This Bulldog 7111 Evergreen Hand Fork is a garden tool that I have had for a couple of years a present I seem to recall. If I wished to buy one now it would cost £4.35 from http://www.squarefootgarden. At Amazon I note it costs £5.11. After a little searching I found it for £3.49 at http://www.transtools.co.uk Bulldog has been making garden tools for over 200 years . Based in Wigan this company make a large variety of well made durable tools. This ... ...The shaft is shaped, well balanced this makes it easy and comfortable to hold. This hard wood handle has been varnished. The handle a good size to hold The head/ tines/ prongs of the fork forged from a single piece of steel , this makes it strong , no weak points. There are three prongs to this hand fork. The fork head is then coated in carbon steel epoxy. This fork should not rust. The prongs are strong they do not bend when used against something ...
...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.
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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 ... ...The 14cmwide blade is made from mirror polished stainless steel. This is rust resistant and a minimum of soil sticks to it . Remember when hanging up your spade for winter clean the blade , scrape soil from it my dad always used to oil the blade to help keep it rust free . However this spade is made from a good stainless steel that is rust resistant and should last many, many years Two stainless steel rivets are used this gives a lot of strength ...
My dad had this Spear and Jackson digging fork. I kept if for my use seemed a shame to get rid of it . I know I have another fork, but there you go .
Spear and Jackson a Sheffield firm make good quality garden tools. Spear and Jackson have been making stainless steel tools for a long time.
In 1760 the foundations for the firm were built when John Love and Alexander Spear went into the steel business together. It was in 1830 that Sam Jackson joined ... ...In 1985 Neill Tools bought Spear & Jackson in 1985, renaming the business Spear & Jackson plc in 1995. *Handle Now this Spear and Jackson digging fork that I now have has a wooden wishbone handle at the top. This is easy to grip and enables me to put some force into the spade. *Shaft.
The shaft of the fork is wood too there is no join between shaft and handle as the wood that is used for the shaft has been split and divided to form the wishbone ...
I know very little about Yeoman tools and when I just went to check out their website my computer checker put a question mark against the web page so I did not risk looking there.
However Yeoman is supposed to make fairly good quality tools. This little trowel I have is of a fair quality. Handle >
This is a wooden handle this is shaped so your hand can grasp and hold easily it is comfortable to hold. There is a hole in the top of the handle with ... ...can hang this trowel up on a hook ready for use. The handle is 14cm long.
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The blade /head is carbon steel this is quite strong the metal does not bend , its sharp enough to cut through the soil and durable. The head is 16cm long .Just wipe it over with a rag when you finish using it I can hear my dad saying .
There is a ferrule ring of the same metal to fix the blade to the handle firmly.
Use>>>. This little trowel is handy in the green ...
...hand trowel it was a Spear & Jackson Elements Hand Trowel. She has had this trowel for a while now and it looks like it will last her many more years. Spear and Jackson is an old reliable firm making tools of a good standard.
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This Trowel has a 5 inch/12cm ash handle which has been weatherproofed and finished with a lacquer /varnish. A hole is drilled through the top this has a leather strap threaded through it so you can easily hang the trowel ... ...coated head gives improved resistance to rust, scratches, humidity and alkaline in the soil. This has a small stem which fits into the wooden handle firmly with a ferrule of the same material as the blade. The blade is strong will not bend and it is very firmly fitted into the handle.
I found this trowel comfortable to hold the handle slightly shaped
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This little hand trowel is an ideal size for weeding around my daughter rose bush and weeding ...
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