How to use loppers?

Wonka's Pruning and Pruning Tips
	It's all about timing If possible, try to prune stems and branches in winter. This is one of the very few garden jobs that can be done in the winter, and proper pruning timing can encourage profuse growth during the warmer months.
	Cut off the trunk When pruning branches, cut the bevel of a sharpened blade away from the tree trunk. Due to the growth pattern of the wood, the resistance of the saw will push the blade away from the trunk.
	When cutting off the barrel, the blade pushes against the body and therefore downwards in the right direction, making it easier to cut.
	If you sawed towards the trunk, the blade would pull back on itself, causing it to jam and possibly bend.
	Do not cut branches flush with the trunk Each branch on the tree is connected to the trunk or secondary branch by an enlarged, knobby patch of flesh called a "collar". This strengthens and protects the branch and acts as the first line of defense against infection.
	Under no circumstances should cuts be made through the collar, but at the point where the branch joins the collar, or within an inch of that point. Cutting the collar is physically much more difficult due to its knotty structure and can expose the torso to potentially fatal infections at the stump.
	Keep your cuts as clean as possible It is extremely important that any cut in a tree branch or lignified trunk be made as accurately as possible.
	An untidy or lacerated wound in the flesh of a plant takes much longer to heal, exposing it to disease, insect, and fungus infestation and slowing the plant's overall growth rate as energy is diverted into the wound.
Attention
	While bypass loppers, anvil loppers, and the lesser-used rod loppers differ in design and performance, the methods for using them are the same. This manual applies to any pruner.
How to use pruners
	Step 1 - Position works First, place the blades of your lopper or blade and anvil around the branch or trunk you will be cutting.
	Step 2 - Place the Branch or Stem Maneuver your lopper blades or blade and anvil until the branch or stem is as deep as possible or as close to the fulcrum as possible. Cutting close to the tips of the blades will cause them to bend.
	Step 3 - Close the lopper handles Now close the lopper handles, or pull the cord if you are using a lopper, as tight as you can, or until the branch or stem is torn off. If you are not using a ratchet lopper, try to cut in one motion; resist the temptation to use the "slicing" action that you could use to cut with scissors.
	Step 4 - Open Lots Traded Once the pruning is complete, simply open the lopper handles or release the cord if you are using a lopper and move on to the next branch or stem you want to cut.