[Tobisho] Karikomi Shears (Japanese Hedge Shears) Shojiro Yamagata-type 195mm (7.7") Blade [TBS020101]

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This Karikomi Shears is Y-character type and Curved edges type.
Y-character type is the Karikomi Shears of a kind with which an edge does not cross. That is, they are the Karikomi Shears for beginners as well as Karikomi Shears with a stopper. Therefore, there is no failure which sandwiches a hand. However, the Karikomi Shears for professional also exist like SYOJIRO of TOBISHO.
The Karikomi Shears with which the edge has curved are fit for finish of the field. If it is slide finely, a smooth field and a spherical field can be fabricated at will.

Anyhow, please be surprised at cutting capability. This Karikomi Shears is so amazing and offer wonderful experience. Trees could be modeled in satisfactory form, when you have skill. TOBISHO trains steel very much and is manufacturing this Karikomi Shears. It did not consider profiting but poured in material, technology, and time and effort unstintingly.

Therefore, only tens Karikomi Shears can be manufactured in one year. Also in Japan, they are the Karikomi Shears which cannot be obtained easily. Beginners can use this Karikomi Shears (SYOJIRO , Yamagata type) and this is loved by many professional gardeners. It is because cutting capability is excellent.

The main use
Cutting of a tree and a fruit tree leafs & branchs. Please keep in mind this edges is slightly thin.
For Agriculture, Gardening, production of a Japanese garden ,etc.

After receiving an order, in order to produce, it will be necessity about ten days to send.

How to Sharpen Karikomi Shears (Japanese Hedge Shears) on a Whetstone

Kisuke (Shunsuke Manaka) demonstrates the repair and sharpening of karikomi hedge shears. The techniques shown apply to shears of any brand or maker — please watch and give it a try.
Note: The first half of the video covers repair work. If you are looking for everyday sharpening techniques, please use the chapter markers to skip to the second half.
* Subtitles available in 15 languages.

About Tobisho: Four Generations of Pruning Shear Hand-Forging

Tobisho has been forging blades in Yamagata since 1804, ten generations of blacksmiths, four of them dedicated to pruning shears. It was Syojiro Tobitsuka, the seventh-generation bladesmith in his family line, who founded Tobisho as a pruning shear forge in 1930, making him the first of four generations dedicated to shears.

Syojiro's shears served both the silkworm farmers already working the region and the orchardists who followed as Yamagata became one of Japan's great fruit-growing prefectures. The tools had to work. His name is still stamped on every Karikomi Shear Tobisho makes.

Generation by generation, the shears got better. What Tobisho is known for today, their heat treatment, their distinctive surface finish, is accumulated experience, made visible.

The late master Yasuhito Tobitsuka, third generation, developed the SR, the Hiryu, and the Asuka, and redesigned the A-type's handle. Daiki Tobitsuka, the fourth-generation master working at the forge today, has added the Hisui, the Hirei, and a Damascus steel A-type. His philosophy: "Cutting well is the baseline. Beyond that: simple and sturdy.", 質実剛健

Video: Forging the Tobisho Pruner Handle

Video: Sharpening the Blade

Notes on use

IMPORTANT: This shear is made of Aogami Steel (High-Carbon Steel, Not Stainless Steel). It is exceptionally sharp but prone to rust if not maintained.
Do not twist or lever the blade during a cut.
Handle with care, blade-first drops risk chipping.
For two-handed use.
Designed for trimming hedges and foliage, including the thin twigs naturally caught up in a hedge — not for cutting individual thick branches.
Oil and clean regularly to prevent rust and blade separation.
Sharpen on a whetstone when cutting performance declines.
Do not use on wire, rope, or any non-plant material.
Keep out of reach of children.