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well if leighs interested lets get a list together he came through with the wire ihave had quotes for maksuni at $25 per tool

No no he'd be selling Joshua Roth, wouldn't he

i presume you mean masakuni dayne? at $25 a tool i find that rather cheap. i wonder if they are pro grade

yeah masakuni that price was just a cheap bit of humhour i keep forgeting it looks serious when you wright it

well its either kikuwa or nobuichi that leigh sells any one have both and or have any preferance

I have Kikuwa root shears that I am very happy with - not sure about the Nobuichi

If your after VERY cheap leaf/general shears B$&@?ngs has some for 2 bucks, got some today when I was wandering around in there, I was pleasently surprised by how sharp they are when I got home.

Cheers regan

Regan wrote:If your after VERY cheap leaf/general shears B$&@?ngs has some for 2 bucks, got some today when I was wandering around in there, I was pleasently surprised by how sharp they are when I got home.

Cheers regan

if they are the ones with the red handles they are really good for the price, i bought some a while back and was just as surprised as you at how good they were

Yeah Jamie that's them. Are yours still holding up ok with a bit of use? I think I might pick up a few more pairs next time I'm there.

So have you sharpened your pencil Leigh to work out some very special Ausbonsai prices ? Remember for us interstaters you are gaining sales over a lower profit margin - every bit helps in this time of a global financial crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'm pretty sure lots of others would be interested in owning these wonderful tools you tell us so much about

Bougy Fan wrote:I have Kikuwa root shears that I am very happy with - not sure about the Nobuichi

I bought three pairs of Nobuichi scissors from Leigh about 6 weeks ago and am extremely pleased so far. They have a good feel to the trimming scissors and I finally got to use the heavy root pruners on Friday at the collection and today on the PJ Fig; in another thread.

I have a mix of stainless tools brands from over the last twenty years or so and these seem fine so far.

Grant

Hi Dayne, I bought a set of Kaneshin stainless tools at the factory in Japan and on my return I compared them with stainless ones at Bonsai Environment in Vinyard. Thes were so similar that care was needed not to mix them up! The price was very similar to what I paid in Japan maybe a bit less. It might be worth checking out their website or giving them a call. I don't know what the brand name on them was.
I have a mix of black steel tools from Mazakuni that I have been using for donkey's years and some from Kaneshin too. I don't think anyone here now stocks Masakuni as they got pretty exey.
I love good tools and they give you much more enjoyment in the bonsai work than the pain of parting with the cash.

Ric

Regan wrote:Yeah Jamie that's them. Are yours still holding up ok with a bit of use? I think I might pick up a few more pairs next time I'm there.

yea mate, they are still holding up, for 2 bucks i cant fault them

Leigh Taafe wrote:

Hey is this thread going to go the same way as the " who wants cheap wire " ?

well........it can.....I suppose......maybe.......would anyone be interested?

Well......Err......ummm...... HELL YEAH!

Anyone else? Gotta make it worthwhile........!