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Reclaimed wood plant labels from the workshop of Alistair Phillips, amidst the South Oxfordshire Chiltern hills. A wood turner and coracle maker Alistair uses laths to weave the classic circular form of his coracles. Not all the wood is of a suitable size, condition, or grain, and is made instead in..
£6.50
Ex Tax:£5.42
A shorter version of this stainless steel, multifunctional gardening knife from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, north central Japan, with a hardwood handle. Hori-hori means 'dig-dig' — these strong digging knives are used for weeding, planting, and historically for the careful extraction of pri..
£28.00
Ex Tax:£23.33
A standard length version of this stainless steel, multifunctional gardening knife from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, north central Japan, with a hardwood handle. Hori-hori means 'dig-dig' — these strong digging knives are used for weeding, planting, and historically for the careful extractio..
£29.50
Ex Tax:£24.58
A carbon steel, beech handled gardening knife with canvas holster. Hori-hori means dig-dig so these can be considered a kind of digging or soil knife used for weeding, planting, and historically for the careful extraction of prized bonsai specimens. Although it keeps a better edge for longer, carbon..
£34.50
Ex Tax:£28.75
A hand forged trowel with a 6" SK5 carbon steel head which is slightly scooped, ideal for digging, weeding, scooping and burrowing. The sharpened blade breaks through heavy soil, and the sturdy Japanese white oak oak handle gives a comfortable hold for prolonged use. Hand forged by Kudo, a small fam..
£99.00
Ex Tax:£82.50
A double-sided forked hoe hand-forged in Catalonia by Cuchillería Pallarès, the one surviving knife and tool maker in a town once dotted with manufacturers. Made of carbon steel, with a 49cm beech wood handle, secured through the eye with a steel wedge which is simply knocked tighter as required. Th..
£24.00
Ex Tax:£20.00
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 hardwood handle, secured through the eye with a steel wedge which is simply knocked tighter as required. Thought to resemble a cuttlef..
£18.00
Ex Tax:£15.00
A strong cutting or grubbing mattock, forged in carbon steel by Pallares Solsona in Spain. With an 80cm wooden handle, this tool is really useful for breaking up and digging out areas of ground, even where compacted. Designed especially to help in 'grubbing' out the roots of shrub and trees fro..
£37.00
Ex Tax:£30.83
A twice bevelled, stainless steel, cranked handled, one-handed weeding hoe, made in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The blade of this hoe has an excellent sharp edge — ideal for slicing through weed roots amidst borders and vegetable beds, or shaving weeds at the surface of your yard. Chop into the soil ..
£16.50
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A stainless steel bladed medium sized harvesting sickle 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 lightweight hybrid of pruning saw and classic smooth bladed sickles. Typically us..
£18.00
Ex Tax:£15.00
A stainless steel bladed medium sized saw sickle from Tomita, of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. With a fairly short, fine but very sharply serrated blade, this tool can be used in multiple ways — drawn through the surface of soil to cut down weeds at the root; used higher up to mow or trim grasses; as a..
£9.50
Ex Tax:£7.92
A mini sickle with a sharpened single bevelled 55mm carbon steel blade and poplar wood handle. Ideal for container and glasshouse gardening where the small size allows easy access in tight spaces and between tight planting, be that for weeding, cultivating, or gently easing seedlings free for t..
£12.00
Ex Tax:£10.00
A small serrated stainless steel vegetable harvesting sickle with a poplar wood handle from Asano Mokkousho of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. Typically used for harvesting and trimming leafy vegetables, the incredibly sharp, fine, but aggressively serrated blade will make short wo..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
The grass hook is a heavier sickle shaped hook used for cutting back long grass, thick weeds, brambles, light brush clearing, and hacking back green new growth stems. Handcrafted of carbon steel with a 14cm turned ash handle in the Krumpholz family-run forge in Germany who have been making high qual..
£21.50
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A small hoe with a sharpened high carbon steel head, shaped in a manner almost like a flattened plough, or reminiscent of a bird in flight. Designed to cut through weeds with minimal soil disturbance and amidst the tightest packed of borders. Made in Sheffield, and one of the very few garden tools a..
£20.00
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A pair of aluminium handled secateurs, dimpled for extra grip, primed for everyday garden use and houseplant care. ‘Shumatsu’ translates to weekend in Japanese, the perfect time to undertake the small tasks in the garden that these were designed for. Being carbon steel, these should be cleaned and d..
£56.00
Ex Tax:£46.67
A pair of traditional Japanese leaf shears with hand guard, made of high carbon stainless steel, giving a great edge with easy maintenance. Made in the historical hardware manufacturing centre of Miki City, Japan, by family-owned company Nishigaki. Lightweight, ergonomically shaped, textured non sli..
£74.00
Ex Tax:£61.67
A pair of traditional Japanese gardening shears or bypass secateurs, made of high carbon stainless steel, giving a great edge with easy maintenance. Made in the historical hardware manufacturing centre of Miki City, Japan, by family-owned company Nishigaki. Lightweight, ergonomically shaped, texture..
£37.00
Ex Tax:£30.83
A pair of traditional Japanese gardening shears or bypass secateurs, made of high carbon stainless steel, giving a great edge with easy maintenance. Made in the historical hardware manufacturing centre of Miki City, Japan, by family-owned company Nishigaki. Lightweight, ergonomically shaped, texture..
£39.50
Ex Tax:£32.92
A pair of traditional Japanese gardening shears or bypass secateurs, made of high carbon stainless steel, giving a great edge with easy maintenance. Made in the historical hardware manufacturing centre of Miki City, Japan, by family-owned company Nishigaki. Lightweight, ergonomically shaped, texture..
£42.50
Ex Tax:£35.42
Japanese drop forged secateurs made of Hitachi SK carbon steel, which gives an excellent general purpose edge, sharper than might be possible for similarly priced stainless steels, but without the fine hardness and longevity of the more costly white or blue paper steels. Each blade and handle of the..
£42.00
Ex Tax:£35.00
Japanese drop forged topiary clippers made of KA-70 Carbon Steel, which gives an excellent edge. These are one-handed clippers for box clipping and other topiary: easy on the hand thanks to the 5" blades and spring action. The Japanese name (hakaribasami) means leaf cutters: it’s important not ..
£49.00
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Forged carbon steel shears with strong straight blades. Bright red lacquered metal handles allow for better visibility if dropped and aids protection from corrosion, as well as a textured surface for improved grip. The carbon steel blades can rust if left in wet, saline, or damp conditions — regular..
£22.50
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Forged carbon steel secateurs with strong curved blades. With bright orange lacquered metal handles for visibility if dropped and better protection from corrosion, and a textured surface for improved grip. The carbon steel blades can rust if left in wet, saline, or damp conditions — regular use and ..
£20.00
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A simple and handsome pair of carbon steel garden snips made in Sanjo, Japan, with blackened 50mm SK85 Steel blades and bright red, rubberised handles, giving a firm grip and better visibility when you've dropped them in the shrubbery. Perfect for flowers, fruit & veg, the fine, pointed bla..
£15.00
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Standard size, strong secateurs from Okatsune of Japan made with blades of Hitachi Yasugi high carbon steel and a simple single pivot design. The steel is hardened to 60 to 61 on the Rockwell scale for a long lasting edge and the handles covered in red and white grips, both for comfort and because t..
£49.00
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The Okatsune 104 bypass secateurs are particularly suitable for the large hand with their length of 210 mm (10 mm longer than model 103). The blades of these razor-sharp secateurs are forged from the finest Japanese steel (the same steel from which the Katana sword of the Samurai are made), and enab..
£55.00
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Lightweight flower and cuttings snips with 5cm straight ground pointed blades, ideal for finer work. Not as strong a secateurs these aren't intended for heavier pruning work or use on woody stems being more suited to more delicate works such as floristry or gathering tomatoes and soft fruits. The ha..
£15.00
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Strong pruning snips from Okatsune of Japan. Whilst still not as substantial as secateurs these are heavier weight than the similar looking no.304 snips and are commonly used in Japan for pruning and shaping pine. Ideal for tight spots and detailed work these can cut in those areas the deeper blades..
£59.00
Ex Tax:£49.17
With double layered blades for a durable edge these secateurs are otherwise hot-forged from a single piece of differentially tempered steel - without joints or welds that might work harden or wear loose. Pleasingly heavy in the hand these are stronger shears intended to deal with the thicker (up to ..
£90.00
Ex Tax:£75.00
A sturdy and effective pair of forged carbon steel bypass secateurs, made in Sanjō, a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan by Kobayashi, a specialist Garden Scissor and Shear maker. Their strong, sharp blades will make light work of pruning and trimming in the garden. These shears have carbon-s..
£79.00
Ex Tax:£65.83
A lightweight pair of carbon steel scissors, with brightly coloured handles for a comfortable, non-slip grip. Made in Japan by a specialist Garden Scissor and Shear maker, these scissors are great for light garden use (cutting flowers and herbs, and other soft stems), and are also useful around the ..
£21.00
Ex Tax:£17.50
A lightweight pair of stainless steel garden snips or bud shears, with brightly coloured handles for a comfortable, non-slip grip and a handy strap for hanging them from your wrist when not in use, great for when you are up a step-ladder! Made in Japan by a specialist Garden Scissor and Shear maker,..
£35.00
Ex Tax:£29.17
A lightweight pair of forged carbon steel garden snips or bud shears, with textured handles for a comfortable, non-slip grip and a volute coil compression spring for soft-feel squeeze. Made in Japan by a specialist Garden Scissor and Shear maker, these snips are great for light garden use (cutting f..
£32.00
Ex Tax:£26.67
A lightweight pair of forged carbon steel garden snips or bud shears, with textured handles for a comfortable, non-slip grip and a volute coil compression spring for soft-feel squeeze. Made in Japan by a specialist Garden Scissor and Shear maker, these snips are great for light garden use (cutting f..
£39.00
Ex Tax:£32.50
A hand forged carbon steel knife with a walnut handle and hand stitched leather sheath. From Asano Woodworking Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Traditionally the tool used for grafting bonsai, an art that according to their maker requires a blade 'samurai sharp' for a smooth clean cut, thes..
£150.00
Ex Tax:£125.00
Opinel's handy and effective small folding saw, which can effortlessly cut through branches of up to 5cm in diameter. With a 12cm carbon steel blade with an anti-corrosion coating, providing excellent cutting quality and protection against corrosion. Two rows of razor-sharp teeth turned towards the ..
£32.00
Ex Tax:£26.67
A sort of heavy cleaver used in Japan as a general purpose small forestry hatchet, for splitting firewood, limbing small trees, scraping bark, and pruning bushes. The blade is forged in the Japanese san mai manner, with a very hard high carbon steel edge laminated between softer more flexible layers..
£78.50
Ex Tax:£65.42
A small hand forged hatchet with a lacquered Japanese Oak handle and a leatherette case. From Asano Mokkousho of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. Heavier than a knife, lighter than a billhook or hatchet and single bevelled for right-handed use, in the garden this is ideal for limbin..
£55.00
Ex Tax:£45.83
A hand forged long bladed carbon steel pruning hatchet with a lacquered Japanese Oak handle. From Asano Mokkousho of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. In use these are probably closer to a billhook than the hatchet or machete that they variously get translated as. The single bevel al..
£75.00
Ex Tax:£62.50
A hooked carving knife from Morakniv of Sweden made to the classic Erik Frost 162 pattern. The double 162 is amongst the most useful of hook knives, with double sided Ɂ shaped stainless steel blade perfect for hollowing out bowls, spoons, or kuksas. Used obliquely, these are sharpened without a seco..
£29.50
Ex Tax:£24.58
A hooked carving knife from Morakniv of Sweden made to the classic Erik Frost 163 pattern. The double 163 is amongst the most useful of hook knives, with double sided ❩ shaped stainless steel blade for both pull and push carving. This blade has a more open curve, great for making a clean cut surface..
£29.50
Ex Tax:£24.58
A double handled wood splitting knife from Morakniv of Sweden. A reliable craft knife with oiled birchwood handles and a stainless steel blade, for those who need to split wood into smaller sticks. Every Mora of Sweden knife comes with the tradition of over 300 years of experience of knife-making in..
£42.50
Ex Tax:£35.42
A general purpose double sided Japanese carpentry saw with a 240mm blade. The two sides have different purposes, the finer toothed side is for cutting across the grain, the coarser for ripping along the grain. Unlike western saws Japanese saws cut on the pull stroke, this can take a little adjustmen..
£47.00
Ex Tax:£39.17
A double sided file of a type typically used for sharpening ryoba saws. These can only be used on traditional oil quenched steel blades and not those impulse hardened (a sign being darker colouring to the teeth) which may stay sharp longer but cannot be sharpened once dull as the teeth are harder th..
£23.00
Ex Tax:£19.17
A turned beech wood paper pot press, with comfortable rounded handle, for the creation of small biodegradable pots for germinating seeds on windowsills or in greenhouses. Simply roll a piece of waste paper around the cylindrical section, folding the paper underneath, before pushing the press onto th..
£12.50
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A sturdy canvas apron, strong enough for the rigours of the garden and the heat of the kitchen while equally at home in the artists studio with numerous pockets to prevent the loss of pencils, brushes, tubes of paint and the occasional snack. Woven in India of Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) ..
£47.00
Ex Tax:£39.17
An oiled beech stock with stiff natural union-blend bristles and a scraper to the front. For cleaning mud and clay bound soil from garden tools, be they manual or powered. From the workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding by Friedrich Redecker in the 1930s have specialised in the ..
£10.00
Ex Tax:£8.33
A outdoor broom made from the leaf stalks of coconut palm trees and bound with coconut rope. The water-resistant nature of coconut fibre makes this broom ideal for sweeping leaves on paving or grass. Handmade in the the workshops of a small German brushmakers. Supplied with a poplar wood handle, and..
£17.50
Ex Tax:£14.58
For the sweeping of snow from cars. Made from waxed beech and coconut fibers. Coconut does not absorb water and has long been used in the manufacture of outdoor brushes. This has a long handle for reach across a car roof, windscreen, or bonnet. Could also be used for the dusting of exterior walls. M..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50