18 is oriented at angle u03b8 u03b1 the platform 18 will have a parallel orientation with the ground for improved footing correspondingly the platform 18 and support 22 may be configure to be parallel so that that u03b2 u03b8 u03b1 with both the platform 18 and support 22 parallel to the ground when the blade is inserted perpendicular the shovels 10 and 70 may be sized accordingly to efficiently meet the task at hand by way of example and without limitation an exemplary weeding shovel 10 may have a 50 in handle 34 for increased leverage the blade 14 may be 6 in in length by 3 in in width and be connected to a 5 in long socket 12 distance d between the platform 18 and support 22 may be 1 in or more correspondingly shovel 70 may have a shorter handle 34 for better control although the description above contains many details these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention but as merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments of this invention therefore it will be appreciated that the scope of the present invention fully encompasses other embodiments which may become obvious to those skilled in the art and that the scope of the present invention is accordingly to be limited by.