Mysterious digging tool

[sachaw]

I have this old tool and unable to find it online anywhere, any help identifying it would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[Beverly]

It looks to me like it might be a homemade pick axe.

 

[sachaw]

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It looks to me like it might be a homemade pick axe.

's definitely not home made, has traces of paint and the style of welds is definitely commercial

 

[zigs]

Would be good for cutting drainage channels

 

[LIcenter]

Looks as if it could be a 'Japanese Triangle Garden Hoe' called an Sankaku, which has a sharpened edge all the way around for weeding, and making furrows.

 

[Beverly]

Looks like it @LIcenter
http://www.gardenshoponline.com/catalog/japanese-sankaku-trenching-p-302.html

 

[LIcenter]

Looks like it @LIcenter
http://www.gardenshoponline.com/catalog/japanese-sankaku-trenching-p-302.html

Don't ask me how I knew the name of it. Sometimes (not very often) I amaze myself.

 

[marlingardener]

Sometimes (not very often) I amaze myself.

Not to worry Licenter, you amaze us here on the forum daily! (That's a compliment, in case it came out wrong).

 

[LIcenter]

Sometimes (not very often) I amaze myself.

Not to worry Licenter, you amaze us here on the forum daily! (That's a compliment, in case it came out wrong).

(blush)

 

[sachaw]

Don't ask me how I knew the name of it. Sometimes (not very often) I amaze myself.

Close but not quite, I have used these before and they are quite different, primarily that my tool is longer in the hear and has a rounded back so you can scoop with it.

 

[Robert Cummings]

This is a hoe used by either Japanese or Chinese, it's specifically meant for hoeing through rows of crops. Not sure if they still make or even use them. More modern hoes are made of lighter materials so less back strain for the user.

 

[sachaw]

This is a hoe used by either Japanese or Chinese, it's specifically meant for hoeing through rows of crops. Not sure if they still make or even use them. More modern hoes are made of lighter materials so less back strain for the user.

This is incredibly light and was likely manufactured within the last 20 years

 

[Robert Cummings]

I'm surprised it's so light.

 

[sachaw]

I know roughly the origin and what it is good for (I have used it extensively), It only weights a few Kg, far lighter than it's shovel counterpart, It is clear that this was produced in a batch and I would like to get more.

 

[Headhunter]

If I had more pictures of the head of the tool where it's mounted to the handle and some measurements, I could make one or I'm sure any machine shop could make them. It looks pretty simple but more pics would help.