We got a big tool sale going on at Stone Lantern. And it’s not just bonsai tools that we offer. We also have Japanese gardening tools, as well as ikebana tools. Check it out.
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Only three days left! Sale ends Feb 24th, 2010.
Visit Stone Lantern and enjoy large discounts on books, bonsai wire and kenzans (aka flower pins or frogs).
Enjoy a large selection of books on bonsai & suiseki, Japanese gardening, general gardening, Ikebana, and Japanese arts and culture.
You can also enjoy a very large selection of high quality, affordable kenzans that are made in the USA.
Copper colored aluminum bonsai wire for shaping beautiful bonsai.
This sale ends Febuary 24th 2010.
We are down to our last handful of Bonsai Today issue 35. Don’t wait if you want one.
A little taste…
… of what’s inside: Pine doctor, Pinching pines, Balancing vigor, Correcting root rot, Step by step end of summer care, Suiseki, Super restyling: Kimura styles a classic old Shimpaku, Bonsai gallery, Tokonoma: New Year display
…and some other issues while we’re at it
Bonsai Today issues 40 and 46 will soon be gone too. Several others in the 50s, 60s and even 70s are disappearing as well. Don’t wait if you want to fill our your collection.
Now is a good time!
But don’t wait. This sale ends Monday.
Our biggest sale is happening now
Our Site Wide Sale is our biggest and best. Everyone is rewarded on any purchase, and the more you purchase the bigger your reward.
Double discounts
Dozens of items are already discounted. This means you get double discounts on those items. Not bad eh?
For bonsai lovers
A large selection of books, quality tools, fertilizers, wire, turntables and more
For Japanese (and other) garden afecionados
One of the best selections of quality Japanese garden tools anywhere, books and more.
Plus
Ikebana stuff including a large selection of flower pins (kenzans), ikebana books, suiseki books, netsuke and more.
Here it is, our brand new Bark Stripping Jin Tool. It has two settings, one for thin branches and one for thicker branches, but you can adjust it easily to any size up to almost 2″ (5cm). In the photo below the blades are 1 & 1/2″ (4cm) apart in the center and you can get it to open even more. The overall lenght of the tool is 6 & 5/8″ (approx 17cm). Made in Japan by Koyo tools.
It passes with flying colors
I just braved the cold and ice and tried mine on three types of branches (oak, larch and juniper) of varying thicknesses. As soon as I got the hang of how much pressure to apply and the wrist movement (this took about 30 seconds), it worked like a charm. I look forward to tackling my bonsai with it come spring.
And speaking of tools
A new shipment of Koyo tools (including the one featured here) just came in from Japan. And BTW: tomorrow we start a tool sale, so the timing is just right.
Open wide. As you can see, it can strip large branches, as well as small and medium ones.
Nature’s crazy bunjin (this has nothing to do with the tool; just thought you might like to see it). We found this Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) on Point Lobos. The bottom half of the trunk (mostly not shown here) is straight and fairly thin. Then suddenly it veers sharply left, thickens out (it’s a sort of flat thickness characteristic of this species) and swirls around into a wild bunjin type tree. Photo by Amy Palmer.
This luminous cover shot gives you a pretty good idea of the quality of A Natural History of Conifers. And quality is just the right word. Quality photos, quality drawings, quality text and an abiding love for trees and nature, coupled with a unique and learned point of view is what I’ve found so far. I look forward to spending more time digging in. Meanwhile, if you like books, our 30% to 40% off book sale ends in two days.
Outlive your neighbor and take his property
Here are some (but by no means all) of the pieces that make up the whole book: What are conifers? The image problem with Christmas trees and hedges. Who is related to whom? More genera, fewer species. All of nothing about ancestors. The earliest conifers. Conifer heyday: the age of conifers. Conquering armies and vast empires. The fortresses of poverty. Outlive your neighbor and take his property. Facing the enemy. Climbing the giants.
Speaking of conifers. Here’s a very alive Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) flanked by some very dead, but still beautiful friends. Point Lobos, California. The photo was by taken Amy Palmer during our trip to California’s Central Coast earlier this month (it’s not from the book, but could be).
Just got this postcard in the mail from my friends and compatriots at the NBF. The tree is a formal upright Japanese White pine. Decent formal uprights are rare and this splendid samurai is far beyond just decent. So far in fact, that it takes me back to the stunningly powerful and surprisingly elegant monster trees (giant sequoias) that I had the good fortune to be bowled over by last fall. If you ever get a chance, visit Sequoias National Forest and make it point to spend some time with General Sherman. Meanwhile, speaking of chances….
Your chance to do something worthwhile
Here are some very affordable ways to support your National Bonsai and Penjing Museum:
Student: $15
Basic: $35
Organization: $50
Contributor: $50 – $99
Sponsor: $100 – $249
and so forth…
Send your check or CC info to:
National Bonsai Foundation
3501 New York Ave NE
Washington DC 20002
Join (or renew) online at:
bonsai-nbf.org
Our best sale is now
We’ve been running some big sales on Stone Lantern. This one, our Site Wide Sale is our best. Everyone is rewarded on any purchase, and the more you purchase the bigger your reward.
Double discounts
Dozens of items are already discounted. This means you get double discounts on those items. Not bad eh?
Isao Omachi using the part of the Ichiban blade that is designed for cutting wire.
Isao Omachi’s comments
Here’s part of what Isao Omachi has to say about his Ichiban: “Compared to a normal pair of bonsai scissors, these are light and comfortable in the hand; you barely have to raise your elbow. You can multitask with ease, cutting swiftly through branches and wire… In addition to Ichiban’s unique design and efficiency, any level of bonsai student can have fun using a pair…”
Roy Nagatoshi, Walter Pall, Shinji Suzuki and Isao Omachi
So far Marco has sent us testimonials from Roy Nagatoshi, Walter Pall, Shinji Suzuki and Isao Omachi. I expect more as time goes on and more people become familiar with this remarkable new tool.
You can check out Marco’s site for more on the Ichiban…
… or you can order here
If you factor in our site wide sale…
…the discount is more than 50%. How much more depends upon your order (the larger your order, the bigger the discount). Calendars here
Last shipping day before the 25th…
…is tomorrow (Monday the 21st). Orders must be received by 11am Eastern time Monday for Monday shipment.
Our Japanese garden calendar is also 50% off
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