Reece wrote:
I bought Kaneshin wire cutters from Bonsai South about 4 months ago.....
The signature on the root pruners I got from there is different to the one on my Kaneshin tools.
I haven't actually looked at the signature but they came in a yellow Kaneshin pouch which I still keep them in.....
I was cutting 6mm aluminum with them yesterday and they went through it like warm butter.
The Kaneshin signature is coloured in gold and the tools come in a white box with a green lid. Unless they have two different package types. I'll take a photo and upload it on Monday.
That's interesting, I ordered mine from Kaneshin and they came in a box and have the gold signature.
Looking at the Kaneshin website the 511 don't have the gold inlaid into the signature, but they do have the box. I wonder why the difference in packaging. Maybe if you buy in bulk they use the plastic packaging. Wire cutter Large (KANESHIN) " Length 200mm / Weight 260g" No.511
Here are the pictures on mine. From left to right they are Kikuwa, Kaneshin and the one I'm unsure about.
going further off topic, I just purchased 4 Kikuwa pieces from Bonsai Environment. most of their Kikuwa tools are discounted at the moment, and if you're a new customer (like me) you get an extra 10% off. So i ended up paying $225 for the 4 tools with freight, which would usually be $313.
in comparison, the same tools from Kaneshin's website would be approx. $285 without freight (based on the current exchange rate, so the actual currency conversion would probably be more)
And like Rory said - supporting the local guys!
Getting back to the original topic of service and tool quality... i'll report back in a few days
