Deluxe Kitchen Scissors

Similar to how to care for your secateurs, the key to a long life for your shears is to be sure to maintain them well through regular cleaning & sharpening. As well as ensuring you use them the way there intended to be used. 

Correct use of your Snips, Shears & Clippers:

• Keep them sharp & oiled, sharpen after every use
• Japanese steel is hard and sharp, and can be more brittle than people are used to - it will chip if abused.
• Do not cut wire, metal, stone, plastic or any other hard material (even bamboo fibres and some very hard woods, especially knots and burrs, can damage steel edges).
• Do not twist or apply uneven pressure.
• Shears and clippers are to be used on fine green growth only, no woody stems. 
• Cut diagonally across branches, not horizontally or straight across.
• Watch out for maximum cut lengths, shears are not loppers or secateurs.
• Use the base of the blades, not the tips, for heavier cuts.

Cleaning & Sharpening:

The first rule of thumb is to keep them clean & sharp... Shears, in particular, like to be sharpened with every use.

Click here for a detailed guide on how to clean and sharpen your Japanese pruning tools.

Local Pick-Up

Is available from our Vic West Showroom, in Victoria BC.

Directions & store hours can be found HERE

Flat Rate Shipping

Small Items

• within BC $15
• Canada $20

Medium Items

• within BC $20
• Canada $25

Large Items $30

• within BC $30
• Canada $40

Extra Large Items $60

• within BC $60
• Canada $75

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