The Hori Hori is the Japanese knife for all gardening tasks...
It is designed for working in the soil.
Historically used for gathering herbs, plants or medicinal roots in the wild.
A simple knife with a Japanese edge, it can be used as a gouge or weeding knife and makes an excellent planting trowel for small pots or bulbs. The blade is slightly concave so that it can pick up a little material (compost, sand, mortar, etc.).
This tool is also perfect for loosening the soil in flower beds.
Perfect for dividing clumps of perennials, rhizomes or bulbs, it is also useful for removing root balls (ripping open containers, cutting roots, disentangling root balls, etc.).
Western gardeners are discovering and loving it !
Its second cutting edge is equipped with a saw, which is effective on cords, small branches, twigs, etc.
However, it is not a tree pruner...
A 15 cm ruler is engraved on the side of the blade. Handy for measuring anything, especially bulbs and their planting depths !
The silver blade is made of 2.5 mm 420J2 stainless steel, which is naturally corrosion resistant.
It extends into a Japanese beech handle.
Stainless steel is softer than carbon steel. Its cutting edge will dull more quickly on contact with the ground.
This Hori Hori is also available made of carbon steel (without a graduated ruler).
Please note that a garden knife, even a Japanese one, does not have the same finish as a Japanese kitchen knife ! It is made for working in the soil, so its sharpness and finish are limited.
In particular, the blade is varnished to protect it until it is delivered to the end user.
Production-related marks may be visible on the varnish. The marks and varnish will disappear with use, in contact with the ground. Marks on varnish are not a finishing problem. No complaints will be accepted in this regard. This is an agricultural tool, not a collector's knife.
Supplied in a brown vinyl imitation leather case with a large belt loop (9 cm loop).
Black Japanese writing on the case indicates its use and the quality of the blade.
Length of blade : 17 cm
Width of blade : 4.2 cm
Thickness of stainless steel blade : 2.5 cm 13 cm Japanese beechwood handle.
Width of handle : ergonomic shape from 35 to 39 mm.
Thickness of the handle : 18 mm.
Total length of tool : 30 cm.
Weight of tool : 215 g.
Total length of tool with sheath : 32 cm.
Made in Japan.
