[radiohead]

Savbo......agree totally.....

learner....none taken .....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 ......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

[dorimower]

How about a Fiskars/Wilkinson Sword Power Digging Fork..we use them at work.  Forged steel head...not welded... with a tube shaft with a plastic sleeve cover.

I think they are done in two shaft lengths and possible 2 head sizes too.??

The last one we got was from a local B&Q so they can be seen rather than chanced online.

Clive.

[Junie]

How about a Fiskars/Wilkinson Sword Power Digging Fork..we use them at work.  Forged steel head...not welded... with a tube shaft with a plastic sleeve cover.

I think they are done in two shaft lengths and possible 2 head sizes too.??

The last one we got was from a local B&Q so they can be seen rather than chanced online.

Clive.

I had the wilkinson power fork, no problem with shaft but I managed to snap off two prongs!

[2peasinapod]

it does help if you dont allow the wodden handle to dry out,
oil the shaft or dip it in your water butt when youv'e done for the day
a moist shaft will give more than a dry shaft that will just snap.