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To answer the original question about the shear or concave cutter - the answer (like most answers in bonsai) is "it depends."

You need to find a vendor who sells masakuni tools, or someone in your club who has some. Hold them in your hand, and cut something with them. Does it feel 3X better then the $30 pair you are using now? To some people it does, to others it doesn't.

Then there is the prestige of owning an upper brand item. Some people just like to have "the best."

They are supposed to last longer, but I can not say first hand wether or not that is true.

- bob

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23-Jan-2005	#10
cbobgo Dances With Trees Join Date: Jul-2004 Location: Lake County California Country: USA USDA Zone: 8-9 AHS Heat Zone: 7-8 Posts: 573	To answer the original question about the shear or concave cutter - the answer (like most answers in bonsai) is "it depends." You need to find a vendor who sells masakuni tools, or someone in your club who has some. Hold them in your hand, and cut something with them. Does it feel 3X better then the $30 pair you are using now? To some people it does, to others it doesn't. Then there is the prestige of owning an upper brand item. Some people just like to have "the best." They are supposed to last longer, but I can not say first hand wether or not that is true. - bob __________________ "As a twig is bent the tree inclines" - Virgil (70BC-19BC) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Check out my blog: bonsaiapprentice