I've had one for about ten years …. has become indispensable for my work (I'm a gardener) … Don't think I would add it to my wilderness kit though …. I do carry a folding hand trowel though for digging tasks.
I seen this knife in my pinterest, I was browsing Japanese Knives. seen the design and thought right away, as you, that it will make a. excellent addition to bushcrafting. I am glad to have seen your video! thumbs up!
I am getting this, as a mater gerdener this is ideal. I have a mora 510, and a shrade F10 spear point, and a fiskers X7 hatchette, light strong and useful tools are what I carry.
It's technically made for bushcraft. They use them in Japan for harvesting wild edible plants or "mountain vegetables" as they call them, then they gained popularity in the west for gardening.
How easy is it to sharpen? I just bought a book on wild edibles and this is a suggested tool, so I'm very interested in getting one. Thanks for the demo!
I like people who think outside the box. Was looking for a multi-use trowel while out on the trail. Nows all I gotta do is find it with a plastic handle.
Ok brother, have a beef, I've been a knife collector and outdoorsman since the late 70s. My wife has used the Hori Hori for decades as well. So, yes, knife guys do know about this knife so a little credit maybe? Note, digging in the dirt with this knife dulls it fast, and you're going to need to buy a small stone or ceramic stick to keep with it (you get used to sharpening the strange curved profile and it's easier with a smaller stone) and for hard use you're going to need to resharpen it often (but they typically are not very sharp anyway). Also, the saw edge is for managing relatively small roots, not for sawing dry wood.
I have used a hori hori for several years, I use and abuse mine. I actually have an inexpensive one with a heavy plastic handle, the a bit higher quality with the hardwood handle and full tang, they both take quite a beating. I use for the traditional gardening tasks, but also great for rock hounding. Much smaller than a shovel and handles most tasks, I do try to keep at least one of them sharpened. Obviously you can't expect it to keep a sharp edge if used for digging, but it still a versatile tool.
Great for "getting rid of" number #2 in the bush. The number of times I have found toilet waste just off the trail, oh boy! Obviously many, many more "knife" uses as well, but no one likes to dig a hole with their $200.00 knife. Even as a gift for your wife (which you may borrow at camping time).
Thanks for this video, these blades do not get a lot of attention. We use one in the garden for planting bushes in rocky terrain. Very handy. About 30 clams on Amazon (25 euros or so). Wooden handle, full tang, stainless blade. I did not like the serrations on ours, they were too fragile and ran all the way to the tip – my wife immediately cut her off hand with it (no gloves, pulling on roots with her left hand and digging/stabbing through them with the hori hori at the same time). I took them off and then replaced them with hand-filed sawteeth similar to those on a chainsaw, for the pull cut, leaving the tip on that side unserrated and unsharpened. That way the risk of hurting your off hand is slightly less. It does not replace a real saw or a real good knife, but for digging out roots and planting vegetables etc. it is a great tool. I can see this as the favorite tool of a truffel farmer (you know, these horribly expensive underground mushroom things they search for using dogs or dwarf pigs). It would make a great tool for digging cat holes during a trip into the woods, clearing space around a tent or shelter and such. You can delimb and debark with it but the edge is too thick for real fine knife tasks, and the saw is not suitable for say cutting through a sizeable log, but very useful for notching. Ours came in a pretty decent thick leather sheath, I'd say they are good value for money.
I guess . . . . I mean, the whole idea of day hiking is the walking part. Food generally doesn't require a fire and most places don't allow it. Most of the branches this thing can cut can be done by hand. I can dig with a sharp stick.
I don't know . . . . this looks like another gee-whiz idea looking for a purpose. Bushcrafting has become all about introducing the Next New Thing so someone can profit off your gullibility. It sucks.
Just got one of these, and waiting for the rain to eventually stop, so I can give it a try, lol,, I don't know how I missed your video, till now, or I'd have got one of these years ago,,, !! It looks handy, for all the rough jobs, that you don't want to use your "best" knife for,, ha ha.. (ps,, there's a lot of very poor videos, about these, yours is about the best,,) Best regards,, John….
Brilliant video. Im only here because I saw a Hori Hori on a gardening website and immediately thought "I reckon that would be great for bushcraft!". I think its one of those overlapping tools that will be perfect depending on the situation. Eg if you are camping somewhere and you need a trowel, but a trenching tool is a bit much. Personally I normally take extremely tough, plastic trowels for "doing my business" but if I was on a trip that was higher risk or longer, I would trade the weight for one of these.
I saw an ad for this knife on my social media. The Fiskars is $30 with a life time warranty and the amazon is $20 looks the same? But I immediately was curious of its possible hiking / camping and bush craft applications. I like that it looks a bit more like a tool BUT you could use it to defend yourself. My brother used to sharpen one side of his trench shovel. This looks very interesting. I think the only issue is under hard use that blade might cause unusual twisting or indexing? It also seems to be made out of a very good steel with full tang for a fraction of the cost a name brand knife would cost. Your video helped a lot. thanks.
Great Tool but for bushcraft?🤔 I don't know depends wot bushcraft related tasks your talking about. I can't imagine you would be able to baton with this due to the thin serrated edge that would destroy your baton in seconds not to mention the concave shape of the blade would probably fold inwards after a while if pounded on. Delicate carving tasks or push cut using the thumb pushing the spine on the blade to do notching is also a no no with this knife because of the long serated edge. So no flat spots to do that either. However for a digging tool & clearing aid then this would suit especially digging a fire pit or dakota as mentioned. I would replace my much heavier trenching tool for this hori hori as I think it would be better & lighter. But for bushcraft I would have to get one & do a full review on it
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I've had one for about ten years …. has become indispensable for my work (I'm a gardener) … Don't think I would add it to my wilderness kit though …. I do carry a folding hand trowel though for digging tasks.
Having 堀堀ナイフ as a search pattern I can't find a full tang knife with 3 rivets. What brand name is that? Thank you
I seen this knife in my pinterest, I was browsing Japanese Knives. seen the design and thought right away, as you, that it will make a. excellent addition to bushcrafting. I am glad to have seen your video! thumbs up!
I am getting this, as a mater gerdener this is ideal. I have a mora 510, and a shrade F10 spear point, and a fiskers X7 hatchette, light strong and useful tools are what I carry.
It's technically made for bushcraft. They use them in Japan for harvesting wild edible plants or "mountain vegetables" as they call them, then they gained popularity in the west for gardening.
Gaulteria @ 3:00
How easy is it to sharpen? I just bought a book on wild edibles and this is a suggested tool, so I'm very interested in getting one. Thanks for the demo!
where did you purchase the hori hori from. The few places where I've seen this. it's always a half tang
I like people who think outside the box. Was looking for a multi-use trowel while out on the trail. Nows all I gotta do is find it with a plastic handle.
I dang done did learn me one of them rel big big words: autonampita!
love your dog i have the same bread lol made my day
Love my hori hori!
I have to ask where did you get that pack ?
I miss that dog beside you 🙁
Far more useful that just a plain old spade for digging ground toilets or smaller fire pits. Compromise on the weight for usefulness factor.
This is clearly thinking "outside the box". At the very least, it is worth considering.
Great for metal detecting
Awesome how you actually pronounced "hori hori" correctly!
Where can we buy that very Hori Hori? What brand is it? I like that it’s full tang.
Why you have to dig with a knife? To resharp it 15 time a day? Just bring with you a little gardening shovel.
Ok brother, have a beef, I've been a knife collector and outdoorsman since the late 70s. My wife has used the Hori Hori for decades as well. So, yes, knife guys do know about this knife so a little credit maybe? Note, digging in the dirt with this knife dulls it fast, and you're going to need to buy a small stone or ceramic stick to keep with it (you get used to sharpening the strange curved profile and it's easier with a smaller stone) and for hard use you're going to need to resharpen it often (but they typically are not very sharp anyway). Also, the saw edge is for managing relatively small roots, not for sawing dry wood.
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your report.
I have used a hori hori for several years, I use and abuse mine. I actually have an inexpensive one with a heavy plastic handle, the a bit higher quality with the hardwood handle and full tang, they both take quite a beating. I use for the traditional gardening tasks, but also great for rock hounding. Much smaller than a shovel and handles most tasks, I do try to keep at least one of them sharpened. Obviously you can't expect it to keep a sharp edge if used for digging, but it still a versatile tool.
Great for "getting rid of" number #2 in the bush. The number of times I have found toilet waste just off the trail, oh boy! Obviously many, many more "knife" uses as well, but no one likes to dig a hole with their $200.00 knife. Even as a gift for your wife (which you may borrow at camping time).
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i am from japan!
thank you for youse my country kinfe!
I have the same knife with a different brand name but, they are fantastic and indispensable.
Thanks for this video, these blades do not get a lot of attention. We use one in the garden for planting bushes in rocky terrain. Very handy. About 30 clams on Amazon (25 euros or so). Wooden handle, full tang, stainless blade. I did not like the serrations on ours, they were too fragile and ran all the way to the tip – my wife immediately cut her off hand with it (no gloves, pulling on roots with her left hand and digging/stabbing through them with the hori hori at the same time). I took them off and then replaced them with hand-filed sawteeth similar to those on a chainsaw, for the pull cut, leaving the tip on that side unserrated and unsharpened. That way the risk of hurting your off hand is slightly less. It does not replace a real saw or a real good knife, but for digging out roots and planting vegetables etc. it is a great tool. I can see this as the favorite tool of a truffel farmer (you know, these horribly expensive underground mushroom things they search for using dogs or dwarf pigs). It would make a great tool for digging cat holes during a trip into the woods, clearing space around a tent or shelter and such. You can delimb and debark with it but the edge is too thick for real fine knife tasks, and the saw is not suitable for say cutting through a sizeable log, but very useful for notching. Ours came in a pretty decent thick leather sheath, I'd say they are good value for money.
Would they be legal in the U.K ?
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I guess . . . . I mean, the whole idea of day hiking is the walking part. Food generally doesn't require a fire and most places don't allow it. Most of the branches this thing can cut can be done by hand. I can dig with a sharp stick.
I don't know . . . . this looks like another gee-whiz idea looking for a purpose. Bushcrafting has become all about introducing the Next New Thing so someone can profit off your gullibility. It sucks.
これどっからホリホリって呼称が使われるようになったんだろう。ベアボーンズリビングからかな？
ホームセンターとかでこういうの腐るほど見かけるけど単に「園芸用ナイフ」としか書かれてないし。
If you're going to carry that thing hiking I would check state laws…you could very well get into some BIG problems with the po-po of varying flavor
Its a kunai x
handy tool put I wouldn't pry at all with it. Most just snap into. I'd pay twice for a real carbon steal made in America one.
Not good for sawing but I have one and really like it.
Just got one of these, and waiting for the rain to eventually stop, so I can give it a try, lol,, I don't know how I missed your video, till now, or I'd have got one of these years ago,,, !!
It looks handy, for all the rough jobs, that you don't want to use your "best" knife for,, ha ha..
(ps,, there's a lot of very poor videos, about these, yours is about the best,,)
Best regards,, John….
But with the concave shape of the blade how well would it baton, and is it any good at making feather sticks?
Brilliant video.
Im only here because I saw a Hori Hori on a gardening website and immediately thought "I reckon that would be great for bushcraft!". I think its one of those overlapping tools that will be perfect depending on the situation. Eg if you are camping somewhere and you need a trowel, but a trenching tool is a bit much. Personally I normally take extremely tough, plastic trowels for "doing my business" but if I was on a trip that was higher risk or longer, I would trade the weight for one of these.
That’s a great idea you came up with!👍😵💫
It’s a no for me everything done in the video can be done with a regular knife
I saw an ad for this knife on my social media. The Fiskars is $30 with a life time warranty and the amazon is $20 looks the same? But I immediately was curious of its possible hiking / camping and bush craft applications. I like that it looks a bit more like a tool BUT you could use it to defend yourself. My brother used to sharpen one side of his trench shovel. This looks very interesting. I think the only issue is under hard use that blade might cause unusual twisting or indexing? It also seems to be made out of a very good steel with full tang for a fraction of the cost a name brand knife would cost. Your video helped a lot. thanks.
Great Tool but for bushcraft?🤔
I don't know depends wot bushcraft related tasks your talking about.
I can't imagine you would be able to baton with this due to the thin serrated edge that would destroy your baton in seconds not to mention the concave shape of the blade would probably fold inwards after a while if pounded on.
Delicate carving tasks or push cut using the thumb pushing the spine on the blade to do notching is also a no no with this knife because of the long serated edge.
So no flat spots to do that either.
However for a digging tool & clearing aid then this would suit especially digging a fire pit or dakota as mentioned.
I would replace my much heavier trenching tool for this hori hori as I think it would be better & lighter.
But for bushcraft I would have to get one & do a full review on it