Hori hori!

[spandit]

Just been given this by my father:

The sheath is nasty and I might reprofile the handle but for slashing, digging and light chopping I reckon it will come in handy. I mainly got it for removing brambles in the garden

 

[Dreadhead]

phwaw that is a beast! tie it to a stick and you have yourself a boar spear

 

[Miyagi]

Never mind the brambles, are you planning an Aztec sacrifice with that?


Liam

 

[Niels]

That looks like a spearpoint with a handle on it! Good thing to have though I suppose.

 

[spandit]

That looks like a spearpoint with a handle on it! Good thing to have though I suppose.

It's dished like a trowel, not solid. Just tried chopping a log with it & it worked pretty well. Might make a longer handle for it

 

[redandshane]

Nice I really like the concept but have never had the foresight to put it on my Xmas list

Review?

 

[spandit]

Review?

Will do once I get a chance. It's more of a garden tool than a bushcraft tool, though so don't expect it to be the perfect survival knife!

 

[calgarychef]

I've always thought those things would be "almost" an all purpose knife. I've seen them in black carbon steel too and that would be my choice as you can baton the backs ofnthencarbon steel ones. It's a knife, shovel, spear, etc. all rolled into one. Let us know how you get on with it!

 

[spandit]

Just an update. Been doing some tidying in the garden and as suspected, it's perfect for digging up bramble roots. When they go too far down you can saw them off below ground level although they'll probably come back in due course.

Also great for cutting through large amounts of grass, cutting turf where it's grown over paving and cutting small tree branches. Very versatile. Can't wait for spring to properly kick in as there are about 6 new willow trees in this corner of the garden and I'm hoping to train them into something

 

[HeltorChasca]

I swear by my hori hori. I've got the standard steel one which dooesn't look as posh. My preference. I'm a landscaper and it's brilliant for all sorts of gardening tasks. Great for peeling off the mud from your boots at the end of the day. Wouldn't find much use for it on my bimbles though. Maybe a good poo hole maker? ..........hc