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Leonard Classic Stainless Steel Soil Knife

Weight: 0.500000 lbs

Member-tested and recommended by the National Home Gardening Club!
Lifetime warranty. Our classic soil knife is made by one of the world's finest manufacturers of quality Swedish steel tools. This 3-in-1 landscaping tool digs, cuts and saws; plus it excels at rock removal, weeding, planting, dividing crowns, and cutting roots. The 6-inch stainless steel blade has a tapered slicing edge with mild serrations on one side. The one piece molded composite handle is designed with a wide guard. Blade is 1-3/4 inches wide and 11-3/4 inches long; sheath sold separately.

Features:

Matte finish stainless steel
Shorter, milder serrations for root cutting
Larger grip guard
Customer favorite for years
Lifetime warranty

The Gardening Products Review put our classic soil knife to the test, stating that "the A.M. Leonard Classic Soil Knife's design is similar to others on the market, and it shines, literally, in the details." Read the full review from GPReview here.

Specs

6" x 1 3/4" blade
Overall length is 11 3/4"
Weighs .8 lbs. SHEATH IS NOT INCLUDED(Product Number 4750s)

Product Features

One serrated edge
One sharpened edge
Bright orange handle

Product Benefits

Use this tool to:

Dig weeds out of your flowerbeds and lawn
Scrape weeds out of cracks in your drive, walk, patio, etc.
Plant bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers
Dig tender bulbs and corms for winter storage
Plant annual flowers, herbs, perennials, vegetables, ornamental grasses
Use the curved blade to scrape backfill soil back into holes
Loosen matted mulch to improve water and fertilizer penetration
Loosen crusted and compacted soils
Cut sod to size during installation
Prep root bound container plants for replanting by slicing through the ball to open girdling roots
Chop the greens off your root vegetables
Saw through roots, then grab them out
Divide perennials and ornamental grasses
Dig a shallow furrow to direct-seed a row of vegetable seeds
Use as a trowel, transplanter or a dibble
Closely cultivate to plants
Mix your own potting mixes
Mix soil when adding amendments
Dig out stones, rocks and other debris
Harvest shallow rooted vegetables like onions and baby carrots
Incorporate granular fertilizer into the top layer of soil
Incorporate granular pre-emergent herbicides into the top layer of soil
Make pilot holes for bamboo, tomato cages, tree fertilizer stakes, identification stakes, reflective sticks, flags, survey stakes, garden torches, trellises, spike sprinklers, pH meters, and more
Dig out soil for underground irrigation sprinkler heads to repair and adjust
Clean mud out of cleats on boots
Cut a slot for short installations of landscape edging
Break up ice dams for better drainage
Use sideways to dig out those hard-to-reach leaves under shrubs
Use as a temporary stake to tie on string to lay straight rows in your garden
Cut a plug out of turf to check thatch levels, moisture content, and soil profile
Block a wheel on your cart or wheelbarrow when parked on a hill
Chop up lumps of soil
Dig out stepping stones and brick walkways for replacement or repair
Dig holes to add Terra-sorb to existing plants, inside and out
Make a trench to install soaker hose, then use sideways to backfill over the top
Secure one end of frost protection and other fabrics to the ground when you lay it out on a windy evening so you make a 2-person job a 1-person job

Warranty

A.M. Leonard, Inc. warrants its tools identified as "Leonard Premium tools" to be free from material or workmanship defects for the life of the tool. A.M. Leonard, Inc. will replace or repair faulty tools at its sole discretion. Tools need to be sent postage prepaid to A.M. Leonard, Inc. 241 Fox Drive, Piqua, Ohio 45356. This warranty does not cover damage due to abuse, rust, mishandling or unauthorized repair. Changes in design, finish, material specifications, etc. may be made without notice and without implying any obligation or recourse upon A.M. Leonard, Inc.

Review Summary (Based on 58 Reviews)

5 Stars
Overall Rating: 5/5
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Customer Reviews for Leonard Classic Stainless Steel Soil Knife

5 Stars

Best Garden Hand Tool Ever

Customer from PA wrote (January 18, 2018):

I always carry this with me. You will never buy a trowel again. Italian quality.

5 Stars

best gift

gene from NC wrote (December 08, 2017):

This is my favorite gift to give to gardening friends. I especially like the ergonomic handle and high visibility orange, as I've misplaced wooden handled digging knives in the leaf and soil litter. It's also very sturdy, so can be used to lever and chop, or even slice string and compost bags with the serrated edge.

5 Stars

Classic soil knife is great

Petunia from CA wrote (September 20, 2017):

This is a wonderful multi-function tool. It easily helps dig soil for planting, weeding, transplanting small plants.

5 Stars

Stainless Steel Soil Knife - can't garden without it!

Volunteer Gardener from PA wrote (September 04, 2017):

The tool was originally given to me as a gift. I now have six of them (one for each gardening location). It's the most useful gardening tool that I own.

5 Stars

BESDT & MOST VERSATILE AND USEFUL TOO IN MY GARDENING TOOLS

Lee Siglin from IA wrote (August 06, 2017):

this is the first version of the garden knife I bought years ago---I recently purchased it again as I misplaced mine in the garden and have not yet found it---and I certainly can't imagine trying to garden without it. I also bought the deluxe version and both are the best garden tools I ever bought---I use them constantly. If I had to part with all of my other garden tools and just keep one tool this knife would be the thing I kept, without a doubt. I absolutely LOVE it and consider it the best garden tool I ever bought!

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