[header] How to prune red currants [title] Get a pair of good-quality pruning loppers and secateurs. [step] You'll be using the loppers for thicker stems, and the secateurs for thinner. Both tools need to be sharp so that they leave behind a nice, clean cut. 
If they tear through the stems, the wound won't heal as quickly or as neatly. [substeps] You can use these methods to prune white currants and gooseberries as well.