As long as you don't try to lift them, and leave them balanced on the tip and little toe piece underneath, scooting across the fairly low table, with your shoulder above, working straight down,
and they are oh-so sharp??
They do work -real- well.
Even in my skinny claw.
Definitely more a bench shear than a hand shear. They aren't much good waving around in the air.
Heinisch, when you see that giant brass adjustable pivot on a pair of shears, you are looking at Heinisch.
Technically those were only the middling 14's.
They did make 16's too, but they are considerable harder to find. heeheheheheh
yours Scott