Rite Edge 4" Folding Pruning Knife – Dual Blade Pocket Knife for Men with Wood Handle, Clip Point & Curved Pruning Blade – Small Folding Pocket Knife for Gardening, Outdoor, and Everyday Carry (EDC)

I am actually pretty shocked at the fit and finish of this knife in a very positive way. For under $10 this knife has the build quality of knives costing 10x what this one does. I am a collector of pocket knives and I also make my own knives, and I have to say on first impressions this knife is seriously very solid. I also used it to prune and the hawkbill is razor sharp and did what was expected. Well worth it.

I use it around the house to head roses, cut vines, and the like. It is much better than a straight blade for things like that. I also use it to open boxes from Amazon. It was decently sharp when it arrived. I have some diamond honing blocks but did not feel the need to use them. The wood on the handle is stained but otherwise not treated. For the time being I just rubbed some canola oil on it. The notches on the straight blade are not sharp. I have some miniature files I can use to fix that, but have not yet bothered. The notches may be good for stripping insulation from wires. I think this is a good value. ---- update December 15 2018 ---- I still like this knife very much and I have used it a lot. It's been very handy to be able to carry a good pruning knife in my pocket, and the curved blade has also opened a ton of amazon boxes. The wooden sides show no wear even though I have carried it in my pocket every day.

For $8, I am ecstatic to have gotten an apparently decent knife. The shape feels comfortable in my hand and the blades are solid in their base and came nice and sharp. The blades themselves are fairly thin, but a knife like this shouldn't see much abuse at all. When it first came, blade opening and closing was a bit jerky, but after doing so several times they seem to have smoothed out. Lubrication probably just needed working in. There are two minor imperfections in my knife and the wood doesn't seem to be sealed, which is why I gave four stars instead of five.

Well made knife that should last a long time and at a fair price, what's not to like? The blades open and close smoothly and they are plenty sharp for any Garden task. The two blade shapes are are very useful around the yard and garden. Nice size for your hand and your pocket.

This seems like a great knife, haven't used it yet, but want to say the size measurements are way off. They are much better than the product description page: overall closed size: 4" NOT 2.5! full opened length 7" [the measurements given don't even seem to add up!] Fits in the hand nicely. Seems sharp but who knows after use.. nice wood handle, seems well made overall. Already cut myself!

I have seen reviews that say this could accidentally close, and no, this is not a lockback knife, but if you use any reasonable degree of care, that should not be an issue. Considering the angle with which you would use a hook bill knife, it’s very unlikely. This arrived sharp, good blade alignment, so it closes neatly, and finish is much better than I expected at this price point.

To pull out each blade it takes some work as there’s very little give. It’s not very sharp so won’t do much pruning. But this is a perfect pocket knife to use when needing something “sharp” other than a key.

Ended up buying another after getting the first one. I originally bought the first for gardening and harvesting which does the job however read another review about using to open and break down boxes. Had to test it out. Surprisingly this knife is easier to use than a regular box cutter. Don’t get me wrong a box cutter works, just this curved hawkbill works just as well too and even handles better imho, gets between the edges quicker and with a straighter cut. I got the second one just for that to open the slew of delivery and amazon boxes more or less. If you get a zillion delivery boxes don’t see this as frivolous, saves time and aggravation using scissors or whatever is laying around. Also use it on the air filler packaging. Makes for quick work compressing boxes and packing material. Oh the gardening, I don’t see reasons for the complaints about the blade not being sharp enough, seems plenty sharp for harvesting vegetables. Anything sharper cut might call for another type of tool. Besides a knife or tool sharpener can make it to your preference. But out of box this knife works fine for my needs. I will say oddly the second knife blade is stamped stainless steel on the blade, first is not, but they are identical in the second pic. Guessing just a manufacturing irregularity. Great buy and bargain for a useful hawkbill knife.