The Japanese Hori Hori Knife for Bushcraft?

The Japanese Hori Hori Knife is the ultimate gardening tool. Can it be used for bushcraft as well? Let's have a look.

[ROE]

👍 Interesting tool. Thank you for sharing.

[FrankSchweppe]

Thanks for this video, these blades do not get a lot of attention. We use one in the garden for planting bushes in rocky terrain. Very handy. About 30 clams on Amazon (25 euros or so). Wooden handle, full tang, stainless blade. I did not like the serrations on ours, they were too fragile and ran all the way to the tip - my wife immediately cut her off hand with it (no gloves, pulling on roots with her left hand and digging/stabbing through them with the hori hori at the same time). I took them off and then replaced them with hand-filed sawteeth similar to those on a chainsaw, for the pull cut, leaving the tip on that side unserrated and unsharpened. That way the risk of hurting your off hand is slightly less. It does not replace a real saw or a real good knife, but for digging out roots and planting vegetables etc. it is a great tool. I can see this as the favorite tool of a truffel farmer (you know, these horribly expensive underground mushroom things they search for using dogs or dwarf pigs). It would make a great tool for digging cat holes during a trip into the woods, clearing space around a tent or shelter and such. You can delimb and debark with it but the edge is too thick for real fine knife tasks, and the saw is not suitable for say cutting through a sizeable log, but very useful for notching. Ours came in a pretty decent thick leather sheath, I'd say they are good value for money.

[darrylthehorntoadpiper]

That’s a great idea you came up with!👍😵‍💫

[celticwitan]

I am getting this, as a mater gerdener this is ideal. I have a mora 510, and a shrade F10 spear point, and a fiskers X7 hatchette, light strong and useful tools are what I carry.

[taurbaby]

I got a hori hori ultimate by barebones. It really is kinda like a multi tool. For light to medium duties its good to keep in your pack.

[JuanHenriquez]

I seen this knife in my pinterest, I was browsing Japanese Knives. seen the design and thought right away, as you, that it will make a. excellent addition to bushcrafting. I am glad to have seen your video! thumbs up!

[art-e-mouse]

Thanks for the reminder... I'm familiar with the Hori-Hori, and used the concept to seek a survival hand "shovel" (in name only) that has many of the qualities of the Hori-Hori. I used the concept, but forgot the principle... Thanks for the wake up call... Good vid!

[Iridium]

Nice tool, have heard of them before but never even thought about their usefulness as a bushcraft tool. You are making me miss those east coast Autumn leaves :) Have you tried sharpening it up? I wonder how hard it would be given the concave blade. Great idea none the less!

[TheWtfnonamez]

Brilliant video.
Im only here because I saw a Hori Hori on a gardening website and immediately thought "I reckon that would be great for bushcraft!". I think its one of those overlapping tools that will be perfect depending on the situation. Eg if you are camping somewhere and you need a trowel, but a trenching tool is a bit much. Personally I normally take extremely tough, plastic trowels for "doing my business" but if I was on a trip that was higher risk or longer, I would trade the weight for one of these.

[NathansFerroceriumrods]

Nice knife, it has many applications in bushcraft.

[cozam]

I have used a hori hori for several years, I use and abuse mine. I actually have an inexpensive one with a heavy plastic handle, the a bit higher quality with the hardwood handle and full tang, they both take quite a beating. I use for the traditional gardening tasks, but also great for rock hounding. Much smaller than a shovel and handles most tasks, I do try to keep at least one of them sharpened. Obviously you can't expect it to keep a sharp edge if used for digging, but it still a versatile tool.

[markstanton]

I've had one for about ten years .... has become indispensable for my work (I'm a gardener) ... Don't think I would add it to my wilderness kit though .... I do carry a folding hand trowel though for digging tasks.

[Player_Review]

I've heard of the hori hori, but this is the first demonstration I've seen. Definitely more useful than just as a garden shovel. Thanks.

[concepcionbushcraft]

Interesting tool. I am always trying to find "bushcraft uses" to everything.
I always use a Mora knife, an axe an a folding saw. That is what i like most, but is always good to try new tools.
Regards from Argentina!!!!

[werewolf]

I saw an ad for this knife on my social media. The Fiskars is $30 with a life time warranty and the amazon is $20 looks the same? But I immediately was curious of its possible hiking / camping and bush craft applications. I like that it looks a bit more like a tool BUT you could use it to defend yourself. My brother used to sharpen one side of his trench shovel. This looks very interesting. I think the only issue is under hard use that blade might cause unusual twisting or indexing? It also seems to be made out of a very good steel with full tang for a fraction of the cost a name brand knife would cost. Your video helped a lot. thanks.

[gunterpatee]

I like people who think outside the box. Was looking for a multi-use trowel while out on the trail. Nows all I gotta do is find it with a plastic handle.

[山田孝太郎-nq]

hello!
i am from japan!
thank you for youse my country kinfe!

[Gdam]

It actually means dig, dig. I love this tool first used it in Maui on an organic farm I worked on.

[kuribo]

Far more useful that just a plain old spade for digging ground toilets or smaller fire pits. Compromise on the weight for usefulness factor.

[dwightehowell]

I do have one. It isn't full tang but I've had it a few yrs and hasn't broken yet. Should work fine for burying your poop.