Knife for in the garden

[Smiling]

Hard to imagine my mom wielding my Skrama, but I'd love to see it!

Otoh, she's the one who gave me the Hori-Hori as a gift a few years ago, so maybe I shouldn't underestimate her.

I saw my mom wielding my Recon Tanto while she was removing some rose bushes (she wanted to do it herself because she had exact idea what will stay and what needs to go)

 

[littleknife]

The Opinel Garden knife is the best place to start. The Victorinox floral knife looks like a good option but. cleaning the Opinel will be easier. 12C27 blade steel will work well for her.

Add a good pair of shears though, kitchen shears will work pretty good too.

And, finally a Mora or one of those Japanese knives might be worth a try as well.

The Opinel knives are great, I like them too! However I had the wood handle swell after getting wet to a point where it was almost impossible to open.
Eventually it dried out, but until then the knife was unusable.

 

[Smiling]

The Opinel knives are great, I like them too! However I had the wood handle swell after getting wet to a point where it was almost impossible to open.
Eventually it dried out, but until then the knife was unusable.

This is why I prefer G10, Kraton or polymer handles over leather and/or wood.

 

[BD_01]

Add another vote for a Spyderco Salt with serrated edge.

I bought a Pac Salt for a sailing trip. After the trip it became my garden knife. I can’t imagine a better knife for either application.

Here it is taking a break from cutting sod.

 

[22-rimfire]

If she does pruning, I'd go with a pruning knife such as made by Victorinox. I use clippers for that however and feel they work better.

For general stuff, I don't really have a recommendation, but most any stainless steel knife would work.... how about a Spyderco Endura. You basically want a knife that a person can open easily and safely with gloves on.

I use a Condor Bushlore (fixed blade) for gardening and yard stuff like digging weeds and so forth. Been using this for years and works great. Don't really care if I bugger it up on some buried rock. But honestly, I don't bugger it up at all. I may dull the edge, but I sharpen it readily.

 

[Edgeoflife]

Mora or a pacific salt