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The bonsai tool can be considered anything that helps us shape, design, transport, and otherwise care for our bonsai
-- of whatever plant materials(s) we use -- and their home containers or pots. All of the tools can be placed in the following six categories. 1) SINGLE-BLADED : Knife Saw Grafting knife 2) DOUBLE-BLADED : Leaf trimmers/Defoliating shears/Finger snips (similar to an ancient Roman design.) Bud shears Trimming and thinning shears Shears Satsuki shears Scissors Concave cutters (1920s Japan) Knob cutters Root cutters Needle tweezers Angled tweezers with spade Jin pliers Trunk splitters (resemble small version of some farrier tools, cross-over?) Pruning shears Branch loppers 3) MECHANICAL-SHAPING : Spacers/shims Miniature bamboo or stick scaffolding Lead strips or steel bars (both, late 1700s China) or string or bound rope Wire for bending branches and trunks, anodized aluminum (by 1970s from Japan) or annealed copper (early 1900s Japan) or steel (early 1800s China) or zinc-galvanized steel (late 1800s Japan) or brass (early 1800s China) Wire cutters Pliers Guy wires/Tie downs Clamps Bender lever Rubber or foam protective strips Raffia/Paper tape Wire gauge card 4) CARVING : Mini-router (Dremel™, etc.) Mini-chain saw Circle jin carving tool Double-ended carving tool Carving gouges Brass brush Lime sulfur/Wood preservative Cut paste or foil wrap for larger wound healing assistance 5) WATERING : Watering can Hose Watering wand Mister spray bottle Nozzle Water barrel 6) OTHER : Chop stick Soil rake Root rake Root hook Root pick Soft toothbrush Small broom Soil tamper Soil scoops Soil sieves Trowel Shade cloth Hail cloth Insect cloth Turntable Apron Tool belt Tool box Tool oil Rust eraser Sharpening stone Drop cloth/newspaper/tarp Burlap bag/large trash bag 2 or 4-wheel dolly/wagon/wheel barrel * And, technically, your car/truck/lorry, etc. would be included here as well |
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