Toyama Hamono has been making shears in Sanjō, Niigata, one of Japan's great blacksmithing towns, since 1861. Founder Ryūmatsu Toyama, a craftsman from Wakasa, forged his first shears from metal reclaimed from old warships, and the business has passed down through five generations of the Toyama family ever since.
Each generation added something: Tomijirō developed shears for cutting metal in the 1880s, Hidekichi founded Toyama Hamono Works in 1906 and brought in drop-forging, and Hidehisa and Hideo turned the workshop towards bonsai and ikebana shears in the mid-20th century. In 2020 fifth-generation Hidenobu brought the family businesses together as Toyama Hamono Co., Ltd.
Every pair is still finished by hand, one at a time. Toyama shears have won a Good Design Award, and in 2023 they were named Sustainable Garden Product of the Show at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show.
Handmade Japanese Stainless Steel Okubo Snips
Handmade Japanese Stainless Steel Okubo Snips
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$125.00
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$125.00
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Best for
- Bonsai pruning
- Root reduction
- Branch trimming
- Low maintenance
Quantity:
- Type
- Okubo shears
- Steel
- Stainless steeleasy care, resists rust
- Grip
- Stainless steel handles
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One of the core tools of bonsai pruning, these okubo shears are capable of a wide variety of tasks from root reduction to branch trimming.
The stainless steel blades and handles, while easier to maintain than traditional carbon steels, will benefit from having sap removed from them after use in order to ensure a long and useful life.
