Stainless steel thorn remover for roses by Burgon & Ball

The Burgon & Ball stainless steel rose thorn remover fits in your pocket, always ready to quickly remove the thorns and less-than-perfect leaves from rose stems before making a bouquet. This is an ancient tool, used by florists throughout history.

Using this tool is simple. Just slide the stem into the jaws of the thorn remover, which has sharp edges that effortlessly remove the thorns from the flower in a single pass. This ultra-convenient and effective tool works equally well for right-handed and left-handed users and does not damage the plants.

Promesses de fleurs has chosen the English company Burgon & Ball for the quality of its materials and its soon-to-be tricentennial steel manufacturing methods. The company has been working with steel in Sheffield since 1730, initially with a patent for solid steel sheep shears. The production of garden shears and equipment quickly surpassed that of sheep shears, but the stainless steel tools from Burgon & Ball are officially approved by the Royal Horticultural Society - probably the ultimate reward in the gardening industry.

The steel used for Burgon & Ball tools is alloyed with carbon to give it strength, and with chrome to prevent rust. It's a very precise balance that needs to be found between chrome and carbon, different for each part of the tool. The heat treatment ensures that the steel has exactly the right hardness for each tool. Too hard and the metal can break or chip, not hard enough and it will bend or lose its sharpness. The thickness of the steel used also depends on the tool, and since this affects the weight, there's also a balance to be found, which the company Burgon & Ball, with its nearly 300 years of experience, has validated to ensure that its tools are both effective and pleasant to use.