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Those files look so nice that I wish I hadn't already recently bought all new files.

I don't do a lot of work but my Tone rathets have become my go to every time, I just like the feel especially when matched with my Koken extensions.

My latest Tone purchase. 3/8 ratchet and magnetic socket inserts.

Small hex keys.

Today's purchase. A beefy little kindling splitter, a 300mm hand saw and a variable size hole saw.

Picked this up yesterday for ¥500.

You paid that little? Someone at Amazon screwed up, good work!

I recall someone on this thread more knowledgeable about such matters than myself who said Tone ratchets were made in Taiwan. I find myself reaching for my Tone ratchets before my Snap On. I also prefer the feel of Tone over KTC ratchets which seem a bit agricultutural to me. Anyway, here's my...

Sure Ruxpin, here's a couple of pics. The shears are very sharp, the handles seem to be typical pressed mild steel. The box is Washi handmade type of paper. Japanese really do love their wrapping and boxing! Regular retail on the box was ¥4752 but these cost me ¥4000, around $42 USD?

I bought it from a stall at an event. It was an event put on for the weekend by blade makers from Seki city but it's finished now. Seki city has a history of blade making.

Not related to garage tools but here's a pair of pruning shears I bought for my wife yesterday. Made in Seki city Japan, even the box is nice. 😃

Losvre, I've gotten years of use out of my saws. Most people here would replace rather than try to sharpen because the blades are cheap. Here's an example of the 130mm Silky I saw at the shops today.

I have a few of those Japanese saws, both folding and non folding. I can't speak highly enough of them. As you said, they cut like a hot knife through butter. They're relatively cheap here in Japan too.

Today's treats.

New arrivals. Koken universals. A little shorter than my blue point and snap on.

Here's a little lot I picked up in a Yahoo auction. The Eron N740 is only a 4 1/2 inch hobby vice but I was surprised to find "Made in Japan" embossed in the bottom. The anvil is very small but given that I have no decent workbench it may come in handy. The Ryobi mini grinder is only 3 inch but...

I had the same issue on my laptop but on my iPhone I could see the link. It's an interesting video, if you go to Youtube and search the term "Japanology scissors", it'll show up. There are also other interesting videos in the series. Thanks for posting that Superautobacs.

A chain tool store called Hodaka opened near my home recently. I'll post a walk through video sometime soon. Anyway, I bought some Tsubosan files there yesterday and they had a store opening gift with a purchase, a small can of coffee. These are a brand called Boss but they must have had some...

Today's purchase. Apologies if the pic is small.

When you ordered they probably estimated the weight at over 3k which would put it into the 7400yen category of 3 -3.5kg. If you contact the seller I'm sure they'll apologize profusely and immedietely refund the 800 yen overcharge. Trust me, 2.999kg would be 6800 yen....3.000 kg WILL be 7400...