Friday, August 13, 2010

Gene Logsdon, Good Hoes/Bad Hoes

Good hoes/bad hoes (original)
On the good hoe, the angle of blade to handle is more acute, so that when the hoer chops down, the blade meets the earth at a slicing angle--- more easily skims through weeds or soil surface. The muscular effort involved is appreciably less. The old hoe makers knew a thing or two about hoeing that has evidently become lost to new hoe makers.

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