[richyrich7]

yes its called a delver and its also called a spud planter

Trenching spade ?

[shaun]

yes its called a delver and its also called a spud planter

Trenching spade ?

clayspade  

[shaun]

i call them the "wrist breaker" cus after a few hours using one your wrists hurt  

[Tinbasher]

heavy duty digging its a graft spade fer me  

i found a brand new spear n jackson grafter the other day it was leaning against a gate so i gave it a new home in my shed  

Ah yes, you 'come across' basic tools as well then?  Without definite 'pinching' it's amazing what one can accumulate over years by keeping eyes open and having a vehicle to cope. Thrown on skips, left on sites, derelict & abandoned sheds and yards, industrial auctions and the tip.  I went to a machinery auction once at a GEC site at Burnley and the huge pile of unwanted stuff tipped in the yard awaiting a skip was astonishing.  'Just take what you want from over there' said the auction staff, eager to get rid for free.  Double alumnium ladders, nowt wrong with em, went straight on the truck.  Two home-made 6 ft joiners' sash cramps, work perfectly.  A spade or two as well if I remember right and a coupla brush heads.  Just stuff not worth auctioning on the main factory floor.

[Tinbasher]

sure is mate ,, also i have a norfolk long spade for rabbiting    classic tools  

Sounds interesting.  A whole thread about spade shapes and steels used to make them.  As a sidenote, I own at least 50 hammers, all of them different.  And I do have favourites.

[Tinbasher]

yes its called a delver and its also called a spud planter

Trenching spade ?

clayspade  

Foundation and pavement-edge digger.  Nasty holes with allsorts down there.

[muntjac]

sure is mate ,, also i have a norfolk long spade for rabbiting    classic tools  

Sounds interesting.  A whole thread about spade shapes and steels used to make them.  As a sidenote, I own at least 50 hammers, all of them different.  And I do have favourites.

 ermmmmmmm? they are coming to take you away hhahhha .....    i like boats lol

[shaun]

I have a big collection of screwdivers but can never find the one that i need  

[Tinbasher]

sure is mate ,, also i have a norfolk long spade for rabbiting    classic tools  

Sounds interesting.  A whole thread about spade shapes and steels used to make them.  As a sidenote, I own at least 50 hammers, all of them different.  And I do have favourites.

 ermmmmmmm? they are coming to take you away hhahhha .....    i like boats lol

Boats.  I suppose there's loads of types of those too.  You can never have enough tools though.  The 12 oz standard ball-pein hammer is a classic.  You'll go a long way with one of those.

[shaun]

estwing make the best hammers  

[Tinbasher]

estwing make the best hammers  

They do indeed.  Axes too.  American I believe, am I right?

[shaun]

yes there american tinbasher they have been around for years though,there not cheap but they are the best.

[richyrich7]

sure is mate ,, also i have a norfolk long spade for rabbiting    classic tools  

Sounds interesting.  A whole thread about spade shapes and steels used to make them.  As a sidenote, I own at least 50 hammers, all of them different.  And I do have favourites.

 ermmmmmmm? they are coming to take you away hhahhha .....    i like boats lol

Boats.  I suppose there's loads of types of those too.  You can never have enough tools though.  The 12 oz standard ball-pein hammer is a classic.  You'll go a long way with one of those.

Thats my general all round hammer I've broke two ash handles in 20 yrs but still keep the head it's an old friend, now it's stopped hitting my fingers  

[shaun]

those ball hammers are no good for knocking nails in jeeeeze  

[muntjac]

wil you lot wake up and smell the whisky ,,,, ur talkinga bout faffing hammers being almost sexy fer cris sakes  :roll:  :roll:  holy dodo you lot need to get out more .anty hand out the white jackets n tranqs will ya