Niwaki

Niwaki Sentei Garden Scissors

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Hand-Forged Precision for Everyday Pruning

The Niwaki Sentei Garden Scissors are built for daily use in the garden and at home. Sharp KA-70 carbon steel blades produce clean cuts on soft green stems and have the strength to handle woodier growth up to about pencil thickness. The traditional round handles provide the sensitivity needed for delicate, accurate work while maintaining a firm grip on tougher materials.

Key Features:

KA-70 Carbon Steel Blades: Hold their edge through repeated use for clean, precise cuts.
Traditional Round Handles: Comfortable for extended pruning sessions and well-suited to smaller hands.
Versatile Cutting Range: Handles soft green stems and woody material up to about pencil thickness.
Compact Form: Easy to maneuver in tighter garden spaces or for detailed indoor work.
Hand-Forged in Sanjo, Japan: Made by skilled bladesmiths in a region known for centuries of metalworking.

Best Usage

Use the blade tips for careful, detailed cuts, and move heavier stems toward the pivot for stronger leverage. These scissors are held differently from ordinary scissors: your index finger should rest on the outer edge of the handle for better control.

Hand-Forged in Sanjo, Japan

Sanjo has been a center of Japanese bladesmithing for generations. Skilled metalworkers in the region forge each pair of Niwaki Sentei scissors by hand, carrying that heritage through careful shaping and finishing.

For the Gardener and the Home Florist

The Sentei Garden Scissors suit everyday pruning and light floral work. The compact form fits smaller hands and tighter spaces where larger pruners feel cumbersome.

Details

6.6oz
6.8 x 4 x 0.7"
2" blades
Max cut Ø0.2"
KA-70 Carbon Steel
Made in Sanjo, Japan

Meet the Maker

ABOUT NIWAKI

Niwaki founder Jake Hobson is a leading pruning specialist who studied pruning, tree-training, and rootballing at Furukawa Teijuen nursery in Osaka, Japan. The owner of a tree farm in Dorset, England, Jake founded Niwaki to bring Japanese techniques he’d mastered to Western gardens. He also introduced a collection of Japanese tools that are made in Japan ranging from tripod ladders and topiary clippers to super sharp secateurs and garden scissors. “What everyone has appreciated is that although these things are all Japanese, they work just as well in western gardens, and on a whole range of plants,” says Jake. “Tripod ladders, it turns out, are just as useful for hedge trimming as they are for pine pruning; and of course, topiary clippers work just as well on box topiary as they do on azalea karikomi.”

Product Care

Most of Niwaki’s sharp tools are made from carbon steel. This means they will, through regular use, stain (and eventually rust) and gradually lose their edge. Caring for them involves three things.

1. Use correctly: Japanese steel is hard and sharp and can be more brittle than some people are used to - it will chip if abused. Do not cut wire, metal, stone, plastic, or any other hard material. Even bamboo fibers and certain very hard woods, especially the knots and burrs, can damage steel edges. Do not twist or apply uneven pressure. Cut diagonally across branches (not straight across) so you cut along the fibers. Remember, shears are not loppers. Please pay attention to maximum cut dimensions. Use the base of the blades, not the tips, for heavier cuts.

2. Keep clean: Remove leaf resin, rust, and gunk with a Crean Mate Rust Eraser.

3. Dry, wipe, and store in a dry place.

Niwaki Sentei Garden Scissors