Classic Hori Hori Garden Knife with Extra Sharp Blade, Thickest Leather Sheath - in Gift Box

This is the second one I have purchased. I loved the first one so much it quickly became my favorite garden tool. Then my wife tried it. It became her favorite tool, and I never get to use it. So I bought another one. But now my wife wants to borrow my new one so our granddaughter can use it to help her weed out all the acorns that sprouted this spring and are now mini-trees. I could mention it has never rusted, stays sharp, I do touch it up from time to time, it's strong, doesn't bend like a lot of trowels, those are all nice. I just wish I could get a chance to use one again. Maybe I'll buy a third.

No joke, I have used this in so many ways. Very much would buy again

Updated 2021 after 5 years of frequent use.This is an amazing tool for the money. It's very sturdy. Be aware of a few things before you buy:1) The blade is crooked, angled from the handle. This shouldn't affect function in any way but annoys my OCD sensibilities. It sprang back to its original position when bent just past 30° so I guess I'll just have to get used to it. (This still bugs me 5 years later!)2) The sheath is not what I'd call leather. If it is technically leather then it's the leather equivalent of particle board. That said, the sheath is well made (It's held up beautifully for 5 years of backpacking and camping trips).3) The stitching on the throat of the sheath is subject to abrasion by the edge of the shovel if sheathed concave side out. It appears that if the top stitching frays then the functional side stitching will also unravel due to a lack of glue, rivets, or bar tacking. (This has been a complete non-issue with the most minimal care as to which way I resheath the knife)4) My example has a very small gap between the handle scales and tang at the rear of the handle. (This was just missing splinters of handle material. The gap was gone after I reshaped the handle for comfort)5) The point on my sample wasn't a point but a rather blunt wedge formed by the intersecting bevels on the convex side of the knife that was dulled by the final finish operation after sharpening. I filed the wedge into a serviceable point. (No further issues after 5 years)6) Filing revealed the steel to be quite hard so I was concerned with brittleness. I tested for flexibility by propping up the middle of the knife with a hardwood dowel on top of a 2x4 to protect the edge and stood on both ends of the knife while wearing heavy boots, jeans, and athletic protector. This knife easily survived bending just past 30° in both directions which may mean it would pass the British proof test. It remains in perfectly serviceable condition. (And it's still in great condition 5 years hence. This tool holds a better edge than a shovel has any right to. One must have realistic expectations)7) The lanyard hole was countersunk on both sides apparently to take a flared brass liner but none was present. The interior of the hole is rough and splintery. I fear this will quickly abrade my nylon hand lanyard. A leather strip would be more appropriate. (This is another non-issue. I'm still using the same 550 cord lanyard I installed 5 years ago)5 year update:I reprofiled the handle for greater comfort. This involved considerable rounding of the rear of the handle as well as smoothing and rounding the corners throughout. The handle is now much more oval than rectangular. This made the biggest difference. I should've done it much sooner.In addition to gardening, I use this while backpacking and camping. I had formerly carried a large knife or small machete for processing sticks into usable fuel for my small wood stove. This does that job just as well and also serves to dig cat holes. The serrated edge is good at making tiny chips when scraped drown sticks. These chips are great for starting a fire in my wood stove. This shovel is a surprisingly good chopper when held near the end of the handle while using a hand lanyard for retention. A snap of the wrist at the end of the chopping stroke powers through sticks bigger than I have any business chopping up for my stove.

Life is hard enough, the Hori-Hori knife makes gardening so much easier. Very well made, sturdy and the best at digging up weeds, and so much more. I am now a life-long member of the Hori-Hori Knife club. You will not regret adding this to your gardening arsenal.

I intended to review this knife two weeks ago, but my wife's water broke a week early (the day after receiving it!) and I hadn't a chance to sit down and write a review until now.Though I already had a Tinyroots hori hori knife, I could tell from the pictures and product description that this one was a cut above. I'm glad I decided to pick this one up and retire my old one. Truth be told, I was worried that with my old one, the lack of hand guard would end in stitches one long, sweaty day of gardening. I could see hitting a rock while digging and having the palm of my hand slide down right over the blade. I don't have to worry any longer with my Truly Garden knife, and the improvements over the competition don't end there:- My old knife has a half tang with 2 pins through the handle, which doesn't fit the blade well since it sandwiches the curved part of the blade. This allows grit and junk to get under the handle in and around the tang. My new knife has a full tang which fits (as you'd expect) securely in the handle, pinned in 3 spots and terminates in a hand guard just before the blade. The tang is also ground flush with the handle, a nice piece of finish work.- My old knife came in a cheap plastic sheath and additional flimsy vinyl sheath with a steel snap, and wiggles around a bit in it. My new knife comes in a nice, thick leather sheath with a brass snap, and fits very securely in it.- My old knife is marked in millimeters stamped up the blade, while my new knife is marked in both inches and millimeters up the blade, with a deep, easy to read stamp.- My old knife has deep, pointy serrations which tend to get hung up in roots while the new one has shallower, finer serrations that don't have the same issue.In summary, the quality of this tool has really impressed me and totally blown away my old knife, which many iterations of other hori hori knives on Amazon are based on. Given that there is no premium to pay over the alternatives, you'd be silly to keep shopping for another. Buy this knife!

The knife is well made and effective. The sheath stinks, literally and figuratively, as it is made of paper and has mildew you can clearly smell. This was true the last time I acquired the same knife as well.

This is a serious tool. Sharp right out of the box

Good quality. Would recommend