Bud Cutting Shears with Lacquered Handles

Bud Cutting Shears with Lacquered HandlesFrom its workshop in Ono, Japan, third generation maker Onoyoshi Hamono hand forges bladed garden tools that are functional works of art. Over 100 steps go into each creation, from the cutting and forging of iron to the sharpening, quenching and fine finishing. Such a meticulous process results in beautiful pieces, such as these bud cutting shears with lacquered handles.

His design is handmade by experts in the Son Mai lacquering technique and finished with an impossibly smooth mustard-yellow gloss

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