NISAKU NJP650 The Original Hori Hori Namibagata Japanese Stainless Steel Weeding Knife, 7.25-Inch Blade
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Gentle Stainless Steel knife
QUALITY: Made in Japan with the finest stainless steel.
EASY MEASUREMENT: Inch markings on the blade will ensure your plants and bulbs are planted at just the right depth.
MULTI-USE: Both serrated and straight edge blades, and is a fantastic gardening, landscaping, and camping tool.
DURABILITY: The blade is rust and scratch resistant, and stays razor sharp.
ERGONOMIC: Blade Size: 7.25 inches; Handle Size: wood, 5.25 inches; Weight: 10 oz.
Customers say
Customers find this weeding knife to be a wonderful garden tool that excels at digging and weeding, with sharp edges on both sides that can be honed easily. The tool is well-built and durable, with customers noting it hasn’t broken with pressure and prying, while being indispensable in their gardens. They appreciate its functionality for various tasks and its effectiveness in cutting through deep thick weeds.
12 reviews for NISAKU NJP650 The Original Hori Hori Namibagata Japanese Stainless Steel Weeding Knife, 7.25-Inch Blade
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Zangou – se o cravo com a rosa –
Well-built and works great
This hori hori knife is both durable and versatile â perfect for digging, cutting roots, and weeding. The wooden handle is well-built. It feels solid and comfortable in hand. A quality and handy tool that seems to be made to last.
Desert Farming –
To call this a workhorse is not exaggerated.
This tool is a great tool for gardening. The week I got my Tori Tori, I put it through the ringer. Partly on purpose, but mostly because of a project I should have finished months ago, but dreaded doing. First Task: The house I bought had a Cyprus tree in a bad spot that needed to be taken down. I did that right off the bat, but left the stump because it was in a tight spot and I knew it was going to be a pain because I couldn’t used a stump grinder. The stump had so many roots it was maddening to even dig around to even access the stump. Enter Tori Tori (Once I remembered I had just received it the day before) the shape and sturdiness made digging pretty easy and surprisingly quick, but my chore turned into a game almost when I got to the hundreds of roots I needed to clear so I could use my sawzall on the main stump without killing my saw… Anyway, I found that the sawing side of my Tori Tori will not only saw, but chop like a champ. I couldn’t believe it. If you know anything about Cyprus, it is a very hard wood. I was almost in awe. No nicks or scratches.2nd Task: I had some Dead Shiso plants I wanted to cut to the ground, but leave the roots to compost. I could have used my shears, but hey, Tori Tori is there and I would have to go get the Shears. In no time I cut right through the 1/4 inch stalks and even cut a couple apple branches that needed to go.3rd Task and maybe my favorite. I needed to take care of a bad decision I made when I put dirt and compost in my gardening area over the top of old larger chunked mulch thinking it would compost quickly enough. I was wrong and I wanted to fix the issue before adding in this years compost and early plantings. There was a small section of the garden that is much more shaded than the other parts and thanks to recent snow and rain, the first 3 inches of ground was frozen solid. My Sturdy Manure Fork, My Fiskars hand Trident and My Shovel were useless. Enter Tori Tori and the resistance was crushed with ease. How does a small tool crush the competition like that. The tool didn’t even struggle.I LOVE this tool. I do recommend wearing gloves, as it could do a lot of damage to your flesh if you slipped, but I’m glad it is sturdy and sharp.I highly recommend this product. I’m sure if you did something stupid like put it in concrete hard dirt up to the handle and bent it back with all your might, you might bend it or break it, but you’d have to really be trying to break this thing. I can’t imagine much more harsh treatment than what I did to mine and it didn’t seem to even notice.Update 5/6/2022: 3 years later and I still love this tool. I still have the original tool but now I have two. One for me and one for my wife. It was getting hard to share. So, I still highly recommend this tool. The new one is still made super sturdy and still at a reasonable price.Only possible negative if you are used to cheaply made tools, is this tool is sharp. Remember, it’s several tools in one. Knife, saw, shovel, measuring tool and in my case, I even use the saw side like an axe. You can’t understand how much I love this tool for various garden tasks.
Jtcane –
Wow just wow! Best garden tool I have ever bought
My yard is full of trees and therefore roots and due to construction (a pool build, an addition) there are random rocks everywhere. That meant weeding, planting, adding sprinkle heads and almost anything else are quite the chore. I found about about these tools/knives on YouTube and thought I would look into them. I had bought a similar looking Fiskar tool at Home Depot is pure crap so I was reticent but this is a very old Japanese design and this maker is one of the originals. The price for something of this quality in incredibly cheap so I thought I would try it. I am beyond impressed, this thing is so sharp it cuts though roots like they are not there. Digs into dirt so easy and pries rocks up easily. Also usefull for cutting branches, palm fronds etc. one side is a razor sharp straight blade the other is serrated. The handle is very comfortable and made of I think beech so cleans up easily and is super durable and water resistant. After using this for hours this week a quick spry with water and itâs back to looking brand new. It is just a well though out design (the curved blade, the handle, the ruler so you can tell how deep the hole is) built with quality and great materials and it comes with a sheath. The best lawn tool I have ever owned.
HMW –
Awesome tool for plant/fungi collecting!
Works great! I use this for collecting plants and fungi when doing surveys! It is much nicer than carrying a trowel.I bought this one year ago and it is holding up great! I find the different edges very useful if I need to scrape bark to collect substrate or cut woody plants. I haven’t noticed any degradation of the edges. The shape of it is also good for digging up roots in various soil types! Since it is a smooth steel, it is easy to brush/rinse off dirt before sheathing the tool.The sheath isn’t very nice and “cheapens” the look of the hori. It is a cheap pleather material and (one year later) still has sticky residue on it from the brand sticker. I can work it onto my belt because the loop is a little snug. I usually toss it in my field bag or in one of my pockets in my overalls.If I ever lose this, I would buy it again! I would also buy this fir any of my botanist/field biologist friends.
Chuck –
A well made and versatile “must have” garden tool
My favorite gardening tool, this Hori hori knife is well made, with a two pinned full tang blade and a durable wood handle. The stainless steel blade is strong and will maintain a good edge, if sharpened. I’ve used it for weeding, digging, trenching, cutting and sawing. I’m on my third purchase of this brand tool. I’d lost one and broke the blade tip on the second (used it as a “pry bar”, when I should have known better). An excellent choice for a sturdy and easily maintained garden tool.
L. Nelson –
Great sturdy multi-use tool
This is the best tool I have for breaking up dirt clods. The heft and length of the blade makes short work of breaking off the soil from sod chunks so the grass and roots can go into the compost pile. It’s also a great weeder, tip is perfect for nudging out black clover weeds, the serrated side cuts through small roots, and it feels great in my hand. It’s always in my tool caddy, and gets used a lot!
Dberto –
Great value and product, but why the excessive residue label?
For the price, this weeding knifeâs quality and construction is pretty good. Heavy duty and solid, has a nice heft in the hands. Mine came with plenty of large burrs on the side with the knife edge, I ran it through my sharpener a few times to remove them. Able to cut through 1/4â branches and shrubs easily with light quarter swings.But the sticky label RESIDUE on the sheath! Please use a better adhesive for your labels, especially if you are going to run the label along the entire length of the sheath. Used all kinds of residue removal cleaners, still wasnât able to completely remove the haze.
Brett –
This is by fair my favourite gardening tool. Its just a wonderful allrounder + it does not Rust..
A.I. –
This has become my new “go to” hand tool when digging in the garden. After using it for a month and in parts of the garden where the soil is pretty hard and dry (almost rock like), I can say the blade holds up very well. The blade is 1/8″ thick in the middle. Initially I was concerned it might not be thick enough because I usually take my trowel and push it into the soil and then press against the handle sideways as leverage, which causes a lot of stress on the tool. At no point after using it in tough ground did I feel the blade would bend. It is very strong and the pointed tip digs into the hard ground easily. I call it a blade because the edges are really sharp. One side is serrated so you can use it to saw through thick roots. I was digging out some tree saplings with thick tap root and the blade cut through it like a hot knife through butter. I’m glad the tool came with a sheath because I can definitely see myself cutting my fingers when reaching in the tool bin. I’m no expert on metallurgy, but it feels like good quality steel. Carbon steel is stronger, but I wanted stainless steel because I didn’t want to worry about it rusting. The big selling point was that the tool was manufactured in Japan, which is known for their quality knives and tools. On the sheath, the labeling says that the tool was manufactured in Japan by Nisaku for Snow Joe, NJ. I think I have seen a similar tool with Snow Joe printed on the blade, but this one does not have the Snow Joe trademark printed on it. However, the stamping on the blade is in English stating the Japanese company and that it is made with stainless steel. On the concave side, measurement depth is stamped in both Imperial and Metric units. The last observation I want to mention is that I initially found the handle not particularly ergonomic. The handle is made of wood and blocky in shape, but over time I’ve grown accustomed to it. If this had been a problem for Japanese gardeners, I’m sure the company would have changed the handle for their domestic market a long time ago. I figure there’s a reason this style of tool has stood the test of time.Addendum: This is the second year I’ve had this knife and I absolutely love it. It’s my favourite garden tool. It’s the most used item in my collection of gardening tools. At the moment I’m removing a tree stump. No I’m not using the knife to cut down the stump. I’ve been using a shovel to excavate the soil around the tree stump, but I use the knife to loosen the dirt between the roots. The dirt is mostly glacial moraine so it has a lot of clay and large stones so this knife is getting abused and hasn’t failed at all. The steel is super strong and the serrated edge is able to easily cut 1/4″ roots. I was so happy with this tool that I actually bought a second one for fear I might misplace the first one. Like sliced bread or ATMs, I can’t imagine life without this tool.
Pat Miller –
A repeat purchase. Recipient very happy with it!
Andre –
This has proven to be a quality and useful garden tool. Opening bags of garden soil, digging out holes for planting shrubs, measuring soil depth when planting seeds, and cutting garden string are just a few of the tasks this tool delivers effortlessly. The blade is sharp and tough. The carrying sheath ensures you have it on your hip when you need it, and donât end up putting it down and losing sight of it during the course of your gardening day, a significant bonus.
SCA –
Diseño japonés concavo con cacha de madera excelente , acero ideal para el trabajo. Buena calidad, de uso rudo.La funda de vinil está horrible no creo que dure, esa si no me convenció.