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  • From: <bob AT bidumup.com>
  • To: <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>, "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] Re: tobacco and tillers vs. hoes
  • Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 12:56:57 -0500

This is right. If you can find the old hoes they are the best. The angle is
important as well. You can of course make a good hoe from auto spring steel
if you have an anvil and forge. Barring that go to some farm estate sales
and usually the hand tools go for pennies on the dollar. If you have to bend
over your hoe handle is too short. Weed golfing is of course an important
sport that takes a great deal of practice to become proficient at. My
favorite hoe blades tend to be a bit thinner in the middle so there is a
sharper angle formed to either side. I like the blade to be 6" wide with a
depth of 2" and no more than 1/8 " thick of a high quality steel preferable
spring. You can take a hoe to a welder and have the front edge hard faced
even chromed and it will last for your life time and probably several more.
Bob C In Texas

Hoes, the best hoe is the triangular "warren hoe", you need to find an
old one, mine is 50 years old, there was a certain hardness to the steel
one piece forged with the socket, and bounce in the thin ash handles of
that time that make them a pleasure to work with.





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