Garden Knife?

I share the garden with my father, and he ended up keeping the Case sodbuster I used for gardening tasks.
For aromatic herbs I use the small thin sheepsfoot on my Schrade 93OT and it works great.
Yet, sooner or later I might pick an Opinel paring knife, modify it (making a shorter sheepsfoot blade out of it), and see how it works :)

Fausto
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Maybe I'm the odd out, but I would not recommend a folding knife for gardening, specially not a non-locking one. Not that they can't be used, but why would you want it over a good fixed blade knife? I would look at the offerings by Bark River, which have high quality knives with a convex edge. I would choose one in stainless steel and would stay away from the very thick ones, so that you can cut comfortably and not worry about moisture and rust. I don't think that the ones I really use classify as traditional (VG-10 and zytel handles) therefore I'm not recommending any specific knife, but there are many that fit the bill and have the traditional feel you're looking for.
 
I like a Mora for my garden knife. My number two carbon one has cut sod, trimmed twigs when my pruners were not handy, severed roots, and opened plenty of bags of soil and mulch. I'll pocket a folder out of habit, but I much prefer a fixed blade for garden work
 
I also would choose a Mora for a garden knife. I'm honestly not sure what a garden knife is?? Are you dividing bulbs and root masses? The Mora works for most things and I am not the least bit concerned if I damage it. For the most part, my garden knife is the one in my pocket. The Condor Bushlore makes a good garden knife and for bigger jobs, perhaps the Condor Hudson Bay. So my suggestion is use whatever you like that's sharp for little tasks and pick up a Mora (Companion) or Condor Bushlore for the heavier chores that might require "cutting dirt".
 
I like the mora #1 as well for most garden tasks
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