Fern Broom / Medium
Before you buy
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Shipping
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Customs and VAT
- Please be aware that customs duties and VAT may apply at the time of delivery.
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- Customs duties and VAT are non-refundable.
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Delivery Services
- Japan Post
- DHL
Delivery Time
- If the item is in stock, it will be dispatched within approximately one week.
- If the item is out of stock, the production time varies depending on the product. Please check the Delivery Date in the Material & Caution section of the product description.
Last updated: 9/3/2024
Product Description
Product Story
General Product Information
Fern broom is characterized by its slightly thicker and stiffer fibers.
It can be used in doorways, outdoors, and in wet areas. It is also useful for cleaning concrete, tiles, artificial turf and natural grass.
It is an excellent product that can be used for a long time depending on how you care. Each broom is carefully made one by one by our craftsmen, and is crafted in a calculated manner to ensure your satisfaction.
You may be thinking “Why using a broom now instead of hoover?” But try sweeping the fine grooves in the flooring or the corners of the room with this broom. You can easily clean every corner of the room. It also catches pet hair surprisingly well.
Product History
When did these crafts start to craft?:200 years ago / 1800AD / Edo period in Japan
The date when the production of hemp-palm brooms began is not clearly known, but it is believed to have been in use since before the Edo period (1603-1868), much older than the broomcorn (Poaceae/annual grass), which appeared in the late Edo period (1800s). Although not much historical data remains on the broom as a household item, it can be seen depicted as a common broom in paintings from the Edo period. Palm brooms spread mainly in Kyoto, and it is said that hemp-palm broom making in the Nogamitani area of Wakayama Prefecture (from the area around present-day Kimino Town, Wakayama Prefecture, to the Arita River basin) was practiced in the late Edo period.
In the Showa period (1926-1989) and the postwar period (1945-1989), the Nogamitani area in Wakayama was the largest producer of hemp palms in Japan, and this had a great deal to do with the fact that the hemp palm industry (ropes, brushes, mats, brooms, etc.) flourished in the communities around Douki, where the town office is located. The hemp-palm broom industry also flourished, with as many as 20 or 30 individual stores specializing in this industry.
Most hemp-palm broom making was a small-scale cottage industry, with each household producing both inexpensive mass-produced products and high-quality brooms, which were distributed mainly to western Japan by local wholesalers and peddlers.
In a very small area, many craftsmen competed with each other, some using the division of labor to mass-produce inexpensive hemp-palm brooms, while others specialized in custom-made, high-quality brooms. The shape and design of the hemp-palm broom was created in the pursuit of a broom that was easier to sweep, stronger, and more pleasing to the eye.
Craftsman Story
Craftsman Profile
Fukami Industry
We have been engaged in the greening materials business for more than 70 years since our predecessor, Yoji Fukami, started the production of hemp palm rope at his home around 1950.
We are proud of the quality of our products, and we carefully and wholeheartedly produce them one by one so that they will continue to be a part of our customers' lives and be used for many years.
Craftsman Passion
“Bringing ecological living and a brighter future to the world.”
We have been involved in the greening materials business for more than 70 years since our establishment, and our motto is to provide good products to our customers. Although it is a common practice to provide good products to our customers, we have been told by our predecessors that we cannot produce good products if we fail to do what is obvious, namely, to “do the ordinary things thoroughly.
In these days when environmental problems caused by plastics have been widely discussed, our greening materials are environmentally friendly products that weatherize naturally and do not damage the environment, leading to the next generation.
Your Contribution to Craftsman
Customer Voice
Due to the market structure (link for full articles are attached bottom), craftsman have not known who the customer is and how customer reacts to their work. We made a “Message to Craftsman” box at purchase page. We will deliver all message to every craftsman. Our review will be also shared to craftsman so please leave your comment and evaluation on review section!
Income for Craftsman: Craftsman get only less than 10% of selling price?
As written above, craftsman have not controlled last phase of sales channel that resulting in selling price is set by third-party without craftsman’s recognition. There are some cases that only less than 10% of selling price is given to craftsman. We promise with our customer / craftsman that we offer the fair trade with craftsmen in our contract!
We made an article about above problem and our challenge. Please have a read from below link.
Current state of the Crafts Market / Benefits brought by Suigenkyo
Measurement
Height:123cm
Weight:500g
Material & Caution
Materials
Fern
Bamboo
Caution
Individual Difference
Each piece is handmade, so there are individual differences even in the same series. We hope that you will understand the change by handmade.
Delivery Date
Please note that it will take about 1~2 months for delivery if we do not have the item in stock.