Small Double Jin Knife 6.8"(175 mm)
【Specification】
Size: L 6.88 x W 0.19 x H 0.39inch (L 175 x W 5 x H 10 mm)
Blade Length: 0.39 inch (10 mm)
Weight: 0.67oz(19g)
Material: Stainless Steel (Blade), Steel with resin coat (Handle)
Origin: Made in Japan (Sanjo, Niigata prefecture)
【Made in Japan】
Real Japanese tools made by local artisans of Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture.
【Jin/Shari Tool, Deadwood Scraper】
Tool designed to create natural looking Jin and Shari on your bonsai. It can also be used for other wood carving, engraving or grafting purposes. Specially recommended for white pine bonsai.
【2-in-1 Jin Carving Multipurpose Tool】
One side is a curved jin carving point that you can use to create fine or small jin and shari. The other side has a small sickle shape for various uses: repotting, removing roots or pieces of bark, etc.
【How to Use】
Hold the knife as if it was a pencil and pull the edge of the blade across the bark to rapidly peel it off. You can carve delicate shari following the water absorption traces to create beautiful shapes.
【Video: Bonsai Tool Basics- Jin & Shari Carving Tools 】
In this Bonsai Tool Basics episode, our collaborator Yusuke Ogawa explains different types of jin knives and shari carving tools for your bonsai tree. Because once you have mastered how to keep the tree alive, creating beautiful deadwood carvings is the logical next step in your bonsai journey. So do not be scared of this bonsai styling technique and learn today what tools you need to start right away with that bonsai woodwork!
WAZAKURA JAPAN TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO
・2-in-1 Jin Knife and Sickle for shohin bonsai
・Curved Jin Chisel
・Spear Shaped Jin Chisel
・Triangle Double Edge Jin Knife
・Double Edge Jin Knife