JAPANESE SICKLE - "KAMA" - OUTINOMI x MAGASIN VIVANT!

Manufactured using traditional Japanese forging methods, this 150mm Kama is the ideal tool for manual weeding and harvesting. Its hand-shaped blade undergoes a heat treatment that gives it a "razor-sharp" edge of extreme precision. A simple, robust, and formidably effective tool.

• Weeding: Slide the blade just under the soil surface or at the base of unwanted weeds. Pull toward you with a sharp motion to sever the roots or stems. Its blade has a slight curvature that allows for effective hoeing.
• Harvesting: For garden plants or flowers, hold the stem with one hand and use the Kama with the other for a clean cut that does not crush the plant's tissues.

"Ninjas used the Kama because its status as an agricultural tool allowed them to move about armed without raising suspicion, transforming a simple harvesting implement into a formidable weapon."

• Total length: 330 mm

• Blade length: 150 mm

• Steel type: Japanese carbon steel (bi-metal steel)

• Handle: Natural wood
• Handcrafted in Japan

Exclusive collaboration: OUTINOMI x MAGASIN VIVANT!

Together with Outinomi, we select the best of Japanese craftsmanship and utilitarian design—tools that are as simple as they are intuitive to use for all basic tasks, while guaranteeing strictly professional quality.

This young company was founded in 2024 by Lucas Hoffalt, a "designer-artisan" who graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. Outinomi acts as a bridge between the last great Japanese blacksmiths and Western craftspeople.

Lucas offers tools with a soul, often sourced from small traditional forges. His approach is distinguished by an extremely discerning selection, ranging from new tools to rare "vintage" pieces (Showa era) that he restores himself, sourced for the exceptional quality of their forging.