The Sneeboer Weed Gouger is perfect for getting to those difficult tap root weeds and digging dandelions out of the lawn.
Hand-made in Holland, each Sneeboer tool has been hand-forged in the finest stainless steel. It is individually shaped, polished and sharpened by hand before being fitted with a fine quality cherrywood handle. Anyone who has a Sneeboer tool will never want to use anything else... • Measures 39cm overall • Handle length is 13cm
This weeding knife is good for removing individual deep-rooted weeds in the lawn and is great for narrow spaces. It is also a very effective tool for use in the rockery, border or veg plot, and for weeding between paving. Best Buy Equipment Guide: Handy Tools (a round-up of some of our favourite hand tools for lawns, based on previous Tried and Tested features), Gardens Monthly, April 2009
Tap (main) roots can be tricky to dig out, making some weeds - like dandelions - a struggle to get rid of. This gouger can be used for shifting well-anchored individual plants. Its hand-forged stainless steel blade is narrow enough to work well in tight spaces, and can be used on lawns as well as the veg plot. Pick of the Crop: Weeders, Grow Your Own magazine, September 2008.
The Sneeboer Weed Gouger Scored 4 ticks 'Strong all rounder" in the Tried and Tested section and "Good for removing individual deep rooted weeds and for narrow spaces". Gardens Monthly magazine, March 2008
The Tool Maintenance Kit consists of linseed oil, a whetstone, storage tin and wire brush, this maintenance kit is essential for keeping your Sneeboer tools in tip-top condition.
• Linseed oil is used to coat untreated handles before or after use • Tin provided to store linseed oil-soaked cloth • Oil also suitable for coating carbon steel tool heads and blades - stainless implements do not require this treatment • Whetstone has an rough orange surface for heavy duty rough sharpening and smooth white side for creating a fine cutting edge • 250ml bottle of oil • Brush measures 22cm in length
What The Experts Say...
"This kit offers the chance for a full garden tool makeover, with linseed oil, cloth, whetstone, cloth storage tin and 22cm (8.5in) wire brush. The brush removes hardened mud and rust while the linseed oil and cloth lets you treat wooden handles and prevents the drying out and splintering of wood. The 12.5cm x 5cm x 2cm (5in x 2 x .75in) whetstone is designed for use on stainless steel blades... In use: The wire brush has a comfortable smooth wooden handle and the bristles are fierce enough to five muddy old tools a good clean. The whetstone was quick to restore a good edge to knives." Helen Billiald, Tried and Tested, Garden News
The ingenious narrowing 16cm blade of the New Ultimate Flowerbed Trowel allows for accurate planting and transplanting of young plants without damaging any existing specimens nearby. Every gardener wants to work with quality tools, and once you have used a Sneeboer Tool you won’t want to use anything else! Chris Beardshaw has quoted them as the "Maserati" of the tool world.
• Hand-made in Holland and hand-forged in the finest stainless steel. • Individually shaped, polished and sharpened by hand • The 16cm deep blade allows for effortless soil excavation for planting holes • Blade narrows from 8cm at the top to 4cm at the tip, is 3cm deep and 16cm long. • Cherrywood Handle length is 22cm • Overall Length of the Ultimate Flowerbed Trowel is 41cm