The maru Hori Hori Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel, featuring a wood handle and a black carbon steel blade serrated on one side, rests on a wooden surface.

Close-up image of the serrated carbon steel blade with a pointed tip, part of the maru Hori Hori Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel, resting on a wooden surface.

A maru Hori Hori Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel with a serrated edge and a wooden handle lies on a wooden surface, showcasing its durable carbon steel blade.

The maru Hori Hori Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel, featuring a wooden handle, labeled blade, and a brown leather sheath, rests elegantly on a light wooden surface.

A Hori Hori Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel by maru, featuring a black carbon steel blade and a wooden handle with a blue and white label, lies on a wooden surface.

A maru Hori Hori Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel with a sharp, carbon steel blade and a wooden handle featuring a "Made in Japan" label, placed on a wooden surface.

A close-up view of a shiny, black arrowhead resembling the blade of the maru Hori Hori Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel, set on a wooden surface.

A maru Hori Hori Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel with a wooden handle and a black sheath, displaying Japanese text on the sheath and product specifications on the handle, lays on a light wooden surface.

A maru Hori Hori Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel with a wooden handle rests on a wooden surface.

The Hori Hori Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel is a versatile and robust implement that brings Japanese efficiency to your gardening tasks. This multi-functional tool, whose name literally means "small digging tool" in Japanese, is designed to be the Swiss Army knife of the garden world.

Key Features:

Blade Material: High-carbon tool steel
Blade Width: 1-3/4 inches
Blade Length: 6-1/2 inches
Overall Length: 11-1/2 inches
Handle: Beech wood with two stainless-steel rivets
Includes synthetic scabbard with belt loop

Functions:

Digging deep-rooted weeds
Planting bulbs and bedding plants
Cutting through tough roots and branches
General-purpose garden knife

Design Highlights:

Shovel-shaped front blade for efficient digging
Saw teeth on one edge for cutting
Beveled back edge (can be sharpened for cutting)
Tempered for heavy use

The Hori Hori Gardening Tool is like the James Bond of gardening implements - versatile, tough, and always ready for action. Whether you're battling stubborn weeds, planting delicate bulbs, or engaging in hand-to-hand combat with overgrown roots, this tool has got your back (and your front, and your sides).

The high-carbon steel blade is forged tougher than your grandmother's fruitcake and tempered to withstand the abuse you'll inevitably put it through. It's the garden tool equivalent of that friend who always volunteers to help you move - reliable, strong, and doesn't complain no matter how hard the job.

With its shovel-shaped front and saw-toothed edge, this tool is ready to dig, cut, slice, and probably make julienne fries if you asked it nicely. The beveled back edge can be sharpened, turning your garden tool into a samurai sword for plants. (Note: Please don't actually use it as a sword. Plants don't fight back... usually.)

The beech wood handle, secured with stainless steel rivets, provides a comfortable grip for those marathon gardening sessions. And when you're done vanquishing garden foes, the included synthetic scabbard with belt loop lets you holster your trusty sidekick like the gardening gunslinger you are.

In short, the Hori Hori Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel is not just a tool; it's a horticultural multi-tool that will make you wonder how you ever gardened without it. It's so useful, you might find yourself looking for excuses to garden. "Honey, I'm just going to check if the lawn needs digging up... again."