Niwaki S-Type Hori Hori

Niwaki S-Type Hori HoriThe standard Niwaki Hori Hori (which you can find here) started us on our obsession with this versatile garden tool. It's now the one tool we couldn't work in the garden without. This is their "deluxe" version. Made from stainless steel in Japan. It features a more refined blade shape, with serrations on one side. These make cutting turf and splitting perennials easier. It weighs 220grams blade length is 170mm and with an overall length of 300mm. We

They make six blade sizes in their core range

If you want to learn more about how to use Niwaki Crean Mate - to easily clean

You can make the ties in self fabric or 25mm webbing or tape

Plus they are too flimsy for most proper cleaning up jobs

Cleaning mud off a blade with your hands isn't recommended

This knife is very similar to the Swedish Sloyd knives and is ideal for detail carving work

This is about protection from moisture rather than lubrication of moving parts

It features one beveled edge and one serrated edge

In the case of the Land Rover I'd need to carry both metric and imperial

If you'd like to see how this toolbox sizes up - compared to other smaller and larger Japanese toolboxes that we sell - then click on the box below to watch Edd's instagram video

Skeletool® CX

The blade is very different to normal Opinels in that it has a forged hammer appearence with only the lower section of the blade having been ground