Burgon & Ball Hand Weeding Knife - RHS Range

This Burgon & Ball handheld blade weeder is the essential tool for cleaning, weeding, and removing moss in all the inaccessible nooks and crannies: joints between slabs or paving stones, corners of walls, small cracks in pathways or around the terrace... It is equipped with a small FSC-certified wooden handle that can manoeuvre anywhere, and a sharp-edged steel blade that performs precise work. Its slim head, forged at a sharp 90-degree (194°F) angle, has a fine hook, so that no matter the position of the weed, it can be reached! The weeding knife is an eco-friendly tool designed to eliminate unwanted weeds without the use of chemicals. The set weighs only 164 grams, making it a lightweight and handy tool that offers great comfort of use. The handle is compostable, and the metal head is recyclable.

*FSC is an international eco-label guaranteeing that the wood comes from sustainably managed forests

Technical specifications:

• Total length of the tool: 28cm (11in)
• Width: 6cm (2in)
• Weight: 0.164kg
• FSC-certified hardwood handle
• Polished stainless steel blade

The English have the privilege of being the reference in gardening (if not in cooking). Promesses de Fleurs has chosen the English company Burgon & Ball for the quality of its materials and its soon-to-be tricentennial steel manufacturing methods. The company has been working with steel in Sheffield since 1730, starting with a patent for solid steel sheep shears. The production of garden shears and equipment quickly surpassed that of sheep shears, but the stainless steel tools from Burgon & Ball are officially approved by the Royal Horticultural Society - probably the ultimate reward in the gardening industry.

The steel used for Burgon & Ball tools is alloyed with carbon to give it strength, and with chromium to prevent rust. It is a very precise balance that needs to be found between chromium and carbon, different for each part of the tool. For example, the socket, which needs to be strong enough to resist bending, is made of thicker steel with a medium balance between chromium and carbon, while the blade of this weeder, which requires high strength and hardness to withstand bending in the soil, is made with a higher carbon content than chromium.

Heat treatment allows to achieve exactly the right hardness of the steel for each tool. Too hard and the metal can break or chip, not hard enough and it will bend or lose its sharpness. The thickness of the steel used is also tool-dependent. This weeder needs a thicker steel than a knife, which can be made of much thinner steel. The thickness of the steel also affects the weight, so it's a balance that the Burgon & Ball company, with its nearly 300 years of experience, has validated to ensure that its tools are both efficient and pleasant to use.