Paul Smith X Niwaki Hori Hori Pro + Canvas Sheath
One blade, many functions. A life-saving, game-changing garden tool… read the full description.
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Paul Smith X Niwaki Hori Hori Pro + Canvas Sheath is in stock, available to dispatch worldwide, or contact us for showroom stock availability.
- 10.6oz
- 1' 1.8 x 3.5"
- 6.7" blades
- SK-5 Carbon Steel
- FSC Beech handles handles
Please note: By law, we are not permitted to sell a knife or blade to any person under the age of 18. By placing an order for one of these items you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. These items must be used responsibly and appropriately.
Product description
Hand-made and designed especially for Niwaki and Paul Smith by third generation family craftsmen in Miki, deep in Hyogo, one of the heartlands of horticultural blacksmithing in Japan.
Forged from SK-5 carbon steel, it’s sharper and tougher than other Hori (Horii? Horis?) for digging, weeding, planting and cutting, with a subtly profiled FSC Beech handle for sustained use, and of course the accompanying dual-branded Canvas Sheath for easy access and safe storage.
SK-5 Carbon steel is the same steel we use in our Garden Shears, with just the right proportions of Carbon, Chromium, Nickel, Manganese, Silicon, Phosphorous, Copper and Sulphur to create the perfect balance of tensile strength, edge retention and toughness – the holy trinity when it comes to hori horiing. It’s pretty damn good.
The humble Niwaki Hori Hori has the remarkable knack of instantly becoming everyone’s favourite tool in the garden and it would have been plain wrong not to include a Hori Hori Pro in the Paul Smith collection.
But what’s it for, you ask? Many things…many many things, including weed digging, plant dividing, seed drilling, bulb planting, pot scraping, stone prising, ivy removing, snail flicking, back scratching (maybe not this one)…every gardener needs one.
Best usage
The Hori Hori Pro arrives with a splodge of varnish to protect the carbon steel from oxidation during transport. It normal for this to be uneven and to rub off with use.
