Niwaki Tool Sharpening Bundle

Regular price: £55.50
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Make pruning easier by keeping your tools sharp and protected

Keep your secateurs and shears in tip-top condition with the Niwaki Tool Sharpening Bundle. Use the Mini Crean Mate for erasing rust, sap and dirt. The #1000 grit Sharpening Stone is the perfect coarseness for regular use, whilst the Twin Diamond File will smooth out chipped blades. Protect your blades from corrosion with Camellia Oil.

Includes:

Mini Crean Mate: Use the Crean Mate with a little water to simply 'rub out' any rust, sap and dirt that has built up on your tools, wipe away any residue with a rag, before protecting with Camellia Oil.

Size: 6.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm. Weight: 33g.

Sharpening Stone #1000 grit: The bottom of the stone is slightly concave, for sharpening secateurs and curved blades. Use the flat side of the stone for shears. Soak the stone in water for about three minutes (until bubbles stop rising), before use.

Size: 13.1 x 2 x 2.3 cm. Weight:136g.

Twin Diamond File: The file is double sided: Start with the #120 side to create a new edge, follow-up with the #300 for a crude finish, before using the Sharpening Stone for a crisp blade.

Use dry. Size: 21.7 x 1.8 x 0.5cm. Weight: 50g.

Camellia Oil: Non-toxic, non flammable and has a non-oily finish. Inedible and not for human consumption.

Size: 100ml.

Care + Use

Ensure that you take care and act responsibly when cleaning blades. For shears in particular, we recommend wrapping the blade that you're not sharpening in a rag, to avoid accidentally cutting yourself.

Tool Care:

With regular use and over time, carbon steel blades can stain, lose their sharpness and eventually rust. To get the most out of your secateurs, clean and sharpen as follows:

To clean: Use the Crean Mate and water to remove any leaf resin or rust. Dry them and wipe with Camellia oil. Store in a dry place.
To sharpen: Use a Niwaki Sharpening stone. (For general sharpening, use #1000 grit). For best results, sharpen every couple of weeks.

How to sharpen secateurs with the Sharpening Stone:

Before use, soak the Sharpening Stone in water until bubbles stop rising. Keep wet during use.
Avoid dropping because the stone will crack.
For secateurs, using the concave bottom of the stone, move back and forth across the large blade from bottom to tip.
If sharpening straight blades you must use the flat side of the stone.
Be gentle and don't use too much pressure.
Remove the burr that builds up on the other side of the blade by turning the secateurs over and using the flat side of the stone to smooth.
Tidy up the bypass arm by gently running the stone along the flat face to remove any build up.
Clean and dry the secateurs before wiping with Camellia oil.