Seymour 2E-AE2 8-1/2-Inch by 7-3/4-Inch American Pattern Eye Hoe

The now-China-made Seymour 2E-AE2 is the widest and also the “least tall” eye hoe I could find, which is just what I wanted for building and maintaining fruit tree wells, including those on slopes, and for weeding in my flat garden plot. The width is 7 3/4" and the overall height is 8 1/2". I also own a taller, narrower and much heavier grub hoe that I use regularly for tough weeds like thistles, large milkweed, tumbleweeds, and some gnarly clump grasses, but this tool is just too heavy, narrow and awkward for the work I do easily with the 2E-AE2. Back to the 2E-AE2, it is significantly heavier and more aggressive than a typical garden hoe, but I would not buy it for use as a “Forest Adze” or “Hazel Hoe”, since, IMO, it is too “light” for this application in any but the loosest soils. I also purchased the 54” hardwood handle for the 2E-AE2. I’m guessing it’s ash, and it is strong, straight and well turned, with a nice sealer coat already applied. It fits well and it was easy to put the head on this handle. I would actually prefer a longer handle, but 54” works better than a shorter one, as I use the tool. I highly recommend this tool for the uses to which I put it; YMMV beyond these.

10 Stars - I couldn't ask for better workmanship. The weight is perfect for tough roots. I have used it to cut 3/4 inch roots and it doesn't bend on the cutting edge. I have not sharpened it yet. I used it as it came. The drilled screw hole on the side makes it easier for adding a steady handle. I have used Garden hoes since the edge of 10yrs old.Priced right too.This is perfect - Thank you so much

I purchased this Item and use it for my back yard, after several times, it still works good although I crashed a lot of rock on the field. Just a minor con is the Pattern Eye Hoe a little bit lighter so Its not steady to do in the hard place. Strongly recommend to use this one with the Grub Hoe Handle.

American design, made China, stamped China, with American price. My intention was to buy an American made product to support American workers. Advertisement just a Leetttlee misleading.

Cleared a garden area from sodded dirt, weeds, a few stumps, shooters and roots. The work went quickly using the Seymour 2E-AE2 grub hoe for cutting through the sod and turning the soil. Employing a 2-1/2 lb mattock as needed to clear the stumps, shooters and roots, which I can swing with one arm while grasping the shooter with the other hand and pulling the things out by the roots. Also made short work of three small stumps with mattock. Other than that the Seymour grub hoe easily cruised through the job using a side stance instead of a front stance and the 54" handle seemed just about the right length for my 6' frame, but the swing seemed awkward from the facing front posture. The Seymour handle I got from Amazon was a perfect fit and is made to an excellent quality. I did all that work with the grub hoe in about 15 minutes, and it probably would have taken me over an hour with twice the effort using a shovel. This buy was a real bargain.

I finally had the opportunity to use this tool! It's the best tool to use for getting under roots of weeds and grass. I had weeds and grass I had to remove from my long dog run. It was taken over with weeds and grass, it looked terrible. With this tool it made short work, effortlessly and was surprised at how fast it got finished. Now I'm lending it to neighbors so they can see how amazing it works. Very pleased with this purchase. It'll sure help taking care of my weed problems.Thank you

The hsad arrived dull, but that is not a big problem, a bench grinder plus stones made it very sharp. The main issue I'm having is finding a handle fir sale at a decent price. The 54" long,1-3/4" eye hole handle that is supposed to be used with this head is expensive to buy. Better to get it as a package deal with the handle, unless you are willing to make one yourself, and have raw materials to do so (eg. Straight hardood tree limbs of the right size).

My Seymour Garden -oe Head arrived in the mail yesterday. It appears to be very well built, sturdy and I expect it to last a long time. The eye hole for the handle is 1 5/8" on one side and 1 3/4" on the other with a Philips head screw to help hold the handle in place. I plan on making a handle from a small tree on my property.Packaging left a little to be desired. The Garden -oe Head is sharp enough to cut through the tape holding the box together. The sharp edge blade was sticking out of the box.I had to spell -oe that way because of Amazon's bad word filter even though it's the name of the tool.