I am very impressed with the strength and comfort of the soil knife. Holy moly is this thing sharp! (Get the sheath too or you will surely lose a few digits.) And now my crew will not use my pruning saws in the soil (!). Also, I love that it has the depth markings on it, so great for bulb planting time.
The best garden tool! Bought for a friend.
This is always my go to tool. Literally, thousands of uses and only A.M. Leonard makes one that lasts!
My brand new scissors-brand soil knife blade and handle parted company catastrophically the first time I applied any torque. The attachment is just 4 spot welds on flimsy steel. This A.M Leonard knife has a much more solid feel to it. I haven't used it hard yet, but it's going to do fine. The sheath is just the right weight. I went straight to wax to treat the leather (White's leather dressing -- for wild land firefighters boots) . But I'd recommend starting with neatsfoot oil or mink oil first, then going to wax The wax I used didn't penetrate as deep as I would like.
This knife really works well. Beats kitchen knife by a long shot.
