The lightly oscillating, double-sided stainless spring steel blade cuts the weeds by pulling or pushing without deeply churning up the soil surface, which is a great advantage in crops and on paths. The weeds are cut with little effort and minimal movement of the surface, so that no seeds carried in by wind or animals can be worked into the soil. No more strenuous hoeing work with conventional garden tools. You have made the right choice with our pendulum hoe.