[Pil-pc-oceania] hoes near Melbourne

[petra.kahle at haztech.com.au]

i got my hoes from a great second-hand tool guy at St Andrews market on
saturdays - outskirts of melbourne. Petra.

>  All this talk of tools has reminded me that hoes are very hard things
>  to find.  At least, a quality hoe that's long enough.
>
>  Most places I've seen them (and there's not many hardware stores
>  that seem to stock the things anymore) are way too short.  Designed
>  by the same people that designed <sic> the seats on buses.
>
>  I know I can (in theory) get a well-built blade and then find a
>  suitable handle myself .. alas the theoretical aspect of finding
>  a well crafted blade disguises the practical difficulties of same.
>
>  Any hints?
>
>  It'd be great (though I'm not sure how feasible) to find a set
>  that has interchangeable blades, as I know there's several designs
>  to match different purposes (chipping weeds, hilling, trenching,
>  chopping, etc).
>
>  taa,
>  Jedd.