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It's weed season again. My trusty Ames 16-356 level headed rake & several antique hoes get quite a workout this time of year. I prefer the Action Scuffle or Stirrup hoe but broke mine a few years ago & still haven't replaced it.

What other beloved implements of destruction do we hold near & dear this time of year?

5/10/2004 8:29:18 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

Propane torch!

5/10/2004 9:10:58 PM

Kenyon, Mn.

Propane torch...And one of those long handled lil hoes made from a sickle bar knife(for the up-close and personal) weeding

5/10/2004 9:31:23 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

A stirrup hoe with a razor sharp edge... I have a weed weasel that works good to keep things fluffy also.

5/10/2004 9:38:11 PM

Enumclaw WA

I use a Warren Hoe. Looks like a triangle shaped hoe. Love it.!

5/11/2004 12:07:53 AM

Kenyon, Mn.

LOVE THE "WEASEL"

5/11/2004 8:05:27 AM

ipswich, ma usa

10 foot piece of conduit with a cut-co knife jammed in the end. The best multi-tool I own. :)

J0hn (5150)

5/11/2004 8:47:45 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

I've always been curious but...what does the "5150" mean John?

5/11/2004 9:19:49 AM

ipswich, ma usa

My favorite band just so happens to be Van Halen and 5150 is the name of one of their albums plus Eddie Van Halen's studio. It was derived from L.A.P.D. police code for "criminally insane."

John (5150)

5/11/2004 9:24:33 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

Cool...thanks for clearing that up :0)
OK, sorry..back to the subject at hand.

5/11/2004 9:52:40 AM

Sequim, WA

Winged weeder. It slides easily just under the surface cutting them off at the roots and doesn't bring too many buried seeds up to the surface to get the next generation started. They make a couple different widths and have short handled versions for the hands and knees work. I just have a long handled wide one and it works fine for my needs. Broke my old one last year when I hung it up on a tree root after about 6 years of use. I replaced it in a hurry because it's one tool that I don't want to go without.

5/11/2004 11:54:38 AM

Sequim, WA

Oh yeah, forgot to mention it's other use. It also did a great job for me this past winter breaking up a sheet of ice in the driveway after an ice storm. My drive is on a slope and I couldn't even walk up it. This tool was able to get under the ice and bust it up so I could shovel the stuff out of there.

5/11/2004 11:57:27 AM

In the shade - PDX, OR

The Stirup hoe is a treat - will have to get the file out and sharpen mine up a bit.

I also use a circle hoe in close quarters in the flower bed.

5/11/2004 1:38:00 PM

Utah

I liked the winged weeder also.

5/11/2004 4:55:55 PM

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I broke down & bought myself a new True Temper Scuffle or Stirrup hoe this week. What a pleasure especially for tight areas. I highly recommend these tools & should never have waited to replace "old faithful".

5/14/2004 8:16:53 PM

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

The nice thing about using a cut-co knife in the dirt is, when it gets dull, you can sent it to the manufacturer for resharpening, or they may just send you a new one.

5/15/2004 2:32:41 AM

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is the "cut-co" knife a conventional table knife? Do we jam it in to the tubing straight or is the tubing bent first? I should thing this would double as a nice tendril pruner if my minds eye isn't playing tricks on me.

Pictures?

5/15/2004 7:16:55 AM