Burgon & Ball Carbon Steel Japanese Razor Hoe- Right Handed

Name: Burgon & Ball Carbon Steel Japanese Razor Hoe- Right Handed
Brand: Burgon &amp; Ball
Price: 14.950 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (165 reviews)

This sharp, angled hoe is drawn through the soil towards the gardener, effectively cultivating the soil and chopping / removing all weeds in its path.

Forged from high-carbon, laminated Japanese steel hot marked for strength and edge retention.

When this tool was highly recommended by Alys Fowler in the Guardian newspaper, the whole country sold out within days. Since then we have sold hundreds of these and customers tell us that they really love them. Click here to read the Guardian article

Many gardeners love the versatility of this tool as, apart form hoeing, you cans also dig out roots, use as a dibber and loosen and turn over soil.

Five year Guarantee

Overall Length : 28cm

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165 reviews of Burgon & Ball Carbon Steel Japanese Razor Hoe- Right Handed

Average rating: (5)

26/07/2017

by Mick

ordered 9 am wednesday delivered by 10:30 am thursdayveggy plot weeds decimated by 4:00 pm thursdaya litttle touch with the sharpening stone to re energise the edge and a little oil to prevent rust and it is ready for when the blasted weeds decide to try their luck again. All in all, brilliant service and a brilliant hoe, and will I recommend it. You bet I will i buy it again...if i can manage to wear it out in my lifetime

26/07/2017

by Barbara

The Japanese razor hoe is the most used tool in my shed. I've bought a second one so I can keep one at home and one at the Allotment to save me carrying it back and forth.

03/07/2017

by Katherine Benzinski

Best tool I have ever bought! Could not resist the opportunity to buy a second, when it was on sale. Brilliant for weeding, hoeing around other plants, removing moss etc. Could not be without it now.

09/06/2017

by Pamela Brabner

Best tool in the garden shed. Excellent for weeding round close planted plants, and it's so quick to demolish the weeds. It is more accurate than a long handled hoe. The point is useful to loosen up the soil. A very good investment and I would recommend it very highly.

14/05/2017

by Carol Calder

I lost my original B&B Japanese hoe. When I saw they were reduced I thought you must be discontinuing the line, so bought two. I have found it a very useful tool in the garden and always the one I chose to use. I did also gave one to my neighbour. I would recommend it.

Next day delivery if ordered online before 2pm - (2-3 days if ordered via phone)

Delivery of this item to Mainland England, Scotland and Wales is £3, offshore may be subject to a higher charge. Delivery costs will be calculated and displayed at checkout before any payment is required

As standard this item is delivered the next working day provided we receive full payment before 2pm. Orders received after 2pm on Friday will not be dispatched until Monday.

Please note if any other items in your basket are quoted with a longer delivery time, then your items will not be dispatched next day, but within the time period quoted for item with the longest delivery.

There is only one charge for delivery per order.

Reviews

Product Reviews

5 out of 5 stars

5.0 Average 165 Reviews

Mick

Barbara

The Japanese razor hoe is the most used tool in my shed. I've bought a second one so I can keep one at home and one at the Allotment to save me carrying it back and forth.

Katherine Benzinski

Best tool I have ever bought! Could not resist the opportunity to buy a second, when it was on sale. Brilliant for weeding, hoeing around other plants, removing moss etc. Could not be without it now.

Pamela Brabner

Carol Calder

Vivien Stephenson

Wow! This is a brilliant tool.Especially good for weeding flower beds.

Nicholas Smith

Must be the best hand held hoe available. At the time of purchase The Greenhouse People had the best price. An invaluable tool. Very sharp, keep plenty of plasters available. Rated 5, based on th...

Chris Wilson

Really happy with this item. Bought for weeding raised beds but I find I am using it for a lot more. Highly Recommend

Wendy Corfield

I am very pleased to have found this as i always use these in my garden and i had lost mine! Thank you GHP a very efficient service and next day delivery

Roger Macdivitt

As a professional gardener I value my tools and respect tools that offer a new approach or answer a need. These hoes are great for weeding, cutting roots, slashing and removing small bramble roots to ...

Sarah Hulmes

This is one of the best tools I've ever used for gardening. So good I have bought more for presents. A joy to use. Don't just think about it, buy it.

Tricia Gray

Great little hoe, will get a lot of use! Bought another one for a friend who admired the original purchase.

Maureen McCormick

I have bought this tool before but I lost it. It speaks for itself that I have purchased a replacement tool and another additional one for my sister. Best hand tool for weeding that I have come acro...

E C Johnson

I bought one as a thank you for a friend. Like me she has very heavy soil and a lot of bulbs to plant. Unlike usual bulb planters, using the pointed end to start the hole is much easier on the wr...

Patricia Wilkinson

Amazing tool. Very easy to use especially on hard soil.

Robert Thomson

An excellent, well made and durable hand tool. Works very well in restricted space. Easy to maintain and sharped the blade

Nicholas Rowlatt

An extremely efficient tool especially during these dry condition when the ground can become compacted

Stephen Blease

Best garden tool ever

Jane Carr

This is a magic tool, I am a professional gardener and I use it all the time along with my hand fork and secateurs. It also came swiftly from the Greenhouse People

John Holder

Well made, easy to use and does the job well. It's the best hoe have used.

Robert McCarrison

Excellent product. Deals with weeds with ease. Delivery excellent.

Sarah Caputo

This is the best and simplest of gardening tools. Since buying one for myself I have bought everyone I know one. It is perfect for removing difficult weeds without disturbing other plants, breking op ...

Camilla Ponsonby

Excellent hoe. Now the go- to tool for many jobs.

Tanya Walton

This is a wonderful little gadget which makes weeding between crops, path edges and small areas very quick and easy. I would personally recommend the Japanese razor hoe to and one. Be careful when pur...

Barry Everett

SECOND PURCHASE, VERY HANDY GARDEN TOOL. DELIVERY WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS, GOOD SERVICE

Josephine Turrell

Other fellow allotmenteer recommendations persuaded me to purchase this, it is easier than using a spare garden fork and for efficient. Had to write my name on it with permanent ink so it does not go...

Frank Bover

Very good implement, certainly does what it's made for.

Pauline Seery

this is an excellent tool in the garden - having purchased one for myself a couple of years ago I've bought this one for my friends birthday and I'm sure she'll find just as useful. Excellent service ...

Edwards

First class product.purchased this for my daughters husband who tells me it is of outstanding quality.

Frank Readhead

A great little tool, recommended to me by my brother.

Brian Williams

Excellent product, wish I'd bought one years ago. If they made one with a longer handle it would be the icing on the cake.

Donald Player

May be a different name now but still a really good tool. Very good piece of equipment. Been on the lookout for a replacement for my old one I had used for 40 years or more. Hope this one serves me as...

Gordon Wilson

Ordered one day delivered as promised the next day .the hoe is very good around small plants cutting through weeds

John Hawkins

Really excellent; just right for getting into difficult corners.

Peter McAdam

Great little tool which has many uses, good value at a tenner!

Roy Pickup

A first class product, we now have one each and have purchased one for our daughter to use on her allotment.

C Brookes

excellant gardening tool for the keen gardener.

Michael Gough

A wonderful addition to my gardening tool collection. Would heartily recommend.

Susan Gyles

delivery very prompt - thank you

Cordelia Mayfield

Brilliant little tool - does wonders for roots of weeds and other unwanted shrubs and makes gardening quicker and easier.

Arthur Newbold

Like a handheld "Swoe" and very useful. Delivery 'Nextday" at normal fee ....so..excellent service

Anne Kidd

This is a fantastic hoe - don't know how I managed without it! A great addition to the tools that I already have - every gardener should get one.

Robert Atkinson

A splendid tool.Order was a gift for family, I have had one for a while .A reminder that they need regular sharpening

David Hughes

An excellent product which makes weeding much easier.

Sandra McAllister

Brilliant tool. Excellent service.

Julie Ribbands

Great tool for weeding.slice the weeds just under the surface of soil and leave for the sun to dry them up.No great effort to use,it glides through the soil.Would make a lovely gift and the price is a...

Susan Coombes

Absolutely brilliant tool. So pleased I gave into temptation and bought this item. This hoe is strong and is going to be the every occasion tool in my garden now.

Alice Scanlon

Really good and makes weeding between rows much easier.

Nina Dovey

Brilliant tool, only just started using it but can't imagine being without one now.

E C Johnson

Goods camewithout problems. First use fine.

Christina Thomas

Bought from this firm before, excellant service from beginning to end,

C Rumsey

Second one we've bought in the family. Brilliant, so useful for weeding and tilling and many other tasks can't live without it. Wish we had known about it years ago. Arrived very promptly.

Paul Bryden

product is genius

Ann Warwick

Absolutely brilliant tool!! I bought one for myself and then ordered one for my daughter!!

Tammy Hill

Great for position hoeing.

Roy Pickup

Excellent product, good value for money.

G Tabor

Used this for the first time yesterday. It is amazing, very efficient and easy to use. It made very short work of the weeds. Blade is very sharp and effective at chopping weeds and turning over s...

Douglas Lindsay

Not used yet but looks solid and well made. Look forward to using it.

Marion Allison

Fantastic little tool! Cuts through weeds with ease. Small enough to get in between other plants. Wished I'd got it earlier!

Ann Warwick

Great tool - just right for removing bramble shoots!!!

P Mayes

This is absolutely THE best tool for close up weeding. It is so adaptable - allows you to get all annual weeds out from in amongst plants as well as used as a fine digger for long rooted weeds. I'm ...

Jeannine Roe

Excellent tool (third one I've bought - one for me and two presents!), can be used for all sorts of gardening activities! Highly recommended. And excellent service from The Greenhouse People, fast a...

Margaret Smith

Very good tool. Purchased for my husband and he has been using it ever since it arrived. Very fast delivery. Excellent service.

Gordon Stephens

I was looking for a small hand held hoe for weeding my raised beds, does the job admirably

Heidi Bastow

Another allotment holder has one of these that is over fifty years old... brilliant!

Clarissa Garden

Whoever designed this tool deserves a medal. I have given several away as gifts and all recipients agree with me.

Barbara Thatcher

This is a brilliant little tool and I don't know how I managed without it. To get the best out of it, it is important to keep it sharp though, so use a whetstone regularly.

S A Shepherd

The most useful tool I have ever purchased,I recommend it to any keen gardener.

Geraint Davies

fantastic tool, makes weeding and tilling my raised beds and pots so easy. would recommend to anyone

Stella Knapp

The most useful tool I have for my heavy clay soil.

Antony Penhaul

Excellent tool - really fit for purpose. My veg garden has never had so few weeds.

Phil Wood

Very useful general purpose tool.

Valerie Brooks

This is a great little tool and cuts through weeds with ease. Don't know how I managed without it.

Mary Condon

Bought one earlier this year.Really useful so this one was bought as a present for an old friend!

A Freeman

Excellent but is there a left handed version?

Mike Pearce

Great little hoe - ideal for working around and close to plants.

Pam Hughes

When I first opened this tool I could not believe how small it was. What a brilliant little hoe. It's good for smoothing off grass edging, lifting weeds from hard to reach places, breaking up soil etc...

Simon Cook

The very best garden tool I have ever used. No idea how I ever gardened before getting this. Weeding is almost a pleasure!!!!

Christine Hall

Bought as a Christmas present, so haven't used it. But it arrived well-packed and looks a very sturdy item, with a protective cover on the blade for safety. I'm sure it will be well received!

David Yarwood

looks the job, cannot use it yet christmas present from grandson.

Ian Stokesberry

Excellent tool for dealing with weeds

Brian Reed

I haven't used it yet, but this maker's products are always good value. The rating is an anticipation.

Ann Muir

Only just delivered, but already found it very useful getting the weeds out of the patio area.

Gwen Greig

First class tool and always delivered on time. We bought a greenhouse last year and it is superb and so easily put up. Gwen F. Greig

Jennifer Ragsdell

this is great little hand tool, it slices through the soil with ease making weeding much easier.

Michael Wherrett

Excellent piece of equipmentfor weeding in small spaces

Alison Reid

Very quick delivery. Lookas as it was on ad.

Sandra Towers

Brilliant! Easy to use, lightwight but tough.

Judith Founds

A neat tool, light and very easy to control. Really pleased I bought one

Christine Vose

Hello,I just recieved my Razor Hoe from The Greenhouse People,and am very pleased with the item and fast and efficient service Many thanks.Mrs.C.

C Smith

Product was delivered quickly looks good not tried it yet but pretty sure it will do good job with a bit of added muscle

G Briggs

Excellent service and delivery. Good value and quality. To be able to speak to someone on the telephone for advice and help is great.

Paul Hoyland

Excellent product at a good price.

Valerie House

have used the Ball already really good for getting our weeds etc. did the job in half the time.

alicia winter

Excellent tool - very sharp cuts through weeds quickly . A replacement as threw it out by mistake and lost without it. have put tape on handle as difficult to see if you leave it in a border!

Brian Snowball

The product arrived in two days. Very Pleased with the service and it has proved to be very useful.

Alison Saunders

An excellent little tool, it makes weeding so easy.

Katherine Litchfield

This is an utterly brilliant tool. It is superb for weeding but also for more general cultivation. But it!!!

Christine Alvin

Excellent, essential piece of equipment - we've had one a while and are buying them for friends

Ian McHugh

Excellent tool;good service & delivery so very pleased with this purchase. Thank you.

John Moss

Does just what it says on the tin. Just what I needed to remove the odd dandelion from my "lawn" & round the roots of perennial plants etc.

Margaret Butler

excellent product but the tip of the blade has broken

Simon Woodford

quick delivery

Anthony Ward

not used yet but looks good value

Sarah Rogers

This is a considerably smaller, hand-held hoe that will complement the more traditional long-handled hoes once the cultivation and weeding season starts again. It looks great for reaching round delic...

Michael Pye

Perfect, possibly too sharp, but I'm sure that will quickly wear down with the amount of weeds on my allotment

Mathew Grove

great tool, and great quick service from The Greenhouse People

Kenneth Banks

I find this a useful tool for getting close to valuable plants, cutting the weeds off as you pull away from the danger. Certainly do not carry this outside at night it would be considered a dangerous...

H Duckett

Great little tool and, very well made at a good price. Delivery was swift and have already used the hoe. It's used mainly in the raised beds we have and can reach half way then, go the other side to h...

Sheila Gent

It is well made and will be excellant for removing deep routed weeds.

Carol Atkinson

THIS WAS BOUGHT a xmas present request so has to been used yet. I was impressed with the delivery of this item which came the next day !

David Hill

Looks good but to wet to use it at present

deborah traynor

David Richardson

Very good tool. I have used it several times since the purchase.

Fran Haidon

Very efficient and sharp but I find it a bit awkward to use. I am sure it is a case of getting used to it.

Dennis Howland

very good service and delivery wrong time of year to test the hoe

Michael Price

Looks a bit small but should be useful.

J Caleb

Hi This is for a Christmas present, so as yet it has not been used. will let you know how it goes. At the moment will give it one star, but I should imagine it will be a five star

Keith Gravestock

Probably the best garden tool I have purchased. In fact, I have found it to be so useful that this is the second one I have bought, thus making sure that there are no more arguments between myself and...

Andrea Hawes

A great little gadget. Very versatile for all those weedy little jobs in the garden.

Sandra Shufflebotham

lightwieght, good gripable handle, a very good blade makes short work on wild grasses and nettles at bottom of garden.also super weeding tool for beetween rows of closely planted veg. a four starrati...

Peter Birch

Useful tool for eliminating those hard to get at weeds especially in narrow rows. Good little tool.

Simon Findlay

So easy to use even in the sun baked ground we have at the moment. I would usually have my hoe skipping along the surface as the ground is so hard but this broke it up allowing for easy clearing of th...

Jan Brightmore

cracking little tool for weeding the small borders. Service & delivery of usual high standard - thank you

Donald Young

Excellent tool would be even better if available with a long handle

S Collier

Excellent product - never far from my hand in the garden now.

Marcus Platts

Superb tool. fantastic delivery

Patrick Condren

This is the best weeding tool I have ever used.

Roger Macdivitt

This is a fantastic tool. I could not recommend it more. Brilliant and well made.

Don Cunningham

A brilliant wee tool. Makes weeding so much easier.

Charles Hill

It looks a nice tool to do a special job

David Bryant

This is an excellent tool. It was a present for my wife who likes gardening on her knees. She cannot praise it too highly.

Carole Thurman

Great little device for cutting through those weeds and super quality.

Hayley Baitup

great item shame handle is not a bit longer would be better if hande is a bit longer

Keith Dixon

I noticed when the hoe arrived that it had jagged edges to the blade and bits of the metal were missing. Quite frankly this should not have passed inspection and certainly should not have been posted ...

Linda Fletcher

Good quality. Great for annual weeds. Can easily get to the base of perennial weeds also good for preparing the ground for individual plants and cutting through tough soil. Really pleased with my Japa...

S M Black

I love it, it is a really useful tool and I am so glad that I ordered it.

Elizabeth Duncan

I have been looking for a replacement for my Japanese hoe that I bought in Japan 22 years ago and broke last year. Delighted to find this. Needed to be sharpened but great for rough terrain weeding.

John Brierley

I have only used briefly but it seems a good tool and did what I bought it for.

Paul Oliver

Just the job for my aching back.

Lindsey Harris

We saw this tool advertised and purchased it from the Greenhouse people.It arrived very promptly. We have found it very useful for removing weeds from awkward areas

James Marshall

Exactly what I thought it would be like. Effective tool.

Brian Norris

This is one of the most brilliant tools for hand weeding, far superior to using a trowel as you use a pull action, rather than a push action with all the attendant jarring. Seriously thinking of getti...

Dennis Currie

A handy little tool. Perhaps the shank is a bit on the crude side where it meets the blade, and I've yet to gauge its rust-resistant qualities, but I like it so far.

C Boyce-Dennis

Sturdy well made tool. Invaluable for clearing overgrown and neglected garden boarders.

John Keegan

a very handy little tool

Vivian Emerson

This device looked good and having bought one I find it just as good as I expected it to be. It is robust and should last a good while.

Peter Bates

A very useful little tool for digging out stubborn grass roots. Really cuts down the time spent with a trowel for the same job .

Rodney Pateman

Brilliant tool.

Margaret Reeve

Very good service,it was delivered quickly and was just what l wanted.

John Jones

very useful just a pity they do not make a left handed one

Elisabeth Hill

Amazing tool - essential for weeding when ground becomes hard during period of drought. Will be buying as presents for friends. Pity handle isn't varnished.

Pam Hughes

I bought one of these razor hoes some time ago and my first reaction was it looked too small. How wrong I was. It's a brilliant tool which is great at breaking up compacted ground, digging out soil to...

Jeannine Roe

Excellent implement - highly recommended.

Vanessa Simpson

The item was good value as it was on as a special offer so was cheaper than Ebay price. Arrived quickly and am very happy with product. Only negative was the packaging as it is a very sharp item and a...

Nigel Arnold

If you only ever buy one tool for your garden, buy this one. I use it more than any other. Very well built.

Gillian Sandell

Can't wait to use this, when the weather, and the soil, improves!! Hopeful it will prove to be 4/5 star.

David Arnott

it's a fine looking tool,seems to be of good quality and sharp edged, not the weather for trying it out yet but it certainly looks the part

Ian Jones

Bought as a gift, very pleased with the hoe which is ideal for cultivating border areas.

Suzanne Brooks

So far a Great Tool. Very swift service too.

Sheila Challen

fantastic,best tool we ever had.

Bill Blundell

Very good quality, very sturdy feel to the tool, just need a little improvement in the weather to out to practical use. Thanks, Bill

David Jackson

What a brilliant tool! I will not be without it in the garden.It is so versatile and convenient, and such good value too.

katherine litchfield

This is a brilliant tool for weeding and cultivation. Highly recommended. Buy it!!!

David Marshall

An excellent tool for precision weeding. Particularly good for quickly breaking up a panned soil surface around young plants, after watering. (My professional gardening friend loved it too).

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When this tool was highly recommended by Alys Fowler in the Guardian newspaper, the whole country sold out within days. Since then we have sold hundreds of these and customers tell us that they really love them. Click here to read the Guardian article

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specification	digital max/min thermometers
range - o	-49.9 to 69.9°C
resolution	0.1°C
accuracy	±1°C
battery	1.5 volt AAA
battery life	4000 hours
sensor type	thermistor
display	custom LCD
dimensions	30 x 50 x 180mm
weight	92 grams