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A 24 fine wire tined adjustable and extendable leaf rake from Niigata Prefecture Japan. Quickly adjusts with an arc of 14cm to 40cm by way of a wing-screw and sliding bar. The stainless steel wire tines have slight ball tips to help prevent sinking and catching on soft ground, whilst the handle is o..
£32.00
Ex Tax:£26.67
A handheld tined hoe or fork hoe, made of european ash and forged C45 steel, with a leather strap for storage and a heart shaped blade. A tined hoe is perfect for loosening and airating soil, as well as for spreading mulch or gravel. Adler was established in 1919, working out of Waghäusel, Germany. ..
£55.00
Ex Tax:£45.83
A long handled rake with a small sharp head of 4 tines, painted red, from Asano Mokkousho of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.. Long enough for use without bending over, to pick up scattered leaves from a lawn, breaking down clumps of soil, and to easily collect and remove stones fro..
£24.50
Ex Tax:£20.42
An ash handled, hand-forged stainless steel flowerbed trowel, with a tapering blade for planting or transplanting young plants whilst minimising damage to surrounding specimens. Made in the Netherlands by Sneeboer, who began manufacturing garden tools in 1913. Originally designed to withstand the ri..
£59.00
Ex Tax:£49.17
A long-bladed, hand-forged stainless steel trowel designed by Christopher Lloyd — horticulturalist and author, who for many years resided at Great Dixter developing its famous gardens. This narrow tool is especially suited for work amidst well planted borders, in rockeries, and between shrubs. Made ..
£59.00
Ex Tax:£49.17
A sustainably made maintenance kit with all of the essentials needed to keep garden tools in tip-top shape, supplied in a wooden box for easy storage and even gifting. The box contains a handled tool sharpener, brass wire brush, a bottle of boiled linseed oil and cloth to apply the oil with. The too..
£95.00
Ex Tax:£79.17
A hand-forged, stainless steel planting trowel with an ash wood handle. Use it for planting bulbs, seedlings and small plants or use the large head for breaking and turning the soil — this trowel can even be used to separate smaller perennials. The firm of Sneeboer began manufacturing garden to..
£64.00
Ex Tax:£53.33
An ash-handled, hand-forged steel dandelion digger perfect for all gardens and allotments. This tool allows the easily removal or weeds with long taproots such as dandelions out of the ground. The firm of Sneeboer began manufacturing garden tools in 1913, and were in the 1940s amongst the first to e..
£39.00
Ex Tax:£32.50
An ash-handled, hand-forged steel transplanting trowel for handy use in the garden. The strong, sharp pointed blade is easily able to penetrate soil and can perform multiple garden tasks with ease — from transplanting bulbs and sprouts to creating plant holes. Additionally, the handle is placed on a..
£59.00
Ex Tax:£49.17
A handy ‘stone scratcher’ with an ash-wood handle and hand-forged steel head. This hooked tool is ideal for removing weeds between cracks in tiling, pavement and brickwork — almost like that of a dental scraper. Additionally, it can be used to aerate between plants or crowded crops such as garlic an..
£39.00
Ex Tax:£32.50
An ergonomic, Dutch designed push hoe with a long ash wood handle and steel head. Ideal for combating weeds — the hand forged hoe is sharpened on both sides of the blade making for effortless removal of unwanted greenery whilst not disturbing other plants. The long handle also allows for all weeding..
£105.00
Ex Tax:£87.50
An ergonomic Dutch hoe with a long ash wood handle and steel head. Ideal for combating weeds with a sharp, toothed blade that easily plucks and removes weeds even in heavy, rocky soil. The rear of the blade tapers to a point, allowing the balde to pass through the soil in both directions with ease. ..
£115.00
Ex Tax:£95.83
A right-handed potting trowel, designed to work in tight space around pot-plants, and for the scooping and deposition of compost without spilling. Hand-forged in stainless steel, with an ash hardwood handle, crafted in the Netherlands by Sneeboer, who began manufacturing garden tools in 1913. Origin..
£59.00
Ex Tax:£49.17
A left-handed potting trowel, designed to work in tight space around pot-plants, and for the scooping and deposition of compost without spilling. Hand-forged in stainless steel, with an ash hardwood handle, crafted in the Netherlands by Sneeboer, who began manufacturing garden tools in 1913. Origina..
£59.00
Ex Tax:£49.17
An ash-handled, hand-forged stainless steel weeding fork, strong enough to prise out even the most stubbornly rooted small weeds, as well as for use in breaking up and loosening soil or compost. Made in the Netherlands by Sneeboer, who began manufacturing garden tools in 1913. Originally designed to..
£59.00
Ex Tax:£49.17
This deep-reaching, ash-handled, two-pronged stainless steel hand weeder can break up even the heaviest soils allowing easy removal of deep rooted weeds. Made in the Netherlands by Sneeboer, who began manufacturing garden tools in 1913. Originally designed to withstand the rigours of daily use by th..
£60.00
Ex Tax:£50.00
Built to last a lifetime, of stainless steel with an ash handle. This is the perfect tool both for the careful scraping away accreted layers of earth, or for delicate cementitious repairs. The firm of Sneeboer began manufacturing garden and other tools in 1913. Still forged, ground, and assembled en..
£70.00
Ex Tax:£58.33
A small hoe to be used with a swinging or raking action to dig out and remove weeds in tightly planted borders. Hand produced in Catalonia at the workshops of Cuchillería Pallarès the one surviving knife and tool maker in a town once dotted with small manufacturers. Founded in 1917 by brothers Lluí..
£15.50
Ex Tax:£12.92
A heavy duty stainless steel digging fork with four sharpened tines, ideal for harvesting, digging and aerating the soil. The overall length of this ergonomically superior digging fork is 118 cm and the 23 cm flat tines will slice through the most compact soil. The firm of Sneeboer began manufacturi..
£189.00
Ex Tax:£157.50
A digging spade with foot-protecting steps either side of a slightly out tapering, sharpened blade with longer than is typical ‘T’ shaped ash handles, attached within thick steel straps by brass rivets. With a length of about 115cm, a width of 16.5cm, and a blade height of about 28cm. The firm of Sn..
£140.00
Ex Tax:£116.67
A stainless steel, snow beech handled multifunctional gardening knife from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, north central Japan. Hori-hori means 'dig-dig' — these strong digging knives are used for weeding, planting, and historically for the careful extraction of prized bonsai specimens in the m..
£68.00
Ex Tax:£56.67
A stainless steel, walnut handled multifunctional gardening knife from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, north central Japan. Hori-hori means 'dig-dig' — these strong digging knives are used for weeding, planting, and historically for the careful extraction of prized bonsai specimens in the mount..
£68.00
Ex Tax:£56.67
A stainless steel, snow beech handled multifunctional gardening knife from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, north central Japan. Hori-hori means 'dig-dig' — these strong digging knives are used for weeding, planting, and historically for the careful extraction of prized bonsai specimens in the m..
£46.00
Ex Tax:£38.33
A stainless steel, walnut handled multifunctional gardening knife from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, north central Japan. Hori-hori means 'dig-dig' — these strong digging knives are used for weeding, planting, and historically for the careful extraction of prized bonsai specimens in the mount..
£46.00
Ex Tax:£38.33
A small, snow beech-handled multifunctional stainless steel weeding sickle from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, north central Japan. With a comfortable wide wooden handle with leather hanging loop, and a tough curved blade, with angled serrations to both sides, for excellent cutting ability. Dr..
£29.50
Ex Tax:£24.58
A small, walnut handled multifunctional stainless steel weeding sickle from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, north central Japan. With a comfortable wide wooden handle with leather hanging loop, and a tough curved blade, with angled serrations to both sides, for excellent cutting ability. Draw t..
£30.00
Ex Tax:£25.00
A small, snow beech handled multifunctional stainless steel gardening knife from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, north central Japan. Hori-hori means 'dig-dig' — this diminutive version is nonetheless a strong and capable aid in the greenhouse, garden pots or when dealing with indoor plants. Us..
£35.00
Ex Tax:£29.17
A small, walnut handled multifunctional stainless steel gardening knife from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, north central Japan. Hori-hori means 'dig-dig' — this diminutive version is nonetheless a strong and capable aid in the greenhouse, garden pots or when dealing with indoor plants. Useful..
£35.00
Ex Tax:£29.17
A small, walnut handled multifunctional stainless steel gardening knife from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, north central Japan. Hori-hori means 'dig-dig' — this diminutive version is nonetheless a strong and capable aid in the greenhouse, garden pots or when dealing with indoor plants. Useful..
£50.00
Ex Tax:£41.67
A sturdy stitched and riveted thick leather holster with belt loop on the reverse side from Nishigaki, perfect for holding their secateurs. This useful instrument allows for tools to be kept close to hand and safe from damage or loss. Embellished with Nishigaki's iconic crab logo. Suitable for both ..
£19.50
Ex Tax:£16.25
A sturdy stitched and riveted thick leather holster with belt loop on the reverse side from Nishigaki, perfect for holding their pruning shears with hand guard. This useful instrument allows for your shears to be kept close to hand and safe from damage or loss. Embellished with Nishigaki's iconic cr..
£24.00
Ex Tax:£20.00
A sturdy stitched and riveted thick leather holster with belt loop on the reverse side from Nishigaki, perfect for holding their leaf shears with hand guard. This useful instrument allows for your shears to be kept close to hand and safe from damage or loss. Embellished with Nishigaki's iconic crab ..
£26.50
Ex Tax:£22.08
A sharp edged hand-forged adze from Pallares Solsona in Spain, who have been making kitchen knives and Agricultural tools in Catalonia since its founding in 1917 by brothers Lluís and Carles Pallarès Canal. An ancient and versatile cutting tool, adzes have been used since the Stone Age for smoothing..
£118.00
Ex Tax:£98.33
A hand forged carbon steel hoe with an almost semicircular 135mm blade mounted on a crane neck to a straight 350mm poplar wood handle. With a very sharp wide blade these shouldn't be forced too hard into the earth, but allowed to drop doing their own work using mostly just the weight of tool and arm..
£26.00
Ex Tax:£21.67
A blacksmith forged, carbon steel hoe with a parallel-sided 12cm blade mounted onto a straight 35cm poplar wood oval-profile handle. With a strong, gently curved blade, great for opening up overgrown areas, digging holes, weeding, and ploughing ripe soil. To use this grubbing hoe (also called an Aza..
£34.00
Ex Tax:£28.33
A double sided hoe forged in Tsubame-Sanjo, a city famed for its multitude of smithies and small metalworking workshops. Made of Japanese carbon steel, with a shaped white oak handle, secured through the eye with a steel wedge which is simply knocked tighter as required. Thought to resemble a cuttle..
£25.00
Ex Tax:£20.83
A small hand cultivator or root hook hand made in a small workshop in Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. With two carbon steel hooked tines fixed to a shaped poplar wood handle, in Japan these are often used to clean soil from around the roots of transplanted specimens, particularly f..
£28.50
Ex Tax:£23.75
A hand forged carbon steel sickle-hoe with a crane-necked tang fixed to a poplar wood handle, of a type thought to have originated in the vicinity of Yonezawa City but in this case from Asano Mokkousho of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. The carbon steel the blade takes an excellent..
£21.00
Ex Tax:£17.50
A hand forged carbon steel straight bladed mowing or weeding sickle with a straight poplar wood handle from Asano Mokkousho of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. To be used right handed, the blade is set at an angle to be utilised at or just above the ground and drawn towards the body..
£48.00
Ex Tax:£40.00
A hand forged carbon steel hoe from Tsubame-Sanjo, with a longish arcing trapezoid head and Japanese oak handle. These are used with a chopping action to dig, break up, weed, and till soil amidst beds and borders. Proper use is a kind of circular chop and pull to loosen soil - this shouldn't be used..
£21.00
Ex Tax:£17.50
A forked cultivating hoe from Tsubame-Sanjo, in Niigata Prefecture in central Japan. Hand forged of carbon steel with a lightweight 900mm poplar wood handle. Used to break up and aerate compacted soil, pulling weeds, and clearing straggly roots, leaves, and debris, especially amidst tight beds and r..
£32.50
Ex Tax:£27.08
A hand forged carbon steel hoe from Tsubame-Sanjo, with a longish arcing trapezoid head and a lightweight 900mm poplar handle. These are used standing and with a chopping action to dig, break up, weed, and till soil amidst beds and borders. Proper use is a kind of circular chop and pull to loosen so..
£32.50
Ex Tax:£27.08
A small forked cultivating hoe from Tsubame-Sanjo, in Niigata Prefecture in central Japan. Hand forged of carbon steel with a Japanese oak handle. Used to break up and aerate compacted soil, pulling weeds, and clearing straggly roots, leaves, and debris, especially amidst tight beds and rows of vege..
£21.00
Ex Tax:£17.50
A carbon steel bladed sickle fitted to a hexagonal poplar wood handle for a comfortable grip. This very sharp blade is excellent for cutting through roots and grasses with ease, and reduce the need for repetitive hacking away. The short, 120mm blade allows for excellent workability and access to sma..
£20.50
Ex Tax:£17.08
A carbon steel bladed medium sized harvesting sickle fitted to a hexagonal poplar wood handle for a better and more comfortable grip. From Asano Mokkousho, of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture Japan. With a fairly short, fine but very sharply serrated blade these could reasonably be considered a lig..
£18.50
Ex Tax:£15.42
A kind of straight grass hook with a fine serrated blade. Right-handed as the blade is sharpened on only one side. From the workshops of Cuchillería Pallarès the one surviving knife and tool maker in a town once dotted with small manufacturers. Founded in 1917 by brothers Lluís and Carles Pallarès ..
£12.00
Ex Tax:£10.00
A diminutive razor or sickle hoe with a sharpened slightly curved carbon steel blade and poplar wood handle. From Asano Mokkousho, of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture Japan. Ideal for container and glasshouse gardening where the small size allows easy access in tight spaces and between tight planti..
£10.50
Ex Tax:£8.75
A partially serrated carbon steel sickle knife, with a tape splitting hook to the back, and a poplar handle. Incredibly sharp both to the flat and the serrated sections of the blade these are by intent used to open and break down cardboard boxes, the small hook ideal for ripping through tape without..
£10.00
Ex Tax:£8.33
A small but handy stainless steel blade formed from a single piece of metal, the other end of which is curled into a finger ring, for use as a harvesting knife. Made by Asano Mokkousho of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. Usually used on the forefinger and like a pruning knife a..
£14.00
Ex Tax:£11.67
An almost culinary standard knife with a very sharp acutely beveled almost rectangular carbon steel blade fixed to a magnolia wood handle, and cedar sheath. From Asano Mokkousho, of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture Japan. Used for harvesting cabbage and similar vegetables, the blade is sharpened su..
£65.00
Ex Tax:£54.17