Description
A garden is never finished. It only pauses between cuts.
The Hedgewright is built for the pause that comes every two weeks rather than the weekend that comes once a season. One body, two blades, and no cord: a 200 mm SK5 shrub blade for hedge faces and boxwood lines, and a 100 mm grass blade that takes the edges a mower cannot reach. The head rotates through 90 degrees so you can cut a vertical face, a horizontal top, and a ground-level edge without contorting your wrist, and the blades swap without tools, which means the change between jobs takes seconds rather than a trip to the shed.
Twenty thousand revolutions per minute turn a small battery into a genuinely capable cutter. The internals are metal rather than the moulded plastic gears that fail first on cheap shears, the body is ABS for weight and weather resistance, and the SK5 steel blade is surface-treated so sap and grass do not weld to it after the first pass. A 1.5Ah battery charges in about ninety minutes and gives a typical town garden more than one session of shaping; the tool-free head adjustment and the light, single-hand balance mean the last hedge of the afternoon is cut as cleanly as the first.
It is not a replacement for a petrol hedge cutter on a hundred metres of boundary leylandii. It is the tool that keeps a domestic garden sharp between the visits that do.
Control is not a matter of power. It is a matter of how little the tool makes you fight it.
Why It Cuts Cleanly
- Two blades, one body — 200 mm SK5 shrub blade and 100 mm grass blade, exchanged without tools
- 20,000 RPM no-load speed — High rotation speed for clean cuts on thin growth rather than tearing
- 90 degree rotating head — Adjusts for vertical faces, horizontal tops, and ground-level edging
- All-metal internal gearing — Metal drive components instead of the plastic gears that fail on budget shears
- SK5 steel blades — Surface treated for rust resistance and reduced sap adhesion
- Cordless 18V operation — Runs from 18V Makita B-series batteries, so existing packs can be reused
- Single-hand balance — Light ABS body with a grip positioned for one-handed control at height
Technical Specifications
- Type — 2-in-1 cordless hedge and grass shear
- Shrub blade length — 200 mm, SK5 steel
- Grass blade width — 100 mm, SK5 steel
- No-load speed — 20,000 RPM
- Motor — Brushed, all-metal internal drive
- Body material — ABS
- Head adjustment — 90 degree rotating cutting head
- Blade change — Tool-free, quick release
- Battery — 1.5Ah lithium-ion, 18V class
- Charging time — Approximately 1.5 hours
- Battery compatibility — 18V Makita B-series packs such as BL1830, BL1840, BL1850, BL1850B; not compatible with G-series or Ni-Cd packs
- Colour — Green
Where It Earns Its Place
The Hedgewright suits the domestic garden with structure: a boxwood border, a laurel screen, a row of low conifers, and the grass edges that frame a path. It suits the allotment holder trimming a boundary without running a cable from the house, the grounds person shaping shrubs between mower passes, and the owner of an 18V Makita tool kit who would rather buy a bare body and share batteries than add another charger to the shelf. Because the head rotates and the blades swap, one tool covers shaping, edging, and light grass work, which is exactly the mix a small garden generates in a single afternoon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Which batteries does it use?
A: It runs on 18V Makita B-series lithium-ion packs: BL1830, BL1840, BL1850, BL1850B and their equivalents. It is not compatible with the older G-series packs such as BL1813G or BL1413G, and not compatible with 18V Ni-Cd batteries. A capacity of 2.0Ah to 5.0Ah is recommended; the 2 Battery Set variant ships with batteries and charger, the 0 Battery variant is the tool only.
Q: Can it cut thick branches?
A: No. This is a shear for hedge faces, thin shoots, and grass edges. Growth beyond roughly 8 mm will stall the blade and stress the gearbox. Branches of that size belong to a lopper or a proper hedge cutter with a larger blade opening.
Q: How long does one charge last?
A: With a 1.5Ah pack, expect roughly 20 to 30 minutes of intermittent cutting, enough for a typical town garden. Run time depends heavily on how much of that time the trigger is actually held. Higher-capacity 18V packs from the same series extend it proportionally.
Q: Is it safe to use one-handed at height?
A: It is light enough for single-hand control and the head angle reduces reach, but any work above shoulder height or on a ladder demands both hands on the tool and a stable stance. Never operate it one-handed while climbing, and keep the blade away from the body when changing heads.
Q: How do I maintain the blades?
A: Wipe sap and grass from the blade after each session, dry it, and apply a light machine oil to the cutting edge. Do not wash the tool under a running hose: the body is weather resistant, not waterproof, and water in the gearbox is the fastest way to end its life.
Q: Does the head rotate while running?
A: Adjust the head angle only with the tool switched off and the battery removed. The rotation mechanism locks at 90 degree positions, and forcing it while the motor runs can damage the detent.
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