Hori Hori - painted handle

Hori Hori - painted handleIf a hand tool has a nice wooden handle I have to fight hard to avoid the urge to paint it. Being honest I'm surprised its taken me this long to apply some paint to a Hori Hori. Painting wooden handles comes from lumberjacks wanting to easily spot their axes on the forrest floor so there's some similar logic with a garden tool. I also enjoy the process of stripping, sanding, painting and oiling them plus I think they look cool. The Shou Sugi Ban is a

The Rebar includes these tools:

This is the longer handled version of this trowel

Large Screwdriver Tighten and loosen larger flat-headed screws

Two large lower-front pockets

Carbon steel blade which is approx 7" (17cm)

It's not until you start to break cheap spanners that you start to appreciate good quality tools

The concave edge follows the curve of the blade perfectly

We are currently replacing this with a non-branded version of a similar specification

Safely and easily open canned goods in wilderness situations

Think of a chopping axe action - using the side of the trowel blade

• thoroughly clean and dry item before application

If you'd like to see how this toolbox sizes up - compared to others in the Trusco range - then click on the box below to watch Edd's instagram video