Beater/hard work knife needed

[Matador]

My Cold Steel Rajah 3 fits the bill for yard work. Damn fine chopper too and in your price range. And you'll have a cool edc to boot.

 

[Nickers]

Fixed or folder? I think that what manowar said is a great option, plus like a leatherman or something. Also check out Moras, you could just buy 5...:thumbup:

 

[dave9969]

opinel for the simplicity of the entire design
cheap to buy an replace as most of them are under 20 bucks

I personally carry a Kershaw select fire 1920 paid 20 bucks for it
has included 1/4 inch nut driver and 4 screwdriver bits in the handle
lifetime warranty and great customer service
sent mine in missing a screw out of the pocket clip got a new knife returned.

 

[Surfingringo]

Three pages and not one recommendation for the spyderco Pacific Salt??

Ok, I recommend the Spyderco Pacific Salt! . Full serrated.

 

[AreBeeBee]

Another vote for the Leonard soil knife. We have one — it's great. Given what you described your summer job as doing, it's a tool you'll use this summer and keep for good. It's really sturdy. Get the sheath to go with it. It's tool you'll have forever.

Depending on what other cutting and chopping tasks you have, you may also want pruners (larger or small), garden scissors, and a folding saw. If you're working with a crew, see what they use.

 

[n7titan]

Another vote for the Leonard soil knife. Depending on what other cutting and chopping tasks you have, you may also want pruners (larger or small), garden scissors, and a folding saw. If you're working with a crew, see what they use.

This seems perfect, I'd recommend a fixed blade with a comfy handle if you're going to using it more than 30 min each day with tough roots. You probably don't want it to look too pretty either since you'll be beating it up. Bonus you can leave it with the other garden tools at home and not worry about others really damaging it with use.
http://www.amazon.com/A-M-Leonard-Classic-Stainless-Steel/dp/B001FA6BK2

 

[AreBeeBee]

Another plus of ordering a Leonard knife is that they'll send you their 350-page catalog. If this is just a summer job, and gardening doesn't fire you up much, well, you won't care. But if you do like gardening, their catalog is wonderful reading. Park it in the bathroom —

 

[n7titan]

I found out the soil knife is also the Hori Hori. manowar said this was probably 420 and some Amazon reviews say theirs snapped in tough packed soil/roots; It was probably due to lateral stress. I did see on that was made of carbon steel, though it doesn't say what type. Actually none of these listings do.

It's kind of funny reading the reviews. Some complained that a stainless steel would be sharper and how they had to take a file to theirs but it otherwise is durable. Sounds like if you can put a decent edge on a knife the carbon steel is the way to go. That handle doesn't look like it has great fit though. 2 cents

 

[knoefz]

Machette?

 

[steve itm]

[video=youtube;Kil5kNOyLJw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Kil5kNOyLJw[/video]...Check out this sucker

 

[kvaughn]

What he said!:thumbup:

Check out a Hori Hori. It's designed for that work.

 

[uxo2]

^^^^^^^^^^^
is garbage.. under hard use the tang will bend or handles come off

The one below is better.

This seems perfect,

The treasure wise is my favorite.

I stood on it while I was doing some prying

 

[xGraffx]

I would pick up a decent machete for that type work.

This.

Cold Steel has a LOT of machete types to choose from. Alternatively a hawkbill blade is very useful when it comes to yard tasks, esp if you pair it up with a folding saw for cutting larger weeds & small trees.

There is also the Cold Steel Spec Ops Shovel....which I use quite regularly around the yard in place of a machete. Also digs holes like a boss.

 

[Clang!]

Check out a Hori Hori. It's designed for that work.

Second vote for a Hori Hori. I've alse found a flat prybar works better for levering out stubbord weeds then a dedicated weeder.