The Full-Tang Hori-Hori From Oakridge Garden Tools

it slices, it dices… and it is the “slap-chop” of garden tools!

I was looking for cost-effective solutions to starting my garden thanks to the fact that I was pinching-pennies and stretching my dollar. From my previous experience as a Makeup Artist, I knew I didn’t want some cookie-cutter garden tool kit that offered subpar quality with trendy designs all over them. (Makeup brush kits are the same: you purchase a set of 12-16 brushes and you’ll only use 2-4 of them.) Knowing this, I went to select high-rated hand tools to start with. I was determined to have a cute little garden shovel/trowel, rake and weeder… but then I soon discovered I might need a small saw, and dibber… and honestly, the list could go on-and-on forever when it comes to tools. It wasn’t until I stumbled upon the hori-hori that promised it could be the ultimate all-in-one tool that could be the solution to most (if not all) of my garden needs.

The oakridge garden tools full-tang Hori-hori

- Made of the highest quality stainless steel
- Versatile All Purpose Knife
- Full Tang handle to blade tip
- Beautiful Rosewood Handle
- Serrated Edge For Cutting On One side and sharp blade on the other
- Overall Knife is 12 inches
- Blade is 6 3/4 inches long and nearly 1/8th inch thick
- Heavy duty nylon sheath w/belt loop for storage and protection
-Strong Blade Excellent for Digging in Hard Soil

The Japanese Hori-Hori

The word “Hori” (ホリ) means "to dig" in Japanese and "hori-hori" is the onomatopoeia for a digging sound. A Hori-Hori, 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. Wikipedia

The Hori-hori has inches
and metric markings

This tool has not only replaced my need for a trowel, saw and weeder in my garden, it is also great as a stand-in “dibber” for planting holes. The markings along the blade allow you to be able to gauge how deep you are digging and it is as simple as sinking the knife into the soil, pulling it away a few inches, dropping the seedling/plant-start into the hole and then removing the knife to let the soil settle in after what you have planted.

After 3 years of use, the full-tang knife is still holding strong, though the rosewood handles need oiling to maintain its wood-grain luster. (Pictured to the right is the knife after a year's use outdoors without having been oiled.) I definitely recommend this tool to ANY gardener of ANY type! Do you have a hori-hori? What are your favorite gardening tools? SHARE!