What are yr favorite knives for yardwork, gardening?

[Evil D]

Spyderhawk. It's pretty much second to none for gardening, it gives you a reach advantage and makes pull cuts so much easier, for harvesting veggies I don't think you can get a better knife.





Well, probably the Matriarch would be great for this too. The shape of a Civilian would be awesome but I don't think the tip could handle clearing out weeds and small branches. For just veggies the Civilian would probably be amazing though.

[JonLeBlanc]

My S90V Millie is a great one for the yard, but I also have a big stainless, serrated, Opinel.

[wrdwrght]

My tools of choice are a Spyderhawk, a Tasman, and a Pacific Salt, all SE H1.

[Matus]

This thread has a perfect timing, I just started to look for a knife for this exact purpose :) The Spyderhawk looks about perfect for the task - what I pity that these are long gone.

[vivi]

More partial to these than folders for yard stuff.

[skeeg11]

Why are serrated Byrds so overlooked in this capacity. Well priced and within the reach of non-AFI knife people. I actually prefer their serration pattern to many Spyderco teeth. The new serrated Wharnies are FFG. Serrated 8Cr13MoV is sooooooooo underrated.

[TkoK83Spy]

A few of my favorites over the past few years.

[bleasure]

I'm glad I asked, I didn't even know about the Spyderhawk and it seems like there's consensus about it being a great option! Any advantages/disadvantages vs the Tasman SE, which I also never paid attention to? I expected salts to be mentioned, but honestly now I wonder if Spyderco shouldn't consider also marketing their salt line at this specific use.

I have felcos, bahcos, good loppers, great saws, axes, trowels, etc, and my favorite downed limb tree processor, my BK-9. But I've been pleased with how great my Wolfspyder's worked in a pinch - like hacking down a 1"+ dead branch in a hurry, weird circumstances - and my dragonfly's point, and thin stock, have been useful. Like someone said, I've found an Opinel is a classic, great choice for a plain edge, they just cut so cleanly when they're kept sharp (mine's a carbone #8, tho my shiny padouk one would work perfectly if I didn't want to keep the mirror polish on it, lol). Didn't know about the spear point, should look into it.

I completely agree that knives aren't the first tool for most jobs like these, but by the same token I can't count the number of times I'd wished I had a smaller one on me and didn't.

[thewoodpecker]

PE Pacific Salt, SE Byrd Hawkbill. Wish I would have gotten one of the last Spyderhawk runs as it seems an ideal outdoor platform…maybe we'll be graced by another Sprint!

[JD Spydo]

I do such a wide variety of different yard, garden and landscaping type work that I just can't nail it down to one blade. But there is one that I tend to use more than any of the others>> I'm speaking of my Salt Series, H-1, Full SE, yellow handled Spyderhawk. I find that the extra large Spyderhawk Hawkbill model to be most handy for a wide array of outdoor jobs.

All of the folders and fixed blades that I use for outdoor type work I'm finding that Spyderco's "SPYDEREDGED" models seem to work the best for all the jobs I tend to encounter. I encourage all of you who haven't yet ever used one of Spyderco's fully serrated Hawkbill blades to get one and give it a try.

[wrdwrght]

This thread has a perfect timing, I just started to look for a knife for this exact purpose :) The Spyderhawk looks about perfect for the task - what I pity that these are long gone.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/spyderco-spyde ... 632-2357-0

[Evil D]

More partial to these than folders for yard stuff.

If we're being honest, all folders are outclassed by other proper gardening tools. Much of what I do could be done so much easier just with some decent pruning shears, but being a knife junkie means it's a good excuse to play with my knives and I think it's a good task for evaluating knives and edges and such.

That would have been awesome for cutting tobacco though. I did a bit of that in my youth, I'm sure some machine has taken that job away by now.

[Thunderpants]

A Silky Bigboy saw is great if you have to clear up fallen branches and stuff. Added bonus: it sounds like a sex toy!