That’s because Ed Pulaski cemented his legacy when he welded the head of a mattock (or grubbing hoe) onto an axe head. It turned out to be the ideal tool for hacking a fire break in the woods.

Rototillers, watch your backs. The long-handled grubbing hoe or “grub hoe” has a heavy head—the combination of weight and leverage produces a forceful downward impact that can break soil shovels can’t ...

Few real grubbing-quality tools are sold at retail garden supply ... weedflicking and row-cultivating with slim-bladed onion hoes and claw-tined cultivators—and wholesale excavation with ...