bad back!

muntjac · « **Reply #15 on:** February 06, 2007, 20:36 »

he is only 6ft 4 when he is wet ,when he dries out he shrinks to 5ft in his wellies .im a real 6ft n a bit .n my sons are 6ft 5" n 7 "

fluffypebble · « **Reply #16 on:** February 06, 2007, 20:39 »

Glad thats cleared up then, is he self concious of being dinky? lol Is that why he exagerates?

shaun · « **Reply #17 on:** February 06, 2007, 20:40 »

munty is 2" bigger than a dwarf god bless him

you cant beat a good hoe needs a good sharpening before you use it with a angle grinder,ive got one given me a few years back its realy old

fluffypebble · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2007, 20:47 »

Are you implying that I am an old hoe, lol.

I'll have you know mine is new and shiny and big

shaun · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2007, 21:28 »

i bet it is fluff but it will need sharpening to get the full hoeing effect

fluffypebble · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2007, 21:28 »

Okay, how do I sharpen it?

shaun · « **Reply #21 on:** February 06, 2007, 21:31 »

with a angle grinder 1st then a pummy stone then lightly oil it after every use :roll:

fluffypebble · « **Reply #22 on:** February 06, 2007, 21:39 »

A pummy stone? The only pummy stone I know gets rid of dry skin from your feet. Is it what you call a knife sharpening stone - the black flat ones you put oil on?

shaun · « **Reply #23 on:** February 06, 2007, 21:52 »

thats the one same thing different name

Ice · « **Reply #24 on:** February 06, 2007, 21:56 »

Do you plebs mean a pumice stone? It's made from volcanic rock and my grandparents used it to rub callouses from their feet and hands. Boy, were they hard b******s back then.

shaun · « **Reply #25 on:** February 06, 2007, 22:07 »

could be that one aswell give them both a go

fluffypebble · « **Reply #26 on:** February 07, 2007, 11:05 »

I think it is the black one (knife sharpener) not the grey (foot scraper)

Thanks anyway Shaun, need to get an angle grinder first - cool

shaun · « **Reply #27 on:** February 07, 2007, 18:45 »

you could do it with a file instead of a angle grinder

muntjac · « **Reply #28 on:** February 07, 2007, 20:36 »

go to hardware stoee ask for a torpedo abrasive scythe sharpening stone

John · « **Reply #29 on:** February 07, 2007, 22:55 »

I think that if you have a bad back you should consider creating deep beds so you don't have to do the same digging - one of those three pronged twisty tools does well enough for them.

A decent spade should last a normal user many years, worth investing in a good one.

Shaun's advice is bang on, if you sit on your bum all day then don't try and dig a whole plot over on Sunday and Eristic is bang on about letting the spade do the work.

Having said all that, I've overdone it today and feel cream crackered.

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