FORGED JAPANESE PRUNING SHEAR - HIGURASHI GR - NIWAKI
Hand-forged pruning shears, made of high-quality carbon steel for pruning trees and gardens, houseplants, and flowers.
Excellent grip, highly wear-resistant carbon blade, locking system at the end of the handles. The yellow vinyl provides a good grip and makes it easy to find your shears, even if hidden in the grass.
A magnificent tool that combines functional aesthetics and high-quality Japanese craftsmanship.
One of our most versatile pruning shears, handcrafted in Sanjo, Japan.
- Max cut: Ø 10 mm
- Dimensions: 204 x 51 x 20 mm
- Blade: 55 mm
- KA-70 carbon steel
- Sold in a cardboard box with a spare spring
Niwaki tools, with their simple and effective design, created to last, are renowned for their exceptional quality.
If you wish to tighten the nut or remove the blades to facilitate sharpening:
- Loosen the hexagonal nut (this is a locking nut, so you do not tighten it to adjust the pruner's play)
- Unscrew the bolt, clean the separate parts - a great opportunity to sharpen your blade ;-)
- Screw the bolt back in, adjust the play and pressure using 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 scouring "eraser".
- For tools with a sharpened edge, sharpen them regularly with our whetstones.
After studying sculpture in London, Jake Hobson went to Japan to investigate the Japanese relationship with nature and their surrounding environment.
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, because 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 from nature.
But all this was possible thanks to the use of tools sharing the same philosophy, created slowly, simply, by hand, by local master blacksmiths with exceptional craftsmanship.
For Jake Hobson, every tool contains three crucial elements:
- a good material, mainly high-quality carbon steel
- a 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 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 were designed, and they last, holding their edge for a long time, rewarding the user with years, decades, and even lifetimes of pleasure.