Excellent weeding tool. Scraper, weeder, sickle, weeding knife... all in one.
I also use it to redo the edges of flower beds.
Everyone I have introduced this tool to can no longer do without it !
I also use it to remove plants with rosettes (dandelions, plantains, etc.) or young adventitious woody plants with a very strong taproot that are too established to be pulled out by hand.
I can also use it as a sickle for woody plants (grapevines, wild clematis, etc.)
It is also very practical for removing ivy from walls!
It can also be used for picking vegetables...
The curved stainless steel blade is equipped with serrated teeth that allow you to cut through the thickest roots. The gesture is between a pull-cut saw and a sickle cut.
Be careful, the serrated teeth are its strength but also its weakness at the tip.
If you make cutting movements in joints or if you hit a hard object (do not try to stick the sickle into a chopping block, for example), you risk breaking the tip by a few millimetres. This happens quite often. However, it does not prevent you from using the tool. If this happens, and if you have the equipment, you can reshape the tip by sharpening the top of the hoe with a grinder.
Low-carbon stainless steel blade and ferrule for prolonged contact with soil and moisture (420J2 stainless steel blade - hardness index 54 - and SUS304 stainless steel ferrule).
9 cm blade.
The blades can be resharpened with a diamond file (with patience and care).
If you don't have the patience, you can buy a new one when the teeth are really worn out !
I used the same one for years without any problems. It always cut well !
But I ended up re-sharpening the teeth with our diamond-grain files.
27 cm painted poplar handle with an ergonomic design that is ideal for one-handed use.
Soft to the touch with a non-slip treatment at the end for a perfect grip.
Total length of the tool : 34 cm.
Weight of tool : 140 gr.
Unfortunately, there is no left-handed version of this tool.
Made in Japan.
