Tobisho Topiary Clippers
Hakaribasami
Nothing beats these one-handed Topiary Clippers for box clipping and other topiary: easy on the hand thanks to the 5" blades and spring action, and infinitely better than ordinary sheep shears (which are fine if you have the forearms of a Kiwi sheep farmer, but useless for the rest of us.)
If you get excited by quality, you'll love these: Tobisho are a small family business deep in the mountains of Yamagata, an area famous for the quality of its steel. All their tools are hand forged (bashed with a hammer) out of amazing quality steel, they have an incredible weight and balance, and great attention to detail.
The Japanese name translates as leaf cutters: it’s important not to cut old, hard wood, only soft new growth.
Tip: When clipping box or yew, keep a bucket of water handy, mixed with a dash (5%, no more) of bleach. Dunk the clippers in every so often, and it stops the leaf resin from cloging up the blades. The bleach prevents the spreading of nasty viruses between plants.
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