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    On recent visits to the allotment, I have discovered that a small penknife (or similar) would be rather handy - cutting string/raffia/pruning/harvesting etc etc.

    I have a couple of cheap small penknives at home, but they would break within minutes of being used.

    Anyone with any tips/recommmendations of what to get and where from?
    A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

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    I have an extremely sharp pair of scissors that I wouldn't be without, and a pair of secateurs, don't generally use knives.

    My OH has a multi-tool thing on with a very good knife, its a Leatherman one. It has a knife, scissors, pliers etc and is very handy for in the garden and home...

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    • #3
      I have a half-decent multi-tool as well, Wilkinson Sword i think, which is secateurs/knife/mini-scissors/screwdriver etc. I use it for just about everything & it fits in a pocket. Would recommend looking for a decent one in garden centre.

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      • #4
        I use a lock-knife that I bought from the local outdoor sports place.

        It holds an edge reasonably well, can be opened easily with one hand so I don't need to let go of whatever it is that I spot needs cutting, and has an automatic lock when the blade is fully open to stop it collapsing on my fingers.

        Didn't break the bank either - cost around £10.
        Veni, Vidi, Velcro.
        I came, I saw, I stuck around.

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        • #5
          My OH gave me a pocket swiss army knife which has all the tools I'll ever need, put a few that I won't! Bernie
          Bernie aka DDL

          Appreciate the little things in life because one day you will realise they are the big things

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          • #6
            I have used a Spear and Jackson knife for years. One blade in a red plastic cover so it's easy to spot and a strong ring to tie to a bit of string to keep somewhere safe.
            Digger-07

            "If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right" Henry Ford.

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            • #7
              I use a leatherman (see below) buy on line from USA are expensive here.

              http://www.knifecountryusa.com/store...lti-tools.html
              The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
              Brian Clough

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              • #8
                I use a leatherman
                http://www.knifecountryusa.com/store...lti-tools.html
                Suggest you buy from here & not in GB(expensive)
                Last edited by bubblewrap; 16-07-2007, 05:58 PM.
                The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
                Brian Clough

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                • #9
                  I also have a swiss army knife, has everything I need for the allotment, including a corkscrew


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                  • #10
                    I use a wooden handled folding knife by the name of OPINEL and they last for years .
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                    NORTH DEVON

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                    • #11
                      I've also got an Opinel - French made don't you know - and they do a wide range including some dinky little pruning saws.

                      I also have an old-fashioned curved pruning knife, use which ever one seems most appropriate for the job.
                      TonyF, Dordogne 24220

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by bubblewrap View Post
                        I use a leatherman
                        http://www.knifecountryusa.com/store...lti-tools.html
                        Suggest you buy from here & not in GB(expensive)
                        Cheers for that BW, but it doesn't look like they export to the UK...?

                        Originally posted by TonyF View Post
                        I've also got an Opinel - French made don't you know - and they do a wide range including some dinky little pruning saws.

                        I also have an old-fashioned curved pruning knife, use which ever one seems most appropriate for the job.
                        I was looking at these, they do look very posh!
                        A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

                        BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

                        Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.


                        What would Vedder do?

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                        • #13
                          We have in the lottie shed,

                          A good pair of scissors........ very useful
                          An old bread knife..............used for cutting asparagus, courgetees et all
                          A stanley knife..................for when only a very sharp blade will do
                          A hacksaw with big teeth....just the job for pruning.

                          All cheap or second hand and all very useful.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by pigletwillie View Post
                            We have in the lottie shed,

                            A good pair of scissors........ very useful
                            An old bread knife..............used for cutting asparagus, courgetees et all
                            A stanley knife..................for when only a very sharp blade will do
                            A hacksaw with big teeth....just the job for pruning.

                            All cheap or second hand and all very useful.
                            Therein lies my first problem - no shed.
                            A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

                            BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

                            Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.


                            What would Vedder do?

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                            • #15
                              Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

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