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

"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

• 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

Helen Billiald, Tried and Tested, Garden News wrote of this product:

"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."

• 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.

Sneeboer (Flowerbed) trowel (£28.50) and hand fork (£22.95). Sneeboer hand tools are all fantastic, but this trowel gets a special mention. It has a good, scoopy shape and the combination of extra-length handle and the rounded end make for really easy digging and planting (0845 2185301; www.harrodhorticultural.com)
'50 Must-Haves for a Perfect Winter Garden, Helen Yemm and Ursula Buchan choose the best tools and plants that every gardener needs for the months ahead, Telegraph Gardening 10 November 2008

"For planting within an established border, a precision planter is handy. Look out for the new Sneeboer Ultimate Flower Bed Trowel: it’s narrowing, hand-forged, stainless-steel blade encourages accurate planting and transplanting, allowing gardeners to dig holes carefully around existing plants."
- Telegraph Gardening, Saturday 20th January 2007.