Before I got this digging knife I had no idea what all it was supposed to be able to do. I did some research and this is the definition of a Hori-Hori. A Hori-Hori is: sometimes referred to as a "soil knife" or a "weeding knife", is a heavy serrated multi-purpose steel blade for gardening jobs such as digging or cutting. The blade is sharp on both sides and comes to a semi-sharp point at the end. The word “Hori” means "to dig" in Japanese and "hori-hori" is the onomatopoeia for a digging sound.
This Hori-Hori is so useful when it comes to working in your garden. I find it more useful then my small spade shovel. To start with it has a decently sharp point that pierces the ground pretty easy. Although in my neck of the woods there are a lot of rocks in the soil so be careful not to jab it in the ground if you are working in that environment because it might chip the tip. Working in fresh soil beds and things like that you do not have to worry about that at all hopefully. Now with this tool I can dig the holes to plant my seeds and I can dig them all to the same depth because there is a ruler on the inside of the knife to measure the depth. Now the other nice use for the tip is digging out weeds with it, it makes getting the roots and all a little easier.
There are also 2 cutting surfaces to this Hori-Hori knife. One serrated and the other a regular edge. Neither of these are super sharp but they are good enough to cut small branches with the serrated edge and the larger weeds with either side. The blade is also curved like a shovel which makes it a little bit easier to do your digging.
Now for the handle. It is formed to the knife so it is going to last a very long time. It is made from a hard plastic and offers a very comfortable grip and a small hit to keep your hand from sliding down and injuring yourself as you are digging. Lastly and the only complaint I have about this Hori-Hori knife and that is with the sheath provided for it. The sheath has a belt clip on it but it does seem to be very cheaply made. It can be somewhat problematic when putting the knife back into it because it is so flimsy.
If you are in the market for a really good digging knife for your plants or garden then this a great knife to consider. It will meet all of your needs for a utility tool to use in your garden. I would like to thank Sensei for sending me this Hori-Hori gardening knife to try out and share my opinion.
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