Nothing beats a good Japanese style hori hori with a high carbon blade for its purpose of digging and cutting.
The Hori Hori trowel is a diverse tool offering cutting edges with a small, shallow trowel. Made from forged steel and mounted on a hickory handle.
The Red Pig Hori Hori trowel combines some of the function of a traditional hori hori - a serrated cutting edge and a smooth ground cutting edge opposite - and adds a slight cup to the blade for scooping and moving small amounts of dirt. The wooden handle is riveted in place between an open socket.