DO HOE SIZES VARY ??

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DO HOE SIZES VARY ??
« on: June 29, 2011, 15:57 »
i have a standard size (6 inch i think) and at times ite to big, do they come any smaller and if so where from ?

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Re: DO HOE SIZES VARY ??
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2011, 16:11 »

Grab your hacksaw ! ! !  I'm sure there are biggerer and littlerer hoes.  Your local metal fabricator will help if you are not too good with a hacksaw. 

I'm cogitating making a rake 50% (or more) wider than the norm.   Cheers,   Tony.
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Re: DO HOE SIZES VARY ??
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2011, 16:31 »
Try one of these:

Swoe

Not sure how I managed without one.
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Re: DO HOE SIZES VARY ??
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2011, 17:01 »
I have a very nice old hoe - never seen one like it. it is very good for weeding.
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Re: DO HOE SIZES VARY ??
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2011, 18:27 »
I use woolf interchangeable tools -- ideal as several hoes shapes and sizes as well as wide and narrow rakes etc. Kids like then too as they make reasonable priced presents that they know dad will like
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Re: DO HOE SIZES VARY ??
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2011, 18:58 »
Various options are available from here:

http://www.blackberrylane.co.uk/toolshop1.html

They are quite pricey (and they don't come with a handle) but are very good quality.

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Re: DO HOE SIZES VARY ??
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2011, 19:03 »
I have a very nice old hoe - never seen one like it. it is very good for weeding.
Grendel
If there is a slot in the socket then its probably a wolf.they used to make a handle with a groove which one pushed in the hoe socket and twisted to lock it in,it may have been the for runner of the quick change system?. I have one like yours and one that has a rake the width of the blade on the back of it.also have a 5 tine cultivator .
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« Last Edit: June 29, 2011, 19:05 by smud6ie »

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Re: DO HOE SIZES VARY ??
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2011, 19:31 »
no mine is hand forged, the handle goes on then is riveted through - like a spade.
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Re: DO HOE SIZES VARY ??
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2011, 22:59 »
I use a four inch dutch hoe around my onions

try bulldogtools.co.uk :)
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Re: DO HOE SIZES VARY ??
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2011, 09:18 »
I've 2 dutch hoes, one is about 4" and the other 2" wide. The smaller one is great for tight spaced crops.
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