professional garden trowel NIWAKI

professional garden trowel NIWAKIMaterial: carbon steel Material handle: Robust handle made of solid ash wood . Plant trowel Universally applicable in beds and raised beds as well as on the balcony . With leather cord for hanging Dimension: 277 x 51 x 33mm Clean regularly with Crean Mate and Camellia oil Weight: 173g Cardboard box Made: Forged by a father and son team in Sanjo, Niigata . Made in Japan This hand forged trowel is a true professional tool, suitable for the dedicated

• Material: carbon steel
  
• Material handle: Robust handle made of solid ash wood
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• Plant trowel
  
• Universally applicable in beds and raised beds as well as on the balcony
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• With leather cord for hanging
• Dimension: 277 x 51 x 33mm
  
• Clean regularly with Crean Mate and Camellia oil
• Weight: 173g
  
• Cardboard box
  
• Made: Forged by a father and son team in Sanjo, Niigata
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• Made in Japan

This hand-forged trowel is a true professional tool, suitable for the dedicated beginner to gardening as well as for the sophisticated ventures of the advanced gardening enthusiast. Because this planting trowel can be used universally, whether for planting perennials, bulbs or young vegetable plants, whether in raised beds, on the balcony or in small containers.

Each trowel is supplied in a cardboard box.

Care and use instructions:

Most Niwaki tools are made of carbon steel - this means that with regular use they will stain (and eventually rust) and gradually lose their sharpness. Caring for them involves three things.

1. proper use:

• Japanese steel is hard and sharp and can be more brittle than some people are used to - it will break if overused
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• 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)
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• Do not twist or apply uneven pressure
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• Cut diagonally across the branches (not straight) so that you cut along the fibres
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• Watch the maximum cutting dimensions and don't overdo it (shears are not loppers)
• Use the base of the blades, not the tips, for heavier cuts
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2. Keep clean:

• Remove leaf resin, rust and dirt with a Crean Mate and water
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• Dry, wipe with Camellia Oil and store in a dry place
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