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18-Feb-2004
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bonsaiTALK stick figure.
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WShat Do Ya Reccomend?
What do you guys usse for tools? I've read that even the cheapest Japanese tools will outlive the most expensive American ones. And they've also said avoid the "shiny" tools. This will be the beginning of my bonsai tool box. What's a good brand, and what's the the best tools to get first? And which tools can be non-bonsai style tools?
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18-Feb-2004
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BonsaiTalk Master B.S.er
 
Join Date: Jun-2002
Location: Richardson, Texas
Country: God Bless America
USDA Zone: 8
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If you buy the Joshua Roth tools listed with the owner of this website, you get an awesome guarantee, one which I have not seen advertised with any other Japanese manufacturer. Just about everyone will tell you to stay clear of Chinese manufactured tools. Your concave cutters are one of the most commonly used specialized tools and is a good one to begin with if you are buying individually.
I don't know what exactly you mean by shiny, but most tools are forged steel and tend to be black, a higher grade, and thus more costly are stainless steel tools, and they are shiny stainless steel. But the name says it all. |
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18-Feb-2004
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bonsaiTALK Expert
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cheap made in china concave knob cutter..thats all I use pretty much.
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18-Feb-2004
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horticultrilist
Join Date: Feb-2004
Location: Victoria
Country: Australia
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lol im using a pair of concave cutters i got from an electrical wholesaler. they are meant for cable cutting, but are great for bonsai, and are exact same thing as bonsai ones, cept longer handles.
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19-Feb-2004
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Perpetual Novice
 
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Wrong! Unless I am mistaken (Probably!!) the cut is straight, not concave. Not right for promoting minimal scarring.  |
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19-Feb-2004
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horticultrilist
Join Date: Feb-2004
Location: Victoria
Country: Australia
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nah they are concave. your probably thinking of something else.
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"Little laurel trees, your roots can find No mountain, yet your leaves extend Beyond your own world into mine Perennial wands, unfolding in my thought The budding evergreen of time." -Kathleen Raine, The Trees in Tubs |
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19-Feb-2004
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horticultrilist
Join Date: Feb-2004
Location: Victoria
Country: Australia
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ok its a bit late now and they are outside, i will post one in tommorrow
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