Wow, you need to chop some weeds, this is the tool. It cuts like a knife and with the leverage you can get you can really do some damage. Well built, good strong handle. Looks like it will last for years to come, my wife likes the small end for weeding around bushes, I like the big end for really clearing out the weeds. I used it to chop some heavy pasture out to plant wild flowers and it made fast work of it. Chopped for a couple hours and the blade was like new. The handle is larger around than most, and it looks like someone picked it for strength, the wood grain is tight and long, not a cheaply made tool, won't need another hoe for years and years to come.