JAPANESE FORGED HIGURASHI SCISSORS - NIWAKI
Small forged carbon steel scissors for precision cutting in the vegetable garden and garden, picking, delicate pruning, houseplants, bonsai or Ikebana.
Ideal grip for DIY or cooking.
A magnificent tool that combines functional aesthetics and high-quality Japanese craftsmanship.
Handcrafted in Sanjo, Japan.
Niwaki tools, with a simple and effective design, created to last, are renowned for their exceptional quality.
- Weight: 82g
- Dimensions: 150x70x15mm
- Blade: 40 mm
- S55C carbon steel
- Made in Sanjo, Japan
If you wish to tighten the nut or disassemble the blades to make sharpening easier:
- Loosen the hexagonal nut (it is a locking nut, so you do not tighten it to adjust the tension of the shears)
- Unscrew the bolt, clean the separate parts - a great opportunity to sharpen your blade ;-)
- Screw the bolt back in, adjust the tension and pressure with the bolt, not the nut.
- Replace the locking nut.
To extend their exceptional lifespan, the tools are pre-treated by NIWAKI, with the metal parts oiled.
These protective layers will help prevent damage caused by rust and moisture.
To take care of your great tools, here are a few simple steps to follow:
- After use, wipe them with a cloth and store them in a dry place if possible.
- Protect the steel with our Niwaki camellia oil or another protective oil, to prevent rust attacks.
- Clean dirt and rust from the steel with our Niwaki Crean Mate rust eraser.
- For tools with a sharpened part, sharpen them regularly with our sharpening stones.
After studying sculpture in London, Jake Hobson went to Japan to investigate the Japanese relationship with nature and the environment around them.
Jake discovered that Japanese gardens were not just like gardens. They were mountains, rivers, rocks, trees, and waterfalls. It was everything he loved; these gardens told stories and referred to real landscapes in Japan.
Niwaki literally means "garden tree," it is the art of tree pruning, quite different from that of Bonsai, as the roots are not pruned. But Niwaki is much more than that. It implies a philosophy, that of the landscape, of the re-creation of unique microcosms, the vision of a man and his connection, his understanding, his learning of nature.
But all this was possible thanks to the use of tools that share the same philosophy, created slowly, simply, by hand, by local master blacksmiths with exceptional know-how.
For Jake Hobson, every tool has three crucial elements:
- good material, mainly high-quality carbon steel
- good design, generally as simple as possible
- good craftsmanship, passed down from generation to generation.
Japanese tools do not skimp on any of these elements: You can feel the quality of the craftsmanship as soon as you hold them in your hand, they simply and perfectly do the job for which they are designed, and they last, holding their edge for a long time, rewarding the user with years, decades, and even lifetimes of pleasure.