handmade traditional khurpi

The one small tool a gardener reaches for daily

The khurpi, also called a khurpa, is the hand tool South Asian gardeners have trusted for generations. The flat blade and pointed tip slip into the soil, so you dig a planting hole, lift a weed clean by the root, or loosen a compacted bed without swapping tools. Gardeners work with it from a squat or a kneel, and the short handle keeps every movement close and controlled.

It suits raised beds, vegetable rows, pots, and nursery work. Around delicate seedlings, the narrow blade gives you the control a full hoe cannot.

Steel that keeps a working edge

We forge the blade from high-carbon spring steel, the tough steel family used in vehicle leaf springs. It holds a keen edge for cutting through weed roots and stands up to stony soil. When the edge dulls, you bring it back on a stone in a few passes.

Made by hand in Nepal

Every khurpi comes from a hereditary blacksmith family in the Kathmandu Valley who have forged farm and garden tools for generations. A smith shapes the blade, sets the point, and fits a hardwood handle by hand. This is a tool you sharpen, clean, and keep for years, not a stamped copy from a machine line. We keep our makers private and pay them fairly for skilled work.

It does not exist until you order it

We make most tools to order rather than hold big stock. Once your order lands, a smith starts your khurpi by hand. Expect 30 to 50 days from order to dispatch, and delivery on top of that. Good work is worth the wait.

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Key features

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• Forged by hand in Nepal from high-carbon spring steel that holds a working edge.
• Flat, pointed blade for digging planting holes and lifting weeds by the root.
• Loosens and aerates compacted soil around beds, rows, and pots.
• Short hardwood handle for close, one-handed control from a squat or a kneel.
• Resharpens fast on a garden stone.
• Made to order and shipped worldwide with tracking.

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Specifications

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