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14-Jan-2005
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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Masakuni Tools - Are they Worth the Price?
I am looking to add to the set of tools that I already have. I have some money that I've put away just for new tools. I was wondering if anyone could tell me if Masakuni tools are worth the $100 a tool price tag? -MORE- I am looking to buy a new set of shears and maybe a second concave cutter or a knob cutter. Any ideas as to where I could buy them?? (I've found one site, but I was looking to see if there were any other options as well) Thanks.
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14-Jan-2005
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In a word NO. Masakuni is not worth the purchase price. |
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Hi Ron, Since you've got extensive experience in bonsai retail, can you suggest an equally well performing alternative to the Masakuni straight tweezers? I assume you've used these first hand so you are well aware just how much better they are for needle-removal than your regularly grade Joshua Roth etc. straight tweezers... Best regards, Carl
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14-Jan-2005
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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I am not going to buy a $100 pair of tweezers. That's ridiculous!!! I am interested in the shears and maybe concave or knob cutters.
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14-Jan-2005
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If you followed the link Carl provided you'd see that the tweezers do not cost 100.00. Your original question was if Masakuni tools were worth the asking price, Carl stated in no uncertain terms that the tweezers were. Will |
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Bonsai nare-do-well
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I'll sell you the same twizers for $8.75 |
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Old Mister Crow
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Really? Wow. I'll take a pair. Look for my PM. -Carl
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Cool You have already remarked on the quality of my tools. Would no mind proving you right |
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23-Jan-2005
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
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Masakuni tweezers: carbide tipped
Although I did not find the link to the $100 Masakuni tweezers as mentioned, I did see the $59.00 pair. However they were not carbide tipped, see below.
Tweezers that are used in a professional manner, every day for a week, and all day long can dull. What dulls? The actual grasping jaws or tips are used to pluck pine buds. So the logical answer to dulling tools: carbide jaws. Tungsten Carbide is nearly the hardness of diamond and is expensive. The actual amount of carbide here is minimal, probably less than a $1.00 as scrap, but to make the carbide tips, a special mold has to be created and the carbide powder is pressed into place. Then this little bun or cake is sintered in a furnace to harden it. It is then precison ground into the shape and silver brazed into place. Now you have a pair of 'balanced' stainless spring steel tweezers w/ carbide tips. A serious tool for weeks of work each season. (Thanks to Gary Ishi of Chikugo-En for the lessons) Thanks to American Nat Carbide for the previous educational program they sent me to...Thanks to Imagawa-san for past Masakuni opportunites...(now Futaba)
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23-Jan-2005
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Dances With Trees
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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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