Oooh yea....WERK HOE

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HARDBALL

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Hi all,

Might anyone here know anything about (the German ?) company WERK ? I recently bought a (truthfully, I didn't know what the heck it was, but it was Flea Market cheap) some sort of Pick Axe which turns out to be a "Grub Hoe/Grub Axe". I let it soak for a couple of days (Vinegar bath) and scrubbed it with Steel Wool. It cleaned up pretty darn nice! The Hoe appears to be forged. The OAL of this tool is just shy of 12" with about an eight inch curved blade that is 3 3/4" wide. The Eye hole is sort of like that found on a Tomahawk Eye. The Hoe head (ummmm, that sounds kinda dirty) is about 3.75 lbs. I can make out the letters "WERK" quite clearly, preceded by (perhaps) two other letters (unable to read) and a "markers" mark (a sort of square box).
At any rate, this (I believe) German Hoe is pretty darn cool!

Regards,
HARDBALL
 
Sounds like you have an eye hoe. House Handle sells replacement handles for those.

Eye hoe! Eye hoe!
It's off to work I go!
:D
 
Hi Square,

Awesome! Thanks for that information. Yes indeed, Eye Hoe. I think this WERK HOE is/was a pretty pricy Hoe. I found ONE tiny bit of information about WERK (I pretty sure it's German) but can not find it again. I'll keep trying.

Regards,
HARDBALL
 
Hi M3,

I can't read all the lettering. I can clearly see WERK. I have just found this before you posted : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helko
I just contact the Company (via Email) in hopes of finding out some information on this Hoe. Thanks M3.

Regards,
HARDBALL
 
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