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Nisaku Hori-Hori Knife No.650 Gardening KnifeNisaku Hori-Hori Knife No.650 Gardening Knife
Nisaku Hori-Hori Knife No.650 Gardening Knife
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Nisaku Hori-Hori Yamakatana No.800 Gardening KnifeNisaku Hori-Hori Yamakatana No.800 Gardening Knife
Nisaku Hori-Hori Yamakatana No.800 Gardening Knife
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Nisaku Hori-Hori Knife With Holster No.6510 Gardening KnifeNisaku Hori-Hori Knife With Holster No.6510 Gardening Knife
Nisaku Hori-Hori Knife With Holster No.6510 Gardening Knife
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Nisaku Hori-Hori Angled Gardening Knife
Nisaku Hori-Hori Angled Gardening Knife
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Nisaku 6800 Hori-Hori Full Metal Gardening KnifeNisaku 6800 Hori-Hori Full Metal Gardening Knife
Nisaku 6800 Hori-Hori Full Metal Gardening Knife
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Why a hori-hori

The hori-hori is the tool that replaces three others. It is a garden knife with a concave blade, so it scoops soil like a trowel, and a cutting edge, so it also divides roots, cuts twine and levers out weeds without swapping tools.

One tool, several jobs

Digging a planting hole, dividing a clump, cutting through a root ball, opening a bag of medium and prising out a taproot are all one tool. That is the whole appeal, and it is why the design has not needed to change in a very long time.

Five models, different builds

The No.650 and Yamakatana No.800 are the standard patterns. The No.6510 comes with a holster, which matters if you carry it. The 6800 is full metal, so there is no handle-to-tang joint to work loose — the usual failure point on a knife used as a lever. There is also an angled model.

Made in Japan

Nisaku is a Japanese manufacturer and the hori-hori is a Japanese tool. The models here are sold under their Japanese model numbers, which is how the range is normally identified.

Our Nisaku range

Standard patterns: the Hori-Hori Knife No.650 and the Hori-Hori Yamakatana No.800.

With a holster: the Hori-Hori Knife With Holster No.6510.

Full metal: the Nisaku 6800 Hori-Hori Full Metal gardening knife.

Angled: the Nisaku Hori-Hori Angled gardening knife.

Choosing and looking after one

  1. Buy the holster if you carry it. A hori-hori is sharp and it is the tool most often set down and lost in a bed. The No.6510 comes with one.
  2. Go full metal if you lever with it. The handle joint is where a garden knife fails under lateral load. The 6800 removes that joint.
  3. Clean and dry it after use. Damp soil left on a blade is how a good knife pits. A wipe and a dry beats any amount of restoration later.
  4. Oil the blade before storage. A light oil film after cleaning keeps rust off through a wet season or a long break.
  5. Sharpen the plain edge, respect the serrations. The straight edge takes a normal sharpening. Serrated edges need a round file or a proper serration tool rather than a flat stone.

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Nisaku FAQ's

It is a Japanese garden knife with a concave blade, so it works as a trowel for digging and planting while also cutting. In practice it digs holes, divides perennial clumps, cuts through root balls, levers out taprooted weeds, opens bags and cuts twine — which is why it tends to replace two or three separate tools in a kit.

The No.650 and Yamakatana No.800 are the standard patterns and the usual starting point. Choose the No.6510 if you want the holster included, which matters if you carry the knife around a garden. The 6800 is full metal, which suits anyone who uses the knife as a lever, and there is an angled model for a different working position.

The blade and handle are one piece of metal rather than a blade tang fitted into a separate handle. That joint is where a garden knife normally fails, because levering a taproot out puts sideways load on it. A full metal knife has nothing there to work loose, at the cost of a less cushioned grip.

Clean the soil off and dry the blade after every use — damp soil left on steel is what causes pitting. Before storing it for any length of time, wipe a light film of oil over the blade. That is most of the maintenance a hori-hori ever needs, and it is the difference between a knife that lasts a season and one that lasts decades.

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