Hori horis are one of the few things we sell in our Garden shop because it is the preffered only single tool used by all our staff (obviously some use various others). I've used it at home for many years and cannot imagine gardening without one. Paul -- Paul Licht, Director University of California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 7:00 AM, <pelarg@aol.com> wrote: > Hi Bob, > Yep, that's it, a hori hori, most like the third one down I think. I > don't know how I lived without it all these years. > Ernie > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: penstemon <penstemon@Q.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Tue, Nov 17, 2015 12:05 am > Subject: Re: [pbs] Japanese trowel/knife of some sort > > > >It is called a hori hori, it is a Japanese farmer's knife. I have one > too. > Very useful. > > > Multiple hori hori here. The real thing. > > http://hidatool.com/gardening/trowels-hori-hori/ > Bob Nold > Denver, > Colorado, USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing > list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >