Anonymo421 wrote:

I think it might be called a "nursery hoe" or something similar. I just took
an abrasive cutter to an old standard hoe and then used a file to put a new
bevel on. Works great.



I'm not familiar with such a narrow long handled hoe.

The one with the 6-12 inch handle sounds like a "cape cod weeder", which
is kind of a bent bar (sharpened) on a handle. It's a hand tool for
getting your face right into the weeds while you work. I've seen them in
some garden catalogs, but I don't have any right here to look at so I
don't remember which ones.

FWIW: I use a collinear hoe extensively, also called a Coleman hoe. It's
a thin metal blade, about 3/4" x 6" by 0.050", spring steel, on a 5.5'
handle. Instead of bending over to chop the weeds, with your thumbs
pointing at the blade, you stand upright and sweep with your thumbs away
from the blade, like a broom (remember them?). It makes a big difference
on my back (and knees). The hoe blade is replaceable, but the ones I
have have lasted 5 or more years under farm conditions. However, it only
works on small weeds (less than about 2" high). The larger ones are too
tough. On the other hand, it's so easy to use you can do it before the
weeds get too large.