Manual Weeders

Long-handled pullers with clawed heads. Both name what the claws are made of.

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  Only listing naming taproots

  Basis: The one listing in Manual Weeders that names taproots among the weeds it is sold against

  Grampa's Weeder Original Stand Up Weed Puller with Bamboo Handle

  1 of 6 teeth sharp

  • Battery: not named
  • Bit tip: not named
  • Blade edge: not named
  • Chuck and drive: not named
  • Nozzle and filter: not named
  • Claw and tine: named

  The listing states: a four claw steel head, a bamboo long handle and use on dandelions, crabgrass and taproots

  A stand-up puller whose listing names a clawed steel head, a bamboo handle and the weeds the seller lists it against, taproots among them. Like every weeder in this catalog, it prints no figure: no length, no weight, no claw depth.

  On the record

  • Names the head material, steel
  • Names clawed working ends
  • The only listing here that names taproots
  • Names the handle material, bamboo

  Missing or caveated

  • No length or weight printed
  • Does not say what kind of steel
  • Nothing about replacing the head

  Worth reading for: A clawed head described by what it is made of

  Grampa's bamboo stand-up puller on Amazon
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  Only listing naming serrated claws

  Basis: The one listing in Manual Weeders that describes its claws as serrated

  Fiskars Deluxe Stand-Up Weed Puller, 4 Serrated Stainless Claws

  1 of 6 teeth sharp

  • Battery: not named
  • Bit tip: not named
  • Blade edge: not named
  • Chuck and drive: not named
  • Nozzle and filter: not named
  • Claw and tine: named

  The listing states: four serrated stainless steel claws, a foot pedal, an easy-eject mechanism and a long handle

  A stand-up puller that names its claws, what they are made of and their serrated shape, plus a foot pedal and an eject mechanism. Of the weeders here it says the most about the part that meets the ground, and it still prints no figure.

  On the record

  • Names the claw material, stainless steel
  • The only listing here naming serrated claws
  • Names an eject mechanism
  • Names a foot pedal

  Missing or caveated

  • Prints no handle length
  • The stainless steel grade is not named
  • Nothing about replacing the claws

  Worth reading for: Claws described by shape and material

  Fiskars Deluxe stand-up puller on Amazon

Short tools: a cast head, a blade, and a material named without saying which part it is.

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  Only cast aluminum head

  Basis: The one listing in Manual Weeders that names cast aluminum

  Fiskars Ergo Garden Hand Weeder

  1 of 6 teeth sharp

  • Battery: not named
  • Bit tip: not named
  • Blade edge: not named
  • Chuck and drive: not named
  • Nozzle and filter: not named
  • Claw and tine: named

  The listing states: an angled cast aluminum head, a SoftGrip handle and a hang hole

  A short hand weeder whose listing names its head and what the head is cast from, aluminum. It is the only weeder here whose working end is not described as steel.

  On the record

  • Names the head material, cast aluminum
  • Names an angled head
  • Names a grip
  • Names a hang hole

  Missing or caveated

  • No measurements printed for head or handle
  • Does not name tines or claws, only a head
  • Silent on replacing a worn head

  Worth reading for: A working end described as cast rather than steel

  Fiskars Ergo hand weeder on Amazon
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  Only blade in this category

  Basis: The one listing in Manual Weeders whose working end is a blade

  GREBSTK Crack Weeder with L-Shaped Stainless Blade

  1 of 6 teeth sharp

  • Battery: not named
  • Bit tip: not named
  • Blade edge: named
  • Chuck and drive: not named
  • Nozzle and filter: not named
  • Claw and tine: not named

  The listing states: an L-shaped stainless blade, a non-slip handle and use in patio cracks and driveway gaps

  Seller’s wording, quoted as printed: razor-sharp, rust-resistant

  A crack weeder with a blade rather than claws, which moves it onto the blade edge tooth. The seller’s words about the edge are quoted below as the seller’s; this site makes no claim about the edge.

  On the record

  • Names the blade shape
  • Names the blade material, stainless
  • The only blade in Manual Weeders
  • Names the places the seller lists it for

  Missing or caveated

  • No blade length printed
  • The seller’s edge wording is not a measured figure
  • Nothing about replacing the blade

  Worth reading for: A blade filed among clawed weeders

  GREBSTK L-blade crack weeder on Amazon
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  SIXCAR Weed Remover Hand Tool with Rubber Handle

  0 of 6 teeth sharp

  • Battery: not named
  • Bit tip: not named
  • Blade edge: not named
  • Chuck and drive: not named
  • Nozzle and filter: not named
  • Claw and tine: not named

  The listing states: a portable manganese hand weeder with a rubber handle for garden use

  A hand weeder whose listing names a material, manganese, without saying which part is made of it. Because no working end is named, every tooth on its strip is blunt.

  On the record

  • Names a material
  • Names a rubber handle
  • Describes itself as portable
  • Filed where it belongs, among manual weeders

  Missing or caveated

  • Does not say which part is manganese
  • Names no claw, tine or blade
  • No size or weight given

  Worth reading for: A material named with no part attached to it

  SIXCAR rubber-handle weed remover on Amazon