Styling Large Bonsai Nursery Stock With Only 5 Tools
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- Styling Large Bonsai Nursery Stock With Only 5 Tools
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In a previous video Josh had showed his everyday tool kit for doing rough work around the nursery, The everyday Bonsai Toolkit. In this video Josh shows his higher quality tools used for more refined trees and bigger projects that require a little more precision and hours of work.
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Will have to look into those!
You mentioned Masakuni are they the best. Thank You….. ❤❤❤
Have some of their bonsai tools. I agree wholeheartedly, they are one of, if not the best quality tools I have used. Couldn’t locate a good source for the knob cutters in US a number of years ago. Oh, and they are easy to sharpen in my opinion, even though I have been sharpening blades of all sorts for a long time. Thanks for this video.
Thanks for sharing, id love to get some sharpening tips off you some time.
@@BonsaiEn I was fortunate enough to have someone who was very talented in sharpening blades/edges of all sorts, many-many moons ago. It included stones (wet & dry), by hand, or with moving surfaces. By far I enjoy use diamond surfaced flat and smallish hand versions. I find the hand versions of diamond encrusted ones work especially good for small edges, such as bonsai tools. KEYS: “patience”. Maintain the proper angle of the edge/blade. Slowly. Work from the edge - back up to the thicker portion. Always check for tiny burrs, they “must” be removed. Finish off by using finishing ceramic edge/tool. Did I mention slow and have patience. And lastly find the device (hand/mechanical) that you can comfortably and consistently use to sharpen your Bonsai or other tool.
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How about Kansehin Brand?
I find them equal and have about the same of each. I get the Kansehin from Eastern Leaf here in us and Kikawa from here,,,,, great service though shipping takes @3 to4 weeks to US. Masakunie do NOT increase in quality in proportion to the price increase,,, they are a step up but not by much.
Where do you buy these from I can't find em anywhere
www.bonsai-en.shop
@@BonsaiEn thanks for the fast response. What about your trimming shears during the beginning of the video
@@mikenickerson3433 we can special order those shears, they will run you about $54.99AUD which I believe is around $39.99USD right now. Plus shipping. If this is something you want to talk further about and consider please email us at sales@bonsai-en.com.au
How do we know which species need to be pruned with knob cutters?
It depends on how a tree heals, maples for example don't callus very much so cutting flush is the way to go, Juniper how ever callus big time so if you cut flush you end up with a lump. If you want to test your trees you can always cut flush and if you end up with a lump you can cut it back with knob cutters, but if it heals flush you are good to go! it comes down to experience with different species of trees.
@@BonsaiEn I see, that makes a lot of sense! Thank you!
Considering the price of branch and knob cutters, I'll have to pick one and maybe be able to buy the other in the future.. if I can only get one, what would you recommend?
Or do Kikuwa make a hybrid ?
@@katyb2793 i would recommend the branch cutters to begin with as they will be one of the most common tools you use. Knob cutters were one of the later tools i got.
@@BonsaiEn awesome, that helps a lot, thank you!
Is that a Foemina juniper?
it is a straight Juniper Chinesis, Although it had been left to just grow in a nursery before i got a hold of it so most of the growth is juvenile and very open. But now it has had some structural work dont i can fertilise and get that light and air in and around the tree and it will start to come together.
I have been growing bonsai for more than 30 years. If I can give new growers advice, buy good cutting tools. You can get away with a cheaper wire cutter and a cheaper pliers, but for branch work, buy the best you can afford. If you can get a good wire cutter and pliers also, do it, but not critical. I have top quality Japanese and Chinese tools. My favourite is hand made Samurai tools from Japan. The maker has now retired and as such the tools are no longer made, but exceptional tools. I have good quality carbon and stainless tools. Not all stainless steel is equal. Neither is carbon steel the same across manufacturers. Good brands can be believed. Just because it is stainless steel or says carbon steel on the label, doesn’t mean it actually is quality.
Curveball, I also use Falco for high volume use. Not bonsai tools, but they work for years on high volume work and don’t get blunt. If they do, sharpen it or replace the blades.
One can NOT judge the quality of the steel by it's weight. Maybe the quality of the tool, but not the steel it's made of. One has to trust the manufacturer to (a) use good materials (e.g. 4140 or better) AND (b) heat treat the cutting edges and handles to get the most service life out of the tool. Please talk to any knife maker before making claims about steel.
Mate I spent the first 10 years of my working life in the steel industry, I heat treated, tensile tested, machined, straightened and worked with cold drawn steel. And yes in the case of Bonsai tools you can tell the difference between the really cheap tools and quality tools as the really cheap tools are cast and full of air pockets which makes them really light as opposed to a tool that is solid steel that weighs more. You can't tell the difference between say sk5 steel or s55c steel by weight but you can certainly tell when a tool is full of air.
100 dollars is not that much too Joe Biden. But too someone who gets paid minimum wage, it is a lot !!!