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Help identifying brand of secateurs

paul.smith.pandaKyHwzi5Cpaul.smith.pandaKyHwzi5C Posts: 3
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Can someone please help?

Some months ago I found a rusty old pair of secateurs in the local park I was walking around.  A bit of an odd find but I kept hold of them. 

I cleaned them up, sharpened them and to my amazement they have turned out to be the best pair of secateurs I have ever used.  They are japanese by the looks of them but I wanted to identify the make so I can loook at getting some more.  Below are a couple of pictures from the blade:


 

Thanks all,
Paul

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Looks similar to these https://www.niwaki.com/pro-secateurs/#P00373-1

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • paul.smith.pandaKyHwzi5Cpaul.smith.pandaKyHwzi5C Posts: 3
    Good spot Sherlock - Good find for me :-)


  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I would say definitely Niwaki. Compare the script that looks like a number 4







    Rutland, England
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    They are an excellent brand.
  • paul.smith.pandaKyHwzi5Cpaul.smith.pandaKyHwzi5C Posts: 3
    Ha ha..   I know - like I said the best I ever used.  The best I normally stretch to are some generic £15 pairs and now I am wondering how I ever managed.  Still £40 or £100+ (pro) is a lot of money for a pair of snips so I will nurture them and feel lucky that I had a bit of good fortune for a change :-) 
      
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    Niwaki do a repair service, temporarily suspended, for tools we have supplied and not for tools found in the long grass. 


    For half the Niwaki price I found this company on line

    https://www.knifeninjas.co.uk/store/p13/Secateurs_Sharpening_Service_.html#/

    It seems so cheap, I would proceed with caution.
    Rutland, England
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I can't help thinking that some poor council gardener or volunteer is missing those (although as they were rusty when you found them, I suppose they could have been  lost a while earlier).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    paul.smith.pandaKyHwzi5C said:
    Can someone please help?

    Some months ago I found a rusty old pair of secateurs in the local park I was walking around. 

    Oh ..... I was wondering where they'd got to
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. 

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
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