An all purpose scissors for all bonsai enthusiasts who are interested in a quality tool at a reasonable price. Useful for a range of typical maintenance tasks including cutting of leaves, thinner branches and even roots.
SK Steel | Carbon Steel. Used to make scissors, kitchen knives and other general cutlery |
Yellow Steel | A higher quality form of SK Steel, where more impurities have been removed. |
White Steel | More rigid than yellow steel. This material is often used for hatchets and Deba knives |
Blue Steel | One of the best steels available for general cutlery. It is produced by adding chromium and tungsten to white steel |
Silver Steel | A form of Yasuki steel which does not easily rust |
In the past, craftsmen used coloured paper to distinguish various steels. Back then they used blue, white and yellow colour paper. This is the origin of the naming of steels which is still held till today. It does not refer in any way to the colour of the metal.
Best product I purchased to date
Bought these for root pruning. The quality really exceeded my expectations. Love them
Bought this one as a present and it really didn't disappoint. To note, the scissors look much smaller on the picture, they are indeed large.
The giftee of these scissors is very pleased. They fit his large hands well and have filled a gap in his bonsai and general gardening toolshed. They're really sleek and beautiful to boot.
Comfortable in the hand, well homes edge and cuts effortlessly! Great for small branches and delicate pruning of young maple shoots