Hello folks,
I have these bonsai shears that I just love, but have been unable to find another pair of the same thing (or even something else fairly close). I was hoping that someone might be able to tell me what the markings on it say, who makes them, and even possibly where to purchase more of them. I bought them from a seller on ebay that is no longer running their online store. I have spent quite a bit of money trying to find something else that is the same size, but have found several vendors do not list their lengths correctly, and have also had problems trying to explain exactly what I'm looking for to some vendor due to language barriers.
These shears are 181mm long and weigh 88 grams right now, but have had SEVERAL sharpenings over the past few years, so it's possible that they were slightly longer/heavier when brand new. The only markings are "japan" on one side, and the markings in the picture on the other side.
I use these on a daily basis, and make several thousand cuts a day with them. I am horrified of the prospect of breaking or losing them as they have become like an extension of my hand after this much use. Every other pair of shears I've tried feels weird and clumsy now that I'm so used to these ones. Most of the other pairs I've purchased have been larger, thicker, heavier, and just don't work as well for my needs. Others have had a curve in the handle that I see on other shears labelled as "satsuki hasami", but the handle of these shears are dead straight.
Any help or guidance of somewhere else to look for these would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks in advance...
I have these bonsai shears that I just love, but have been unable to find another pair of the same thing (or even something else fairly close). I was hoping that someone might be able to tell me what the markings on it say, who makes them, and even possibly where to purchase more of them. I bought them from a seller on ebay that is no longer running their online store. I have spent quite a bit of money trying to find something else that is the same size, but have found several vendors do not list their lengths correctly, and have also had problems trying to explain exactly what I'm looking for to some vendor due to language barriers.
These shears are 181mm long and weigh 88 grams right now, but have had SEVERAL sharpenings over the past few years, so it's possible that they were slightly longer/heavier when brand new. The only markings are "japan" on one side, and the markings in the picture on the other side.
I use these on a daily basis, and make several thousand cuts a day with them. I am horrified of the prospect of breaking or losing them as they have become like an extension of my hand after this much use. Every other pair of shears I've tried feels weird and clumsy now that I'm so used to these ones. Most of the other pairs I've purchased have been larger, thicker, heavier, and just don't work as well for my needs. Others have had a curve in the handle that I see on other shears labelled as "satsuki hasami", but the handle of these shears are dead straight.
Any help or guidance of somewhere else to look for these would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks in advance...