CATALAN HOOK - FLOR - PALLARES SOLSONA
The specific pointed shape of the "Flor" hoe allows it to clean with precision around your plants, and to penetrate the earth even in dry or crusty soil.
By scraping and loosening the soil, it allows air, earthworms and rain to do their work in decompacted soil. It promotes water penetration into the soil and reduces evaporation.
Head: 13 x 10 cm / Handle: 40 cm
Forged by hand, each piece is unique.
Made by Pallares, blacksmiths since 1917 in Solsona, at the foot of the Spanish Pyrenees.
To extend their exceptional lifespan, the tools are pre-treated by PALLARES: the metal parts are oiled and the wooden handles are waxed. 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 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 scouring "eraser".
- Oil or wax the handle from time to time.
- For tools with a sharpened edge, sharpen them regularly
- The handle wood may shift, and the head may loosen. If this happens, gently tap the wedge with a hammer to expand the wood and secure the tool head.
Solsona is a small, preserved town in Catalonia, at the foot of the Pyrenees, where the knife industry is a tradition dating back to the 16th century.
This industry reached its peak in the 18th century, when it boasted 24 workshops grouped within the guild of Saint Eloi, the patron saint of cutlers. Today, only one remains... that of Pallares.
The Pallares company was founded in 1917 by brothers Lluis and Carles Pallares Canal. It is managed today by David Pallares, the third generation of master cutlers.
If Pallares still exists, it is because, unlike the other artisans in the town, it managed to modernize in the 1960s and expand its market to the rest of Spain and Europe.
It is also, and above all, thanks to the quality of its steel and the sharpness of its blades, all of which are finished and sharpened by hand!
Famous for its knives, the artisanal company still produces hand-forged garden tools in the purest Catalan tradition. Highly functional and effective, they are magnificent testaments to an ancestral know-how.