I broke my hori-hori. What did you break?

My almost favorite tool just broke, my hori-hori.
Rip hori-hori.
For years you’ve faithfully helped me maintain the right direction on my project. Always by my side, always ready to cut, dig or pry. Never not ready, no whing. Never a dull moment, always sharp.
I will miss you. Bey bey hori!

I broke an old shovel that I really liked. Decided to get an all steel shovel because I do a lot of hard digging.

Wow, one of my favorite tools now. It can dig in the hardest soils and cut through and pry up roots with ease. One of my best purchases and most used tools now.

aw, man. i had an awesome hori-hori that was forged from a railroad spike. i didn’t break it (that would be a real feat), but i did lose it. a few years ago now, it has regularly been missed. haven’t gotten a new one of any kind - maybe i’m still in mourning.

among the things i’ve broken are a number of digging forks, a grass whip, and the handle of my maul (though a friend started the job for me).

Steve Thorn wrote:I broke an old shovel that I really liked. Decided to get an all steel shovel because I do a lot of hard digging.

Wow, one of my favorite tools now. It can dig in the hardest soils and cut through and pry up roots with ease. One of my best purchases and most used tools now.

It's so interesting to me when two people try something and come to such different conclusions.  I hate that shovel!  And I really mean I hate it.  I would rather use any shovel I've ever owned than that thing.  It's so heavy it's ridiculous.  I've tried to pry out rocks that I can pry up with my wooden-handled shovel, and bent it.  The head twisted on the handle somehow.  If you can't tell I really, really hate that shovel  I'm really glad it works well for you and you like it, it just doesn't work for me.

Wow Hugo! That would be impressive if it wasn't so depressing. I just got into the hori hori this season. It's like the pulaski of the garden! It might not be the best tool for the job but it is the best tool for ALL THE JOBS.

Those Fiskars metal handle tools are great. I got the digging fork a few years ago and am blown away by what it will stand up to!

I broke my car yesterday.

Trace Oswald wrote: It's so interesting to me when two people try something and come to such different conclusions.

Yeah it is funny how people like different things. I love the extra weight, it seems to help add some momentum, making slicing through the soil easier for our soil here, where there are lots of gravelly patches on my property in one area.

I've put it though a lot, and it's still is as good as new. I've already bought a 2nd one just in case my first one ever goes out on me, and I was thinking of getting a 3rd one just the other day.

I got one for my father and father in law too since I liked it so much, and they didn't think too much of it when they first got it. Now it's the only shovel I ever see them use!

Steve Thorn wrote:Yeah it is funny how people like different things. I love the extra weight, it seems to help add some momentum, making slicing through the soil easier for our soil here, where there are lots of gravelly patches on my property in one area.

I've put it though a lot, and it's still is as good as new. I've already bought a 2nd one just in case my first one ever goes out on me, and I was thinking of getting a 3rd one just the other day.

I got one for my father and father in law too since I liked it so much, and they didn't think too much of it when they first got it. Now it's the only shovel I ever see them use!

I wish we were closer, I would give you mine

I have now broken not one, but 2 "Grandpa's weeder" hoes in the last year. I LOVE that tool, they are so much better than a regular hoe.. but alas even they seem to get put through more than they can handle by me.

I've also broken a hammer, screw driver, set of hand pruners and branch "Loppers". If we are talking about indoor tools the list is much longer, scissors, knives, spatula's.... I'm a menace. 😅

Dear hubby broke my garden spade.  They just don't make them like they used to.

I broke the handle on my 'ladies shovel'. It's a bit smaller and narrower than a standard builders shovel, so I find it handier for working with - I use it for levelling soil mostly, but in this case I was digging old sheep manure that had dried hard. Hopefully I've got a spare handle I can put on it....

I broke my ulu machete. I was taking out a small tree, at the base, and caught a big rock underneath it, took a wedge out of it - almost a perfect triangle, about an inch long at the bottom. I loved that ulu, and haven't been about to find another one like it.

P.s. It was similar to an offset Bristol Bay style, but more... camping/survival/tactical oriented, and was advertised in outdoor use as a machete, rather than for kitchen use.

Hugo Morvan wrote:My almost favorite tool just broke, my hori-hori.
Rip hori-hori.
For years you’ve faithfully helped me maintain the right direction on my project. Always by my side, always ready to cut, dig or pry. Never not ready, no whing. Never a dull moment, always sharp.
I will miss you. Bey bey hori!

Your faithful hori-hori will be remembered with honour. Ka'pla!