Niwaki Camo Pouch

Name: Niwaki Camo Pouch
Brand: Niwaki
SKU: P00398-1C
Price: 60.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

$60.00 CAD

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This smart pouch will hold your secateurs and all the small extras you will inevitably need to cart around with you in the garden – snips, phone, twine, sunglasses, earbuds, sharpener, cleaning block. Carry it cross-body or over your shoulder with the (detachable) strap, or detach the strap and use the belt loops to wear it on your belt - whatever works best for you!

This version of the pouch is made from a limited-edition Niwaki Camo design by Japanese illustrator Natsko Seki and Niwaki founder Jake Hobson. Inspired by Japanese gardens, this imaginative pattern is reminiscent of the textural details and shapes of pine needles and cloud-pruned trees. And it looks great in person - I wasn't so sure when I saw it online, but I loved it when I saw it for real at the Chelsea Flower Show this year. A successful marriage of orange and pink!

Made from heavy duty, weatherproof 16 oz coated canvas, a with reinforced inner and outer bottom-lining to stop your sharp stuff poking through. There is also a plain Niwaki Pouch.

Best usage

Makes a great kit bag for your sharpening gear - holds camellia oil, a couple of whetstones, that sort of stuff. Also a great compact carry-all for around town, walks or travelling.

Spot wash only, with a damp cloth.

One-of-a-Kind

Every product in the Camo range is cut from a different section of canvas, so the way the pattern falls varies with each piece. It might not match the picture exactly, but it will certainly be unique.

Niwaki Camo Collection

There are several of our favourite Niwaki products currently being offered in the Camo fabric - pouches, hats, bags, arm covers & aprons! Get 'em while you can, only available for a short while.

See the full Niwaki Camo Collection here

Product Details

7.5 x 6.5 x 1.5" (19 x 17 x 4cm)
heavy duty, water resistant 16oz canvas
reinforced pockets
belt loops and removeable shoulder strap

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

Click here for the full collection of Japanese Tool Care products