JAPANESE HATCHET - NATA - NIWAKI
Japanese hatchet / machete "Nata", traditionally used for cutting, limbing, and pruning in the garden,
It is ideal for all woodworking, outdoor activities, carving, and carpentry. Particularly effective for splitting kindling and preparing small firewood for your barbecues 🔥, building shelters, clearing brush, and preparing your campsite,
Thick and powerful double-beveled SK carbon steel blade, Japanese white oak handle, supplied with a rigid sheath.
Handcrafted in Japan,
- Dimensions: 355 x 30 x 50mm
- Blade Length: 165mm
- Weight: 542g
Niwaki brings the best of Japanese craftsmanship to gardeners, chefs, and artisans. Tools with a simple and efficient design, created to last, and renowned for their exceptional quality.
To extend their exceptional lifespan, the tools are pre-treated by NIWAKI: metal parts are oiled and the wooden handles are waxed.
These protective layers will help prevent damage caused by rust and humidity.
To take care of your great tools, here are a few simple steps to follow:
- After use, wipe them down 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.
- Clean dirt and rust off the steel with our Niwaki Crean Mate rust eraser.
- Oil or wax the handle from time to time.
- For tools with a sharpened edge, hone them regularly with a sharpening stoneAfter 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 recreation of unique microcosms, the vision of a man and his connection to, his understanding of, and 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 expertise.
For Jake Hobson, every tool involves 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 can feel the quality of the craftsmanship as soon as you hold them, they simply and perfectly do the job they are designed for, and they last, holding their edge for a long time, rewarding the user with years, decades, and even lifetimes of pleasure.