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Hoes

Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
edited February 2023 in Tools and techniques
It's been years since I've had a Dutch hoe, (dodgy as that sounds 😄). Do they always sell them blunt nowadays, for elf 'n' safety? I ordered one and the edge is one for an angle grinder - and I haven't got one..

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  • gjautosgjautos Posts: 429
    I bought a spear and Jackson Dutch hoe a year or so ago, that was very sharp. I've not had to sharpen it yet. I can't see why anyone would sell one blunt.
  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 812

    Oscillating Hoes are the current trend, I haven't got one myself.

  • Mrs-B3-Southampton,-HantsMrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants Posts: 732
    @MikeOxgreen Did you have to shout?
    Southampton 
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    Yes I've heard of that new fangled witchcraft Mike. 
  • ontopofthehillontopofthehill Posts: 76
    I really love my oscillating hoe. It whips through our thickets of weeds even with clay soil.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I've never got onwell with a Dutch hoe but do like my double edged Wolf head.  We have 2 6" wide ones and one 4" wide - all great for clearing weeds and oosening topsoil in veg and ornamental beds.   The edges don't seem to get blunt even after years of use but I do clean them affter use and occasionally treat them to a scrub to remove any rust and a spray of WD40.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    I've got a hand one but it's too knackering for my back nowadays. 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    The beauty of the Wolf multi-heads is you can use them with short, medium or long handles depending on where you're working and whether you need to kneel or stand for best effect.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    I'm not even going to look, I've spent enough this month already. 🤣
    I'd probably buy it just for the cool name though..
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