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I asked mods to delete the other knife thread. I have better. Pictures
All knives are $15,00 each
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Bacpacker said:
Bunch of sweet blades. I thought those first ones were Spyderco's.
Really nice work on the handlea
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To be completely transparent
Ignore the 10" knife, it just does not look
"Right" feels light
It will sell to a yahoo. But not my friends
 
Ok, this post is only Kind Of about knives. Here goes: I've sprayed my yard with weed killer twice & both times it rained the next day. So I've got some tall weeds, you know the type they grow tall & have yellow flowers on top, plus some others. So over a beer I got to thinking what could I buy to specifically get rid of them? I more or less ruled everything that they had for sale on Amazon.

Second beer had me define what I wanted it to do. Kill the top & damage the root so that it probably wouldn't come back. How? How about if I cut the root in half & cut off the top? I've got a knife (cheepy from Walmart) that will do that but I'm too darned old to not suffer from that amount of time bending over, I need a long handle. I've got an extra mop handle & I taped (good tape) the knife to the mop handle. Put it in front of the plant (touching the root) & step back & twist & it works like a charm. Sure I bent the knife but still it works.

A quick search & I found a much better knife that cuts both ways for $30 (no handle) & once it arrives, I'll affix it to the mop handle. Assuming the blade I ordered is good & assuming that I can fix it securely to the mop handle, I think that I've come up with a useful tool. Of course a spear would do the same thing but they are double or triple what I'm going to pay for this & this is a narrow blade, leaving a very small hole.
 
old tex said:
Ok, this post is only Kind Of about knives. Here goes: I've sprayed my yard with weed killer twice & both times it rained the next day. So I've got some tall weeds, you know the type they grow tall & have yellow flowers on top, plus some others. So over a beer I got to thinking what could I buy to specifically get rid of them? I more or less ruled everything that they had for sale on Amazon.

Second beer had me define what I wanted it to do. Kill the top & damage the root so that it probably wouldn't come back. How? How about if I cut the root in half & cut off the top? I've got a knife (cheepy from Walmart) that will do that but I'm too darned old to not suffer from that amount of time bending over, I need a long handle. I've got an extra mop handle & I taped (good tape) the knife to the mop handle. Put it in front of the plant (touching the root) & step back & twist & it works like a charm. Sure I bent the knife but still it works.

A quick search & I found a much better knife that cuts both ways for $30 (no handle) & once it arrives, I'll affix it to the mop handle. Assuming the blade I ordered is good & assuming that I can fix it securely to the mop handle, I think that I've come up with a useful tool. Of course a spear would do the same thing but they are double or triple what I'm going to pay for this & this is a narrow blade, leaving a very small hole.
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You might want to look at a "shuffle Hoe" /"action hoe" ?

Not the best video, but you can do your own research to determine you needs.
 
dademoss said:
You might want to look at a "shuffle Hoe" /"action hoe" ?

Not the best video, but you can do your own research to determine you needs.
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Not the best video, but you can do your own research to determine you needs.

That probably works great for a garden but what I need it for is a yard that has a lot of those tall weeds growing in it. My "tool" only makes a half inch hole at most, sometimes no real hole & hopefully kills the week. Now there is a tool that you step on & you drive it around the weed & then pull the weed & root up. I tried one of those but it took time & left a pretty good size hole. If mine "tool" kills the root it is a winner because it's fast as all get out.
 
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