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im looking for an online store selling japanese tools. Anyone know of any?

Leigh Taafe sells Japanese tools.

I bought a nine peice set of him and they are sooo good. Look him up on this forum

Any tool, looked after and kept sharp will maintain a Bonsai tree. Cheap Chinese tools will do the job, and when you have a collection that you see as priceless, Then maybe a $600 set of Japanese Bonsai tools is justified?

yes i usually get my gear from Leigh, but he does not usually have stock of tools, he is more special order, i need a supplier who keep tools in stock.

Siddar i prefer to buy quality, and in my experience Chinese tools most definitely do not stack up to Japanese tools, in build quality, material, operation and the time they hold their edge.

For instance i can wrap up my Japanese tools after cleaning them, and unwrap them a week later to use and they are still clean, my Chinese tool kept in the same roll, would have rust on it, cleaned exactly the same way, stored in the same tool wrap.

Siddar i prefer to buy quality, and in my experience Chinese tools most definitely do not stack up to Japanese tools, in build quality, material, operation and the time they hold their edge.

For instance i can wrap up my Japanese tools after cleaning them, and unwrap them a week later to use and they are still clean, my Chinese tool kept in the same roll, would have rust on it, cleaned exactly the same way, stored in the same tool wrap.
Gareth

And Gareth, I agree, its just that with a tooth-pick, a fork and some string, a bonsai can be created and resemble something to admire.

yes yes i get all this, for god sake though, can someone just give me some links to buy some tools, my family wants an online source to buy these things for me for Christmas.

Im not looking for alternatives or advice, im looking for some online resources for buying tools.

i dont mean to come across blunt but time is running short and i would really like if someone can just point me in the right direction.

Hi try this link:
http://www.bonsainet.com.au/xpe/shop?catalog=japanese tool&start=1

I have never bought online, but I have bought at the nursery and they do sell Japanese tools.
I am sure that they will send promptly.

Regards,
Michael

Ring up Brian at Imperial Bonsai, Sydney, he'll take a credit card over the phone and post the tool. Bought several Kaneshin tools of him this way.

Paul