Draper Expert Stainless Steel Border Spade

Advantages: easy to use
Disadvantages: none

...Soon it will be time to get digging the vegetable patch over and tidying up the flower borders ready for winter. For this job you need a good spade. I do have and use a standard digging spade, but I like to use this Spear and Jackson border spade will do the job well it is a mate to the border fork that I have. Size~ This spade is a good size at 14 centimetres it is narrower than a digging spade this is good for the borders allows you to get in narrower spaces around shrubs. The length of the shaft is 94 cm. This is a good height for me to use I am 5 ft 6in I think a taller person would also find it comfortable to dig with my 5ft 11 son in law has no problem with it. Blade/head ~~ The 14cmwide blade is made from mirror polished stainless steel. This is rust resistant and a minimum of soil sticks to it . Remember when... Read review

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Advantages: Fast Paced read.
Disadvantages: None.

...The Stainless Steel Rat joins the Circus. Author - Harry Harrison. The Hero or Anti Hero of the series of stainless steel rat books is Jim DiGriz. He was born or rather created in 1961 and has appeared on book shelves ever since. The richest man in the galaxy, Imperitrix Von Kaiser Czarski, Hires Jim and his wife Angelina to investigate and if possible to catch the criminals behind several bank robberies. Jim, his wife and their son, James, find a common link to each robbery in that every time a bank has been robbed a Circus has been very near by. Jim hires a retired magician, 'The Great Grissini' to teach him some tricks and then joins the circus pretending to be a magician! As is the ilk with the 'rat' stories, there then follows some odd, fast paced and improbable adventures where Jim faces death, is conned, double... Read review

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Advantages: long shaft, non-stick blade, anti-rust coating, firm handle, makes digging effortless
Disadvantages: price

...If you wanted to go out and buy the Neverbend Stainless Digging Spade from your local garden centre it will set you back in the region of £30-£40, a considerable amount of money for an item that will at best only see the light of day 4 or maybe 5 times a year. This is why I purchased mine from an online gardening tool supplier for £23.99 including delivery. Normally I wouldn't be quick to run off looking to save a few pounds especially where Neverbend tools are concerned but trying to justify that sort of money even to myself was tricky. Neverbend tools are the Aston Martin of the gardening tool world and it goes without saying that by purchasing any of their tools leaves you with the self satisying glow that you have just invested in quality. The spade is no different and if anything, buying for much less than the normally RRP made... Read review

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