Japeto Japanese Hori Hori Trowel Knife
A classic Japanese garden product which provides an essential multi-purpose tool for working all round the garden including weeding, cutting, planting and sawing (i.e. roots)
Personalisation service now available – get your name or initials on the handle or blade. A great present for gardeners!
Please note that on this product personalisation is available on the blade. However the inscription is on top of a black paint finish. With a lot of use the black paint may wear away over time meaning that the inscription may become less legible with use.
Handle: ergonomically crafted handle in wood 170mm.
Blade: sharp/serrated carbon steel blade 155mm x 40mm. Inch markings on blade assist accurate depth planting. Includes belt hung holster. Please note that the holster supplied with this product is not as robust as that of the Hori Hori Deluxe. If this is an essential reason for purchasing the product we would advise purchasing the more superior model.
Sheath: The sheath included with this hori hori knife functions as protective packaging of the blade only. Japeto does not recommend that this sheath be used for anything other than packaging. If you would like a Hori Hori knife with a durable leather sheath that can be attached to any belt and used daily Japeto recommends the Hori Hori Deluxe
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Background:
Known also as a Hori-Hori knife or Japanese soil knife the Japeto Hori Hori Trowel knife is an essential and highly versatile garden tool. Used in Japanese gardens throughout history this traditional Japanese garden tool was named ‘Hori’ after its Japanese meaning ‘to dig’. According to many sources the Hori Hori knife was first introduced and used to carefully excavate plants such as Sansai in the Japanese mountains. So in essence this is a garden knife that digs, but what makes it so versatile a garden tool is it has many more functions than just that!
The carbon steel blade is very sharp on one side and serrated on the other making it the perfect garden hand tool for weeding, cutting roots, cutting twine, sod cutting and deadheading plants. The blade is also slightly curved which aids with digging and planting bulbs. Another function of the concave shape allows seeds to be carried and carefully dispensed when seeding. And on top of all that, unlike similar Japanese garden tools the Japeto Hori Hori Trowel knife also has a measuring device on the blade allowing for accurate depth planting!
Many people who use Hori Hori knives have found that their more conventional garden tool cousins such as the garden trowel and garden fork become redundant as the Hori Hori garden trowel knife is so multi functional.
The Japeto Hori Hori knife trowel comes complete with holster/ blade protector and good quality Japeto canvas garden bag meaning you can preserve your garden tool and extend its life.
