KENZAN STRAIGHTENER - NAOSHI - FOR KENZAN MAINTENANCE - NIWAKI
The Naoshi, Niwaki's Kenzan Straightener, is a small 2-in-1 brass tool specially designed to straighten bent kenzan needles and clean out debris stuck between the pins.
How to use:
- To straighten needles: simply insert the kenzan needle into the appropriate end of the tool and gently press to nudge it back into place.
- To clean: unscrew the straightening tip to reveal a scraping tool. Use it to remove leaf residue and other debris stuck between the needles.
Features:
- Material: Brass, corrosion-resistant
- Dimensions: 74 x 4 mm
- Origin: Made in Japan
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.
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 didn't just look 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 recreating unique microcosms, and the vision of a person and their bond with, understanding of, and learning from nature.
But all of this was made possible through the use of tools that share the same philosophy, created slowly, simply, and by hand by local master blacksmiths with exceptional expertise.
For Jake Hobson, every tool contains three crucial elements:
- good material, primarily 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 feel the quality of the craftsmanship the moment you hold them in your hand; they simply and perfectly do the job they were designed for, and they last, holding their edge for a long time, rewarding the user with years, decades, and even lifetimes of pleasure.