I’m a qualified Beef Boner, my Knives are razor sharp. I personally never use water on my sharpening stone. I mix 2 parts machine oil to 1 part Kerosene. That gives the blade a very smooth slide on the stone. To remove the Burs I have a of timber with a vertical grain, I then run the blade down the vertical grain. An effective way to test if the Burs have been removed is to gently glide the blade across your finger nail. I’m sure you can do a similar process for Bonsai Tools.
Sharpened my teacher's ikebana shears so it's similar to your bonsai scissors. One thing to take note is that Shears that designs as a singled bevel with a hollowed grind at the back. Since we can't take the shears apart, sharpening them is trickier on the stone. We don't want to use a lower grit stone on the back because it mess up the hollow grind on the back so normally we use a polishing stone to see what the status of the back is. Another tip is running the cutting edge or angled edge through a piece of cork to remove the burr.
We have found in leather work, when we push our awls thru leather it takes a certain amount of force. However when we polish to a mirror finish the awl glides thru the leather. Just Sayin…..
Brilliant video, thanks for sharing. Can I ask if there is a brand name for the rubber block you're using at 2:30 please? I've searched most of the places I know here in the UK and can't find anything like it at all.
Josh, great information. A question does the applicator have a brand name, I would like to get one and finding one might be difficult here in south Florida, thanks! That table you worked on certainly has some wear on it but if things work who cares what they look like.
Here you go mate, found one in USA for you yuisenri.com/products/yuisenri-aburatsubo?ls=en&cache=false Yeah that table has seen a fair amount of use over the years. My actual bonsai bench i work on when not filming wont fit into the youtube studio and is super heavy haha so ill stick with the old girl for now haha. if the youtube channel ever begins to do well id like to invest in one of those tables that lifts up and down so i can adjust it for different size trees. but they are around $500.
Hi Minh, Kaneshin have all the right things to be great bonsai tools, they are definitely one of the top 3. I would say Kikuwa, Masakuni and Kaneshin are the 3 top brands. Why we prefer Kikuwa? There's a point where there is a diminishing return on quality for your dollar. You can pay alot more for Masakuni or kaneshin tools but the quality doesn't scale equally with that pricing. This probably has a lot more to do with the business side of things. Kikuwa has been able to get the high quality product produced at a better price. The second reason is Kikuwa has a fantastic track record with professionals and you can find people all over the world who can say they have had their Kikuwa tools for 30+ years, as both a practising bonsai artists and retailer this gives you great confidence in the product. Not many tool brands have even had the chance to be tested over 30 years yet.
Is is less sticky than mineral oil, it gives the tools better protection, it is a natural product with no impurities, which could create health hazard, no inhalation risks, environmentally friendly aso…
Rockwell hardness on my bonsai sheers is quite low, compared to my Japanese kitchen knives. IMy guess is lower than 54. Sharpening on over 1K - 2K stones is not beneficial to the sharpness and durability of your endge. You actually polish away the bite...
depends on the shears you buy ( there's lots of chinese crap out there). the shears we use here are made from high carbon steels which are very hard. the steels used are some that are very common in kitchen knives such a aogami super blue steel.
There are only a few in-depth tool maintenance videos - I watched all of them religiously - and this is by far the best.
Fantastic video, thank you for such a simple and thorough explanation!
I’m a qualified Beef Boner, my Knives are razor sharp.
I personally never use water on my sharpening stone.
I mix 2 parts machine oil to 1 part Kerosene.
That gives the blade a very smooth slide on the stone.
To remove the Burs I have a of timber with a vertical grain, I then run the blade down the vertical grain.
An effective way to test if the Burs have been removed is to gently glide the blade across your finger nail.
I’m sure you can do a similar process for Bonsai Tools.
Dude 2160p is the good stuff. You see every scratch in the table or the tool. I love it.
Sharpened my teacher's ikebana shears so it's similar to your bonsai scissors. One thing to take note is that Shears that designs as a singled bevel with a hollowed grind at the back. Since we can't take the shears apart, sharpening them is trickier on the stone. We don't want to use a lower grit stone on the back because it mess up the hollow grind on the back so normally we use a polishing stone to see what the status of the back is. Another tip is running the cutting edge or angled edge through a piece of cork to remove the burr.
the beat video on sharpni g binsai tools. very well explained, I will see it again
Very useful! Thanks for sharing...🇦🇷
Thankyou😀
Great video Josh very informative and well presented. 👍👍
I always like watching your video gives great information and ideas tips thank you
Thanks man
Thank you my friend!👏👏👏👏
We have found in leather work, when we push our awls thru leather it takes a certain amount of force. However when we polish to a mirror finish the awl glides thru the leather. Just Sayin…..
is a crean mate the same as an Emery Rubber?
I have thus same question, what is actually crean mate?
Can you get a 1200,and 4900 grit stone like the 320? I mean size wise. Thank you.😊
Brilliant video, thanks for sharing.
Can I ask if there is a brand name for the rubber block you're using at 2:30 please? I've searched most of the places I know here in the UK and can't find anything like it at all.
Hey mate we sell them in our online shop, we also ship to the UK bonsai-en.shop/products/kikuwa-crean-mate-tool-rust-cleaner
But how do i sharpen a concave or even knob cutter
Yes, how do you do it? Can you recommend someone?
What exactly is Japanese steel?
Josh, great information. A question does the applicator have a brand name, I would like to get one and finding one might be difficult here in south Florida, thanks! That table you worked on certainly has some wear on it but if things work who cares what they look like.
Here you go mate, found one in USA for you yuisenri.com/products/yuisenri-aburatsubo?ls=en&cache=false
Yeah that table has seen a fair amount of use over the years. My actual bonsai bench i work on when not filming wont fit into the youtube studio and is super heavy haha so ill stick with the old girl for now haha. if the youtube channel ever begins to do well id like to invest in one of those tables that lifts up and down so i can adjust it for different size trees. but they are around $500.
Hey mate, what’s your take on Kaneshin tool? Both you and bjorn prefer kikuwa.
Hi Minh, Kaneshin have all the right things to be great bonsai tools, they are definitely one of the top 3. I would say Kikuwa, Masakuni and Kaneshin are the 3 top brands. Why we prefer Kikuwa? There's a point where there is a diminishing return on quality for your dollar. You can pay alot more for Masakuni or kaneshin tools but the quality doesn't scale equally with that pricing. This probably has a lot more to do with the business side of things. Kikuwa has been able to get the high quality product produced at a better price. The second reason is Kikuwa has a fantastic track record with professionals and you can find people all over the world who can say they have had their Kikuwa tools for 30+ years, as both a practising bonsai artists and retailer this gives you great confidence in the product. Not many tool brands have even had the chance to be tested over 30 years yet.
What’s wrong with food grade mineral oil?
The butcher industry in America has always used mineral oil.
Is is less sticky than mineral oil, it gives the tools better protection, it is a natural product with no impurities, which could create health hazard, no inhalation risks, environmentally friendly aso…
Rockwell hardness on my bonsai sheers is quite low, compared to my Japanese kitchen knives. IMy guess is lower than 54. Sharpening on over 1K - 2K stones is not beneficial to the sharpness and durability of your endge. You actually polish away the bite...
depends on the shears you buy ( there's lots of chinese crap out there). the shears we use here are made from high carbon steels which are very hard. the steels used are some that are very common in kitchen knives such a aogami super blue steel.
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