Topline Hori Hori Garden Knife, Double-edge Stainless Steel Blade, Garden Knife with Leather Sheath for Digging, Weeding, Planting, Sharpener, Sharpening Stone Included

I looked at a bunch of these & other digging tools for slicing into turf while metal detecting. This arrived in good condition in a nice box. Slightly on the heavy side (even for outdoor women like me) with solid thick gauge steel that is in fact through tang. Possibly the wood in the handle shrunk a bit with natural drying, making the tang just a bit sharp on the edges. Not sharp enough to cut you, but enough that I’d want to grind it down or wrap it were I to use it all day every day, like a landscaper or serious gardener. The rivets are not an issue & the wood is securely on the tang. But the wood on the handle is only thinly finished in a red-orange varnish, is only slightly rounded off and still kind of square. If you’re handy there is enough material for you to shape it a better with a grinder/sander & maybe put another coat of sealer on it, which I recommend. Really the workmanship on the handle is not great, but it’s good enough. Pluses for me were the riveted leather sheath with belt loop which is well made, the cool sharpening gadget that includes a tool for sharpening the serrations in the blade & the big, chef-like sharpening stone that I can use for this & other things. Haven’t used the tool or stone yet as the knife arrived super sharp. As for the sheath: the leather at the top of the sheath is getting shredded on the side where the serrations are on the knife - may or may not continue once the sheath is broken in? Unknown. I still am OK with the purchase as the knife appears indestructible & should be perfect once the handle gets a bit more attention. It’s so solid, I can’t image what it would take to damage it!

This is a sturdy Hori Hori,ready to tackle your heaviest garden chores.The full tang blade, assures the handle is ready for a tough workout. I consider the Hori Hori to be a necessity for any gardener, either professional or weekend gardener

Helpful in digging holes and planting bulbs.

One of my gardening friends had one of these at a gardening club project. She said she loved it, so I went looking for one. I especially like that it has the inches marked on it for when I might be planting seeds and want to cut a trough the right depth.But mostly I like how sturdy it is. I think it will last a long time. I also liked that this particular listing came with a sharpener too.

Wood handle could be more ergonomic. I think using this tool for any period of time is going to cause soreness in the hand from the hard edges. Looks to be sturdy tool but have not used it yet.

Works awesome

Works for planting or weed pulling. I love it so much I bought one for my sister and friend for Christmas

Seems to be of good quality.solid construction and good size (handle)