[Tobisho] Hisui Pruning Shears 165mm (6.5") [TBS011601]

Features of Hisui Pruning Shears 165mm (6.5")

• The latest product released in November 2023.
• Pruners Hisui is created using Tobisho's experience to date.
• Like the top model Hiryu, it incorporates mechanisms such as non-contact blades and grease holes.
• Although the total length is 165 mm, these pruning shears are suitable for all people regardless of their physique.
• You can prune as if you were pinching it with your fingers.
• These pruning shears have high cutting ability and are lightweight, making them less tiring.
• This means it's perfect for orchard farmers, wineries, and professional gardeners who prune a lot of branches.
• You can do a lot of work with just one tool.

About Pruners Hisui

The development came about when a peach orchard farmer told Tobisho that he wanted a hand pruner that could cut thin and hard branches smoothly.

The Hiisui also incorporates the innovations used in the Hiryu, which is Tobisho's most highly functional model. Its greatest feature is the lack of resistance when cutting. The thinness of the blade, the mirror-finished blade, the grease pool that maintains smooth movement, and the low friction and resistance due to the fact that the blades cut without contact. The design of each part is based on ergonomics, resulting in a very well-balanced product.

One person who used it said, ``It's like cutting butter.'' It's close to your hand and you can prun it with just the feeling of pinching it with your fingers, making it very light and easy to work with. Although the hand pruners are small, they are suitable for people of all sizes. In situations where you don't need a pruning saw, you can do most of the work with just this one pruners.

The motif was a pair of pruning shears called the "pistol type" developed in the Akita area of Japan. Hisui and Hirei are based on this shape and incorporate Tobisho's experience.

The difference in pruning may be small for a single pruning operation, but if you prun for a long time, the difference in fatigue becomes obvious. These pruning shears are especially recommended for professionals who are concerned about tendonitis.

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 High-Carbon Alloy 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 one-handed use only. Right hand.
Designed for branches up to the thickness of a little finger. Use a saw beyond that.
Oil and clean regularly to prevent rust and blade separation.
Do not use on wire, rope, or any non-plant material.
Keep out of reach of children.