Asano | Japanese Hand Pick Mattock

Description

Asano Hand Pick Mattock is crafted for a range of gardening tasks including cultivating, turning, aerating, and breaking up soil, as well as for precise digging and hoeing.

Robust Head Design: The head of the Asano Hand Pick Mattock is designed to tackle even the toughest of soils. Its dual-purpose design allows for both chopping and digging, making it an indispensable tool for preparing and maintaining your garden beds.

Durable Birch Handle: The 36cm handle, made from high-quality birch, provides a comfortable grip and excellent leverage. Its length is perfectly balanced to offer both control and power, reducing strain on your arms and back as you work.

Versatile Gardening Tool: Whether you’re breaking new ground, cultivating around plants, or aerating compacted soil, this hand pick mattock is up to the task. Its compact size makes it ideal for working in tight spaces or for detailed gardening work.

Designed for gardeners who appreciate tools that combine functionality with durability, this hand pick mattock is a testament to traditional craftsmanship and modern gardening needs.

Made in Japan. Store out of the weather to prolong the life of the tool.
Please note: the metal wedge in the top of the handle will naturally loosen over time and through different weather. Tap with a hammer to tighten the tool head to the handle.

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About Asano

Asano Mokkousho was founded in 1950, In the heart of Niigata Prefecture’s Tsubame-Sanjo area marking the beginning of a journey that would intertwine the essence of rural resilience and metropolitan innovation. Teisuke Asano, born to a farmer, and Sakae Sasagawa, the progeny of a Tokyo manufacturer, united their contrasting worlds to form a company that would become a leader in the agricultural tool industry.

The company’s products, hooks, and gaffs, were more than mere tools; they were lifelines crafted with the meticulous metalworking skills of the Tsubame-Sanjo region, intended for farming, goods distribution, and fishing.

Decades have passed, and Asano Mokkousho’s catalog has expanded significantly to include a diverse array of tools from hoes and sickles for the professional farmer, to gardening tools and outdoor utility knives for domestic use. Despite this growth, the company still produces its original hooks and gaffs, maintaining the founders’ legacy of hard work and high-quality manufacturing.