Bonsai Tree Tool Tinyroots Bonsai Master's Grade - Bowed Handle (TR-12R) from BonsaiOutlet Sleek, traditional Japanese curves provide the user with excellent control and balance, yielding an intimate tangible sensation that facilitates in the development and training of a tree. The working life of Tinyroots tools extends significantly longer than other brands. With reasonable care a Tinyroots tool can and will last a lifetime, backed by a 1-year guarantee. Tinyroots Bonsai Shear blades have reinforced tips that resist bending, while the blade edges stay smooth and sharp and resist nicks and abrasion through years of use. Details such as strong, oversize 8-mm locking screws as the hinge (instead of a weaker 5-mm screw typically found in bonsai products) contribute to the high quality of Tinyroots tools, plus the locking screw head will not work its way loose. The Carbon Steel used in Tinyroots Master Level tools also derives from the Japanese Wakasaya family formula and has extraordinary rust-resistance qualities that far surpass those of typical good-quality Japanese carbon steel. A (private, non-disclosed) hot folding/hot rolling process followed by rapid cooling of the carbon steel impacts its microscopic structure, molecular alignment and polarization, favorably impacting the corrosion kinetic. Direct from BonsaiOutlet.com, the Internet's largest Bonsai retailer, Money-Back Satisfaction Guarantee.