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Product Description
Joshua Roth Stainless Steel Hori-Hori digging tool 1516 This is a special version of Joshua Roth’s #1515 Hori-Hori digging tool. The stainless steel blade is very sharp and concave shaped for scooping soil and other materials. Because of its sharpness, it is excellent as a general purpose sporting knife. An indispensable tool for digging in the garden. It cuts and scrapes weed, roots and vegetables. Master gardeners love it. Comes with a heavy black vinyl plastic sh… More >>
#1 by chiaroscuro on May 17, 2010 - 9:58 am
I wish I had discovered this sooner. It’s incredibly useful, and really well made. I was a little hesitant because of the cost, but it’s well worth it. It will last a lifetime. I oiled the handle up real well, and use it for planting and weeding.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by J. Lewis on May 17, 2010 - 11:01 am
I was having a tough time digging up my sprinkler system with roots constantly in the way. A standard narrow garden trowel and an asparagus knife just weren’t cutting it, so to speak. Looking for something better, I stumbled upon the Joshua Roth 1516 Hori Hori digging tool. The 1516 product (stainless steel) did not look as substantial in its Amazon picture as the Joshua Roth 1515 carbon steel product but based on the reviews and the relative selling rank, I went for the 1516 product and am very glad I did.
What a great digging tool! It is sharp! It helps to wet the ground when digging but it’s amazing how the tool slices through the ground and roots like butter. It’s a substantial, well-made product, despite the relatively poor product picture on Amazon. And truly Japanese. All the product labeling on the package is in Japanese kanji characters! You do have to look out for the pinkies of your free hand as you are digging as a careless thrust could do some serious damage. I still use my asparagus knife and standard trowel for prying out bigger rocks to avoid damaging the Hori Hori knife. But now instead of dreading having to dig up part of my sprinkler system to make a repair, I actually enjoy the thought of tearing into the ground. Digging goes fast and much easier than before.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by John A. Bornicke Jr. on May 17, 2010 - 1:00 pm
I got this on the recommendation of a friend to give to my Mother and Sister-in-law (both take great pride in their yards) before planting season began. Before I gave this to them, I sanded down the handle so it sat flush with the tang as well as smoothing the wood considerably -it made it much more comfortable to use. At first, both looked at me like I was crazy for giving them what they called a “Rambo knife”. Since then I have heard back from both who love it, wouldn’t give it up for the world and have replaced half of their normal tools in their buckets. Both still call it a “Rambo knife” though.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Ky Le on May 17, 2010 - 1:44 pm
I bought one of these a fews weeks ago, but had to order a new one because I left the old one on the car trunk and drove off
I didn’t even get to use it except to open a bag of fertilizer. When it is in my hand I feel like a warrior lol
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Kandice C. Heller on May 17, 2010 - 2:08 pm
Most fabulous garden tool ever…….for weeding, digging, cutting back perennials………..very sharp. Practically the only tool I use for a whole acre of flower beds.
Rating: 5 / 5