part of California's wine country, and, before that, apple country; so people know quality pruning shears.

[Papaw]

*Part of California's wine country, and, before that, apple country

Ah- Boone's Farm and Ripple!!

[Bill Houghton]

*Part of California's wine country, and, before that, apple country

Ah- Boone's Farm and Ripple!!

Gravenstein apples, still made into Apple Time sauce.  Gravs are some of the finest apples ever, during the brief period that they're ripe; but they don't travel well, alas.

[Branson]

Gravenstein apples, still made into Apple Time sauce.  Gravs are some of the finest apples ever, during the brief period that they're ripe; but they don't travel well, alas.

Some of the finest, yes!  Especially for cooking, like Granny Smiths and Pippins.   I think they make the best apple cider of all.   A couple of places up at Apple Hill make Gravenstein cider during the season.   Living in Sacramento and making the occasional foray to the Santa Rosa area, I don't have to worry about how well they travel.