Traditional Folders in the Garden: what do you keep to hand?

I don't have much garden. I usually have an opinel 10 for yard work. I also have an AG Russell large sod buster that gets yard/mechanic carry!
 
Henry Beige said:
Conchita usually prefers that I stay out of her flower garden, but I keep a Hultafors handy, with the big fat ugly green handle, in case she needs a blade.

For my own projects I like to use my Condor Golok if a chain saw is not called for. Sometimes circumstances dictate a pruner or Swede saw. A couple of times the other day, I had occasion to use the saw on my Vic Farmer. Conchita was derisive until she saw me finish off a couple of four-inch box elders that were hard by a fence so that nothing else would fit behind them.
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Sounds like you and your good lady are working hard down there Henry. It's great that you have clearly defined areas for your own projects and remain sufficiently tooled up for when the need arises. I too am a big fan of the Vic Farmer and it's saw. I hope you and your beautifully named Conchita really enjoy your garden this year my friend, you sound like a great team. :)
 
Depends on the garden. Helping a friend in her flower garden, a stockman, camp/scout, an old Old Hickory(?) fixed blade pruning knife, and an older than me pair of garden snips. No idea who the maker was.
When helping her hubby in is "garden" (66 coconut palm trees, five or six small banana trees (gives baby bananas, not big ones like at the grocer) a avacodo "tree" (untamed, as tall as a three story house) I had the pruning blade, a cold steel "heavy" machete, and a manual 12 foot pole saw - with a 12 foot custom made it myself extension to reach 23 feet. (still too short for some of the palms)
 
Spent last week by my daughter, a lot of work to do with a hawkbill. It was a pleasure to use!

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My 6318 in CV is indispensable in the garden. I don't know how anyone does any serious gardening without a good pocket knife. I am constantly using it. The high sheepsfoot is easy to open with gloves on too, and the slender clip blade really comes in handy for certain tasks.


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Really liking the whole look and design of these hawkbills. Think I'll get the Rough Rider folding version, hopefully the one with the white bone handle as its had some good reviews. Thanks to everyone for their posts. :thumbup:
 
Jolipapa said:
Spent last week by my daughter, a lot of work to do with a hawkbill. It was a pleasure to use!

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Fine worker that knife JP! Is that a French knife? I rather think so as it has a robust rustic look.
Planting out Raspberries or is that a Blackberry?

Thanks, Will
 
Will Power said:
Fine worker that knife JP! Is that a French knife? I rather think so as it has a robust rustic look.
Planting out Raspberries or is that a Blackberry?

Thanks, Will
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Will, it is a Massoptier and it had a tough week last week, I had to clean the raspberries / citronella / sorrel / aromatic herbs territories of all sorts of invaders, thistles, dandelions, etc. It is perfect to drive out and cut those b... roots!
Raspberries will come out between end of august and september. But the most are for next year july I hope. Burgundy is usually better known for blackcurrant but these were wild raspberries and we decided to give them a try.:)
 
I don't have much garden but just enough to grab a sickle or a machete or an axe or a saw from time to time when really needed. Otherwise, I just tuck one of these in my backpocket. You never know when an agressive vine or bramble might take it on you...

 
I usually go for my Rough Rider hawkbill: stout, stainless, keeps a good cutting edge, and if it gets dirty or damaged I don't care because it cost $10, flat enough to disappear in a pocket but easy to pinch open, and it works great for cutting open bags of mulch or soil, cutting string and zip ties, or even (presumably) using the blade as-intended as a pruner, which I have, alas, not yet had occasion to try. If I didn't have one of these, I'd probably use my Opinels. I just can't bear to take a good GEC or Case and expose it to mud and grit. Maybe they have the durability to come out with nothing but a killer patina to show for it, but I'd rather spend my time finishing my garden, not running inside to give my knife a spa treatment.
 
GaiusJulius said:
I usually go for my Rough Rider hawkbill: stout, stainless, keeps a good cutting edge, and if it gets dirty or damaged I don't care because it cost $10, flat enough to disappear in a pocket but easy to pinch open, and it works great for cutting open bags of mulch or soil, cutting string and zip ties, or even (presumably) using the blade as-intended as a pruner, which I have, alas, not yet had occasion to try. If I didn't have one of these, I'd probably use my Opinels. I just can't bear to take a good GEC or Case and expose it to mud and grit. Maybe they have the durability to come out with nothing but a killer patina to show for it, but I'd rather spend my time finishing my garden, not running inside to give my knife a spa treatment.
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Nice review G.J. That's clinched it, I'm getting one. You're right you need something you can use without worry at work and in the garden and, as I said in my intro, the R.R.s fit the bill. Just hope I can get one with the white bone handle, there are only one or two outlets in the U.K. and they only stock a limited range. Many thanks mate. :):thumbup:
 
Spyderco Raven 2........ big enough to do any job, yet cheap enough $44 that I don't worry about putting it to work. Easy to sharpen to a razor. I've had mine now for over 3 weeks; and I've been taking it fishing/ gardening/ feeding horses (twine and feed bags); and it hasn't even so much as whimpered. Good knife for the money!
 
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