Okatsune Garden Scissors
Uekibasami
This is where we get serious. In Japan, if you're of gardening ilk, you're given a pair of these at birth- well, that's what we heard.
Gerneral purpose garden scissors, used for pine pruning and thinning evergreens. Remarkably stong, yet delicate and accurate.
Large handles, which can take a bit of getting used to. Try holding with your index finger outside the handle- gives you much better control. I was given a pair of these when I worked at the Asuka Zoen nursery, 12 years ago now. They're still going strong.
