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Reddit mentions of Ryuga Ashinaga Professional Bonsai Shear
Sentiment score: 1
Reddit mentions: 2
We found 2 Reddit mentions of Ryuga Ashinaga Professional Bonsai Shear. Here are the top ones.
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- The most commonly and widely used tool for all Bonsai work.
- The Ashinaga Shear is a basic tool for thinning and defoliating bonsai.
- Dimensions: 2 inch blades, 8 inches (201 mm) overall length.
- Carbon Steal
- Comes with a zippered carrying pouch.
Features:
Specs:
Height | 0.625 Inches |
Length | 8 Inches |
Width | 3 Inches |
> I see a lot of YouTubers using their shears to clip thin wire and I just cringe every time.
Bonsai shears are typical carbon steel and typical can stand up to aluminum wire with no issues. Sure it dulls them faster but if you cut on the back part of the blade, which rarely gets used anyway, it isn't a big deal. The problem is when you start using the tips on heavier wire like I did plus it dulls the tip down no matter the wire size and you want the tips to be super sharp.
> Would you recommend beginners start with the cheap Amazon pair
Within reason this is probably a good idea. The problem is I wouldn't recommend the $9 pair I got as the tips are too rounded over which makes all the detail work very hard. Here are the long handle ones I now own. Zoom in and look at the tips of each. Note how the left pair has the tip broken on the right blade and the middle pair look like both tips are broken.
Are any of these more reputable than the other?
http://www.amazon.com/Ryuga-Ashinaga-Professional-Bonsai-Shear/dp/B00AB3WBXK/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1420746591&sr=8-27&keywords=bonsai+shear
http://www.amazon.com/Stanwood-Bonsai-Tool-Professional-Japanese/dp/B00CVUZZ2U/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1420745910&sr=8-5&keywords=bonsai+shear
http://www.amazon.com/JAPAN-Bonsai-Tool-TinyGreen-Professional/dp/B00MGESBMM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1420746745&sr=8-2&keywords=tinygreen+shear