I love my Hori Hori knife. I have a green roof and this was the perfect all-in-one tool to plant, weed, and relocate plants.It works great! Hori Hori Garden Knife with FREE Diamond Sharpening Rod, Thickest Leather Sheath and Extra Sharp Blade - in Gift Box. This Knife Makes a Great Gift for Gardeners and Campers!Just bought another for a friend as I had been using it to help her thin her plants and she was admiring it... It is really nice to have great tools. The family-run business also emailed me with a link to a video on how to take care of the knife, including how to sharpen it with the included sharpening tool. I highly recommend this to anyone who has a garden or yard that needs tending.

I don't often write reviews....good or bad...and I never thought I would write a positive review for something made in China...but I have to say this is one of the best gardening tools I believe I have ever purchased.

It has a nice heft, a full tang (which I hope will give it added durability) and feels good in the hand. While this is my first hori hori knife, you can see that it is a quality item. The idea of the tool is great, and I can't believe I had never discovered this years ago.

I am concerned about the wood handle as it is not a hard wood...so after each clean-up, I am applying a butcher block wax to hopefully aid in its longevity.

I would say this is a must have, and comes in handy when tending to 3 acres of garden beds!

After learning about Hori Hori knives I had to get one for my garden-loving wife. This tool seems to be extremely versatile and durable. Time will tell how well it holds up to the abuse of gardening. We've been through lots specific-purpose gardening tools which break or bend quickly, just from holding this knife in my hand you can tell that it is more robust than your typical gardening tools. The high-quality sheath is particularly surprising at this price point.

The wooden handle is slightly smaller than the knives tang which leaves some sharp edges but given the price that is easy to overlook. Especially since you would generally be wearing gloves when using a tool like this.

This is an amazing tool for the money. It's very sturdy. Be aware of a few things before you buy:
1) The blade is crooked, angled from the handle. This shouldn't affect function in any way but annoys my OCD sensibilities. It sprang back to its original position when bent just past 30° so I guess I'll just have to get used to it.
2) The sheath is not what I'd call leather. If it is technically leather then it's the leather equivalent of particle board. That said, the sheath is well made.
3) The stitching on the throat of the sheath is decorative and subject to abrasion by the edge of the knife if sheathed concave side out. It appears that if the top stitching frays that the functional side stitching will also unravel due to a lack of glue, rivets, or bar tacking.
4) the handle scales aren't glued to the tang of the knife and my example has a very small gap between scales and tang at the rear of the handle.
5) The point on my sample wasn't a point but a rather blunt wedge formed by the intersecting bevels on the convex side of the knife that was dulled by the final finish operation after sharpening. I filed the wedge into a serviceable point.
6) Filing revealed the steel to be quite hard so I was concerned with brittleness. I tested for flexibility by propping up the middle of the knife with a hardwood dowel on top of a 2x4 to protect the edge and stood on both ends of the knife while wearing heavy boots, jeans, and athletic protector. This knife easily survived bending just past 30° in both directions which may mean it would pass the British proof test. It remains in perfectly serviceable condition.
7) The lanyard hole was countersunk on both sides apparently to take a flared brass liner but none was present. The interior of the hole is rough and splintery. I fear this will quickly abrade my nylon hand lanyard. A leather strip would be more appropriate.

I was a bit skeptical about this but now it is my everday carry. It's handy in almost every circumstance. Whether your digging up weeds, planting new starts, sawing off limbs, harvesting squash, herbs, etc. It really is quite versatile and a great tool. The quality is great with thick stainless steel that does not bend like several lesche that I have had in the past. While everything is awesome and great there is one small detail that dulls the shine of the steel. The tip from digging will dull rather quick. I do not know whether that is because the steel is not a high carbon based steel or it's just the nature of digging in dirt but if you plan on using it for bushcraft or whittling while you work, you may wish to find a quality knife, but if that does not matter and you want a tool that will do well at a lot of garden tasks this should be the first tool in your bag.