New Garden Fork Required

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greenhut

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New Garden Fork Required
« on: March 15, 2013, 17:14 »
Can you recomend me a decent  garden fork which will be used mainly for my borders.
Ive just snapped my current Draper one whilst digging up a shrub root. Thought it would be a bit sturdier than it was
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draper-DIY-Carbon-Steel-Garden-Fork-and-Spade-Set-DIY-VALUE-TOOLS-/310488072207?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item484a88000f

This was one was also a lot more heavier to use and carry about than I thought it would be. So need a light but durable replacement. Lots out there to choose but would rather go on user experiences before buying.
Thanks in advance

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Yana

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Re: New Garden Fork Required
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2013, 17:37 »
I use Fiskars and have the fork and spade. Really happy with them.
I have my own cement mixer and not afraid to use it!!

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Welsh Merf

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Re: New Garden Fork Required
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2013, 17:42 »
I've got Thomas Bentley garden tools. They're quite expensive, but the local garden centre did a deal BOGOF! Lifetime guarantee - whatever that actually means these days.
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Re: New Garden Fork Required
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2013, 17:47 »
I think you mean Joseph Bentley!

I recommend them. Get yourself to Wyevale, sign up to their garden club, buy one for twenty something quid and get another long handled tool free!
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Welsh Merf

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Re: New Garden Fork Required
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2013, 17:57 »
I think you mean Joseph Bentley!

I recommend them. Get yourself to Wyevale, sign up to their garden club, buy one for twenty something quid and get another long handled tool free!

Aye Digger...........that's the one. Never been any good with names!

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Re: New Garden Fork Required
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2013, 18:04 »
That's OK, Fred.

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Trillium

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Re: New Garden Fork Required
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2013, 01:53 »
Any tool will break trying to force up a shrub root. That's what long crowbars/wrecking bars were invented for. I'm still trying to educate my old-enough-to-know-better on this fact of life   >:(

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Welsh Merf

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Re: New Garden Fork Required
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2013, 09:19 »
Any tool will break trying to force up a shrub root. That's what long crowbars/wrecking bars were invented for. I'm still trying to educate my old-enough-to-know-better on this fact of life   >:(

If you're using a tool (any tool) so hard that there's a chance of it breaking, then you're not using the tool properly, plus you're not doing your body any favours! Well, that's the way I look at it anyway!  ;)



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