Niwaki Garden Snips
The Niwaki Garden Snips are perfect for snipping things like flowers, fruit and veg, coming into their own with green growth rather than tougher woody pruning which is better suited for secateurs.
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The Niwaki Garden Snips are perfect for snipping things like flowers, fruit and veg, coming into their own with green growth rather than tougher woody pruning which is better suited for secateurs.
These are especially handy for those occasions when you are wondering around the garden and quite spontaneously need to just snip here and there. The sort of snips that can happily live in pockets too, without doing any harm. So handy, that you may even wish to have more than one pair.
Slender blades mean you can get right in for more precise snipping.
Product information
- 91g
- 183 x 44 x 16mm
- 50mm Blades
- Max cut 3mm
- SK85 Steel
Caring For Your Tools
Most of our Japanese garden tools are made from carbon steel - this means they will, through regular use, stain (and eventually rust) and gradually lose their edge. Caring for them involves three things…
1. Correct Use:
- Japanese steel is hard and sharp, and can be more brittle than some people are used to - it will chip if abused
- Do not cut wire, metal, stone, plastic or any other hard material (even bamboo fibres and some very hard woods, especially knots and burrs, can damage steel edges)
- Do not twist or apply uneven pressure
- Cut diagonally across branches (not straight across) so you cut along the fibres
- Pay attention to the maximum cut dimensions, and don’t overdo it (shears are not loppers)
- Use the base of the blades, not the tips, for heavier cuts
2. Keeping them Clean:
- Remove leaf resin, rust and gunk with a Crean Mate and water
- Dry, wipe over with Camellia oil and store in a dry place
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3. Keeping them Sharp:
New tools won’t need sharpening for some time, but after a while you’ll notice them gradually lose their edge, especially if you’re box clipping (you need REALLY sharp blades to get a good finish with box). Use the Niwaki Sharpening Stones for best results (#1000 grit is best for general sharpening).
- Sharpen Secateurs every couple of weeks
- Sharpen Shears and Topiary Clippers EVERY TIME you use them - the difference is amazing
See more information on our 'Sharpening' tab...
Sharpening
Keeping Them Sharp:
New tools won’t need sharpening for some time, but after a while you’ll notice them gradually lose their edge, especially if you’re box clipping (you need REALLY sharp blades to get a good finish with box). Use the Niwaki Sharpening Stones for best results (#1000 grit is best for general sharpening).
For Secateurs:
NB. We strongly advise NOT taking your secateurs apart - they never go back together quite the same.
Sharpen Secateurs every couple of weeks.
Our Niwaki Sharpening Stones work for just about every edged blade:
- #220 Grit: Coarse, for rough blades
- #1000 Grit: Fine, for regular sharpening - the most useful stone for every day sharpening
- #3000 Grit: Super fine, for honing and detailed work
- Soak stones in water for a few minutes before use, and keep wet during use
- Use the concave edge of the stone, moving from the pivot towards the tip of the blade, following the curve as you go.Sharpen Shears and Topiary Clippers EVERY TIME you use them - the difference is amazing
For strait bladed tools:
- Use the flat side of the stone. Then back again - back and forth along the whole length of the blade
- Use as much of the stone as possible, not just the top inch
- This is a gentle action - don’t use too much pressure
- Next, turn the tools over, and use the flat side of the stone to smooth the burr off the inside of the blade, going slightly over, creating a very fine bevel
- Use the convex edge of the stone to clean off the curved edge of the bypass
- Finally, clean and dry the secateurs, and wipe with Camellia Oil
- If you need any more information please contact us.
2 reviews for Niwaki Garden Snips
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Steve R. (Verified) –
Well made and good value.
Sally C. (Verified) –
Tiny light super sharp . Been ill . So kind on the hand . Brilliant .