How to make your garden scissors last Keeping your hand-forged Japanese tools in good condition doesn’t just extend their life—it helps them work better, feel better in hand, and honour the craftsmanship behind them. Whether you’re using secateurs, shears, or garden knives, proper maintenance keeps them performing at their best and helps prevent long-term wear. We’re often asked: Here’s our step-by-step guide to caring for your tools—both daily and monthly. Daily Maintenance – The Simple Habit That Matters 1. Wipe after every use. Always. Moisture is the enemy of any blade. If your tools get wet—either from plant sap or water - the best practice is wipe them dry immediately with a clean cloth. 2. Sap matters too. Some plants, like jasmine, release a heavy sap that ... Continue Reading
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Give a Lil’ Love: Caring for Your Scissors
Our high-quality, handcrafted scissors are built to last a lifetime, but even the finest tools need a little love to stay in top shape. That's where our scissor maintenance gear comes in. We offer a variety of shapes and thicknesses of sharpening stones, specially designed for scissor care. Unlike sharpening stones for knives, which are often too thick to go around the receiving blade or non-straight shapes of scissors, our stones ensure precise sharpening without disassembling the blades. In addition, our 100% Camellia Seed Oil is the perfect non-drying tool oil. One bottle goes a long way, as it is versatile enough for use on your face, hands, hair, and even furniture. Best of all, it’s safe and natural. Our Sap and Rust Remover is ideal for keeping your scissors clean and ... Continue Reading
Things You Didn’t Know About Camellia Oil
Our customers buy this camellia oil primarily for the scissors they purchase. But should it just be used as tool oil? What else is camellia oil good for? One thing I want to shout in bold here is that our camellia oil is edible grade. So it is actually ideal to eat but at least use on your hands, hair, heels, elbows, lips… everywhere on your body. What is more unknown is that camellia oil contains fat called oleic acid and that is the closest fat to human skin, more than any other oils available. It is the most natural oil you can consume. Good Oil Made Available by Good People Japanese have used this for 1,200 years. Our oil comes from an NPO in Kagoshima where one of the most active volcanoes is in the world. The community there is too often threatened by eruptions which ... Continue Reading