Every gardener learn the unvoiced way of life that cheap garden tool just are n’t deserving the hassle . Sure , they do n’t ab initio cost as much , but when you go through 2 or 3 of anything in a season or when they damp at 5 PM on Sunday as the closest baby’s room is close , it ’s just not worth cheaping out . Reliable , solid garden tools made from character material unremarkably last for many year and get the tasks done faster . Breck ’s has two excellent tools you should consider tote up to your garden toolbox : their Rosewood Bypass Pruners and the Hori Hori Knife Ultimate Garden Tool .
Breck’s Rosewood Pruners
Breck ’s Rosewood Pruners feature a beautiful , old - schooling spirit ( I palpate so English hold them ! ) with smooth Rosewood grip . They ’re also very well-situated to work with – I used them all 24-hour interval , reducing yard dissipation for my compost pile , and had no blisters on my script at the ending of the Book of Job . This shunt trimmer features a springless design which means the leaping wo n’t kill out at the absolute regretful prison term , rendering your pruning hook useless . The interlock latch is made of face and is positioned at the bottom of the handles , not near the steel like many other pruners . Having the locking door latch at the bottom make it easier to operate when your gloves are thoroughly quaggy or your deal are full of pruning .
But of course , pruning is all about how well the blades cut and these stainless steel blades are really acute . The strength and sharpness of the blade are a vital feature in a set of pruners because you want a smooth excision on your pruned plant life – a pruner that leave a rough edge or displume the industrial plant tissue paper encourage insect infestation and disease . Sharp steel like these , made of untainted steel , can be sharpened regularly , which is not something you could do with pruner made of cheap materials . These blades easily bite through anything up to about 1/4″ in diameter , which makes them thoroughgoing for most pruning tasks .
Breck’s Hori Hori Knife Ultimate Garden Tool with Sheath
The Barebones Hori Hori Knife from Breck’s is truly an all-purpose garden tool.
This Nipponese - style garden tool dig , plant , hammer , cuts , cultivates , and oceanic abyss . I know tools like this – one tool that does many things is a endowment when you ’re on the move in the garden and find thick weeds , loose nail , bricks sunk into clay , a plant life that demand to be moved , or any phone number of other thing .
The Hori Hori knife is penetrative as a razor , well - poise , and solid as a stone – one piece of steel run from the bakshish through the handle , so it should stand up to years of heavy use . The walnut grip is very comfortable in your hand even after hours of use ; the serrate bound can be used as a modest saw or to quickly snub through plant source ; the end pummel can be used for scant hammering ; the sweetener near the handle can be used to cut string or rophy or as a bottle opener ; and the tip can be used to cultivate around small plants and aerate the soil . For quick measurements , there are one - inch gradients on the underside of the sword , which is ready to hand for planting or measuring . The Hori Hori Knife is also great for hacking through brush and chopping little branches from tree limb as I did in the motion-picture show below . Between this and my trusty Cobrahead weeder , I ’ll need few other garden tools in my bag .
How great is the Hori Hori Knife ? I used it to whoop through thispine treelimb that ’s been in my encounter good deal since January . It took about 3 minutes and now I have a bumpy - hand-hewn terminal fortrellising pea .
