Scuffle hoes are great!
When i moved into my current place, a lot of junk had not been moved out by the prior owner or by he real estate agent (who promised he would).
However, one item that had not been removed was a very old scuffle hoe. It's all carbon steel, so after I wire-brushed it and filed it and sanded it and ground it, it took a good edge.
Stainless might be shiny, but carbon steel will hold an edge longer!
It would swivel more freely if I got all the rust out of the old nuts and bolts, but I would have to use naval jelly for that. Some day I'll cut them off or drill them out and replace them. I would shop for a new blade, but hey! As long as the rust ain't where the edge is, it ain't broke.
My beloved pick head was also abandoned in a previous place I lived. It seems that every time i move, i acquire excellent, old garden tools.
A friend got rid of her tools, once, when I had no yard, no garden, and no excuse to hoard them. One thing she got rid of at a tag sale was a great pruner with forged carbon steel jaws and sturdy but dirty and scuffed wooden handles. She would have priced it at 25 cents, but I convinced her to mark it $3 (she wouldn't go as high as $5).
Most of the tag sale sale visitors were women looking for furniture and chatchkas, but finally one male gardener wandered in and made a bee-line for the basket of rusty tools.
He zeroed in on that forged pruner like a guided missile and clutched it like Gollum with his precious Ring.
He practically RAN up to the cash box, eyes glowing, and waved it at me. "Do you know how GREAT this is??!!!??? For only THREE dollars???"
"Yes", I said solemnly. It made both our days.
