Savbo......agree totally.....
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learner....none taken
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.....I fully admit I'm a bit heavy handed with it,but then when I get into digging mode I really go for it,and feel there must be a fork which can take it out there somewhere!......I prefer a fork to a spade for a lot of the digging work...by the way,the bulldog hasnt broken yet,it just felt like it was about to
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......I think I will give the handle a real drenching of linseed oil,try and get it soaked into the shaft as per Savbo's suggestion......As for where in Sussex....High Weald...heavy clay...VERY heavy at the moment
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