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Candy asks:
So, what's in your bonsai tool box?

I figured once about $5,000 worth of tools!! :>)

Candy, it does my heart good to see a person who actually has everything they'd need at a workshop instead of the oft-seen, pair of scissors, a pair of slip-joint pliers and a pair of chinese wire "dikes" and two pieces of wire 1 1/2 ft. long .
And look at all that STAINLESS!!
Some things I see you carry that I consider very important and rarely see in peoples tools:
Dental tools/picks
wire brushes
branch bender
diamond pad tool sharpener
plastic tubing
floral tape

You look prepared lady!

As per razor blades. See if you can get someone who works in a medical facility to get you some disposable scalpels with plastic handles, and I also use ( a lot!) a small pocket knife that has a "razor" type blade ( lock-back preferred) and has a grippy-rubber neoprene-like handle.

Dale
P.S. I hope you have room for some more power carving bits/tools!

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If you want to be Different....
You have to DO something Different!
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Some people NEVER take the time to do a job right the first time....
but, they always seem to make the time to do it over again...
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Dale Cochoy
Wild Things Bonsai Studio
Yakimono no Kokoro Bonsai Pottery
Hartville, Ohio

25-Jan-2005	#2
Dale Cochoy Old Bonsaiman-new pots Join Date: Dec-2002 Location: Hartville, Ohio Country: USA USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,596	Candy asks: So, what's in your bonsai tool box? I figured once about $5,000 worth of tools!! :>) Candy, it does my heart good to see a person who actually has everything they'd need at a workshop instead of the oft-seen, pair of scissors, a pair of slip-joint pliers and a pair of chinese wire "dikes" and two pieces of wire 1 1/2 ft. long . And look at all that STAINLESS!! Some things I see you carry that I consider very important and rarely see in peoples tools: Dental tools/picks wire brushes branch bender diamond pad tool sharpener plastic tubing floral tape You look prepared lady! As per razor blades. See if you can get someone who works in a medical facility to get you some disposable scalpels with plastic handles, and I also use ( a lot!) a small pocket knife that has a "razor" type blade ( lock-back preferred) and has a grippy-rubber neoprene-like handle. Dale P.S. I hope you have room for some more power carving bits/tools! __________________ ________________________________ If you want to be Different.... You have to DO something Different! __________________________________________ Some people NEVER take the time to do a job right the first time.... but, they always seem to make the time to do it over again... ____________________________________________ Dale Cochoy Wild Things Bonsai Studio Yakimono no Kokoro Bonsai Pottery Hartville, Ohio