Abstract: Herein disclosed is a pruning saw which comprises: a saw blade (1); a grip sheath (3) having a blade guide hole (2) extending therethrough in the longitudinal direction thereof for guiding the saw blade (1) slidably; and a handle (4) positioned at the back of the grip sheath (3) and extending from the saw blade (1), the saw blade (1) being so inserted into the blade guide hole (2) that it can be pushed and pulled therein. Further comprised is an object holder (6) which is disposed at a suitable spacing from and generally in a position opposed to the saw blade (1) for holding an object (7) between itself and the saw blade (1) when in the pruning operation.

Abstract: Scissors, wherein one of the two blades is made of a metal, while at least the cutting edge portion of the other blade is made of a ceramic. The cutting edge of the metallic blade has an acute included angle, while the flat side and its adjacent side of the ceramic blade form an obtuse included angle.