GARTOLHori Hori Garden Knife with Leather Sheath, 7" Stainless Steel Blade, Full-Tang Wood Handle, Garden Tools for Weeding, Digging, Cutting and Planting,

It’s perfect and I can’t wait for the snow to disappear so I can use it. Really like the measurements and the leather case. It’s good and sharp.

I don't have anything to compare this to as this is the first tool of this type I have owned. I have not had it long enough or used it enough to have to sharpen it. I just wanted to say this is way more useful than I knew it would be. I was originally just looking for a knife to help with gardening. This took is so much more. I've hacked away at suckers on my peach tree with it. Dug holes. Cut roots. Used it to harvest leaves and shoots. I gave it five stars for ergonomics even though I have small hands and it took some getting used to. I'm not sure a smaller tool would do all the things I've been able to do with it and I adjusted to the weight and feel pretty easily. This might even get as much, if not more use, as my trowel. The tool I didn't even know I needed. I also volunteer at a nonprofit farm and I think that's the only time I will use the sheath. I don't see myself clipping this to my belt for home use as I only have a patio garden and mostly grow my produce in pots.

Fantastic soil knife! I used is to dig a Dakota fire pit on a recent camping trip and it performed flawlessly. It is well-built, attractive and the leather sheath is a beautiful touch. The serrations do scar the interior of the sheath but that doesn’t bother me. The full tang looks great and adds tons of strength to an already sturdy knife. I was able to pry out several large rocks and cut through minor roots with very little effort. The finger guard is a practical safety and did protect me at least once. The handle is square-ish but comfortable for medium sized hands. The variety of grips I used while digging wouldn’t lend itself to a contoured grip so the block construction makes sense. I used the knife several times, totaling a lot more than an hour of hard digging and never developed blisters or hot spots on my hands. The thickness of the blade (appears about abt .200 or 5 mm) provides ample heft to get through some tough material but also allows for a decent edge geometry. I was able to hack off and saw through 1/2” (13mm) roots and small branches from standing dead with ease. I have not tried to sharpen the simple edge yet. It is a very competent general purpose knife for me around the campsite and as a soil knife it is fantastic. It is one of my least expensive but most appreciated tools.

I started working in horticulture and the boss required that I have a gardening knife. Did my research and chose this one for the length, full tang, handle shape (flat, not round) and the presence of a hilt. It is a workhorse! I use it all the time! Digging, removing rocks, opening bags and weeding are all so much easier now!Only down side is the handle color - it is easily lost in the dirt. So attach a bright string or tape to the handle. Also, I would prefer a sheath with a clip and not a loop, so that I can clip it to the pocket of my cargo pants, but that's just me. Buy this. You may not know that you need it, but you do!

Never usually write a review this early after purchase but after using this for 2 days in the garden it is a great tool and I wonder why I never bought one before. However, I had to reduce to 4 stars as the whetstone listed in the description was not included. My guess is that the box which contained the tool was damaged, had the sharpening stone fall out at one of the Amazon shipping locations. As one reviewer stated, it might not be of much value to sharpen the hori hori with but it might have been good to remove any burs or bends on the serrated side, but I guess I will never know since it was missing.

This has been a godsend for my gardening this year. I use it daily for so many things...sharp enough to easily open soil and get through smaller roots, and I’ve used to saw slightly larger roots. It is so much easier to dig smaller holes with this than a trowel or shovel. The metal is very sturdy...I’ve abused it in various situations and it hasn’t ever tried to bend. The handle seems to be very well made also. I was worried about the wood breaking away, but so far it is as solid as the first day (I’ve used it almost daily for a few months now). The leather sheath is a really nice bonus...the metal is sharp enough that I wouldn’t want to keep it laying around without a thick cover. The sheath protects really well and is strong enough that the knife doesn’t cut it going in and out. This will be used for a long time!

Handle is a little oddly shaped. Other than that not a bad tool.

I finally ordered a garden knife. I wonder how I've gardened for all these years without one! This is a superb tool! We're having a dry summer and this knife cuts easily through the hard dry soil. It's serrated edge is so useful! I HIGHLY recommend this tool!