Camellia Oil & Dispenser

Name: Camellia Oil & Dispenser
Brand: Niwaki
SKU: P00030 & P00312-1
Price: 38.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

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Camellia oil is the traditional Japanese choice for lubricating tools and protecting them from rust. Use it lightly as a protective coating after cleaning and sharpening. Much more pleasant, and benign, than using petroleum products. It is odourless and tasteless - don’t drink it though, its mixed with paraffin.

I highly recommend purchasing it with the dispenser - its a very sensible addition because the camellia oil comes out of its bottle very quickly. The dispenser allows you to apply just the right amount without wastage or spillage.

Gardener's Kit tip: Use the dispenser on clean tools so that the wick doesn't get stained and soiled. Which it will when used on dirty tools. No need to rub too hard, gentle use will prolong the life of the wick.

Directions for use:

To fill the dispenser, twist it open and half fill the lower chamber with camellia oil. Leave the cotton wadding in the bottom, it helps to wick up the oil.

Use sparingly, 100ml should last for years.

Part of our Cleaning Kit which is stocked with all the essential tools for cleaning & sharpening your kit!

Product Details

Camellia oil: 100ml
Dispenser with cotton wadding & wick
Made from the seeds of Camellia japonica

Cleaning & Sharpening your Japanese Pruning Tools

Click here to download The Gardener's Kit Guide to Cleaning & Sharpening your Japanese Pruning Tools

We recommend that you clean, sharpen, oil - in that order and be sure to sharpen before the blades get blunt.

How Often?
It's a common question - how often should I sharpen my cutting tools? Short answer is, it depends on how frequently you use your tools.
Here are recommendations based on frequent use; you can judge from there if you don't use your tools often.

Secateurs: every couple of weeks if you use them daily. Click here to watch the experts at Okatsune sharpen secateurs.
Shears: daily, or even throughout the day, when you’re using them intensively. Especially if clipping boxwood. Click here to watch Jake demonstrate how to sharpen the Niwaki shears
Saws: clean and dry saws after every use. Impulse hardened blades do not need to be sharpened. Click here for our Guide to Saw Care

How To?

Wipe off soil and mud (you should get in the habit of doing this and then drying your tools at the end of each workday).
Clean built-up gunk and rust off the blades with the Abrasive Cleaning Block or Crean Mate rust eraser.
Do a detailed sharpening with a whetstone or two - see below for 'Which Grit' to use. Soak your sharpening stone in water for a couple of minutes before using. Unless you are very handy, don’t take your secateurs and shears apart – it’s very difficult to get the double-locking bolt back together and the blades properly aligned.
You can sharpen on-the-go with the Swiss Istor carbon steel sharpener, but a light touch is required - you don't want to grind off too much steel.
Use the Twin Diamond File or the Niwaki grey #220 grit sharpening stone to restore damaged blades.
Apply Camellia Oil to lubricate and protect blades after cleaning. You're done!

If you don’t like sharpening yourself, or don’t have time for it, use our in-house sharpening service.

Which Grit?
The appropriate whetstone grit depends on the type of steel, how long it's been between sharpening sessions, and whether there’s been any significant damage to the blades.
We recommend using the manufacturer's recommendation for the tools that we sell.

Okatsune #400 grit - for regular sharpening of all Okatsune products; also good for Felco
Niwaki #220 grit (grey) - this is a coarse stone, use for rough/damaged blades
Niwaki #1000 grit (brown) - for regular sharpening of all Niwaki, Tobisho, Kurumi blades.
Niwaki #3000 grit (sand) - this is a fine polishing stone, use for detailed work on high quality steel

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