My Swoe - actually was my dad's - is always in good use, and I swear by it! ('Swear by your Swoe' - a new advert...;0)
Just this week, we were given some hand tools by a friend who has given up his garden because of illness. In the bundle of immaculate tools, is a superb Dutch hoe, with the signature 'Elwells' written across the top. Elwells are well-known steel manufacturers in the midlands - or were...
It is smaller than your average Dutch hoe, and is as sharp as a knife.
It also was his dad's so must be over 80 years old! It has a shaped ash shaft and is a joy to use!