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What is this tool called?

ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
in Tools and techniques
I’ve broken my favourite garden implement, and want to buy another, but I don’t know what it’s called. 
No picture, as the head is buried in the mud in the bog garden, and I can’t find it.
it has a long handle, with a thing like a steel hook on the end, like a flat 7. The inside of the 7 is sharp, and it was great for uprooting brambles etc.
can anyone guess what it is, and where I can buy a new one. The original was an impulse buy in TKMAXX.
Thanks
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  • Mr. Vine EyeMr. Vine Eye Posts: 2,394
    Is it any of these?



    East Yorkshire
  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    Be careful!  Before settling on anyone's name, tools can vary widely in what they're called, not only internationally but county by county and even narrower than that.  A 'billhook' is a prime example.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Long handled weeding knife

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    :) That’s it, wild edges! Thank you, a long handled weeding knife. I’ve just realised that there is a manufacturers label on the handle, which I still have, so I’ll go and check that too, see who made my one. 
    Ive really found it a very useful item, and was heartbroken that I was struggling to replace it.
    Thanks to all for the assistance.
  • NorthernJoeNorthernJoe Posts: 660
    I've got a short handled version. Sharp inside the angle not outside like the Kent & Stowe one. I use it to be work weeds out of cracks wherever they are. Useful but very specialised.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    I have to say I'm surprised by the final conclusion.  I wouldn't have thought one of those would be man enough to chop through brambles.  I have one but only use if for scraping weeds out between paving slabs.
  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    That’s interesting, northern joe, I’m sure mine was sharp on the inside too. I’d better check before I order the wrong type.
    KT53, I found it very good for helping to loosen the roots. I could then pull them out wearing my red suede welding gloves from Screwfix!
    I’m going to have another search in the bog garden to see if I can find the head which is buried in the mud. Hubby has a welding kit he is dying to use, I’ll let him have a go at repairing it.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    I'll have to check mine. I'm pretty sure it isn't sharp on the inside.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Mine is this one which is sharp inside and out.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Having looked at mine it is shaped on the inside like the one wild edges shows but isn't sharp.  I've always assumed it was simply narrow to allow it to get into the gaps.  I hook under weeds in paving to get them out rather than cutting them.  Mine certainly wouldn't cut bramble roots.  Teach me to buy cheapo.
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