I lay them on the floor and jump on them till they're straightish ![laugh :lol:](https://chat.allotment-garden.org/Smileys/green/laugh.gif)
But once they've bent it usually means I'll be getting a new one in a couple of weeks, cos they'll bend again.
I tried this on my solid clay soil afterwards and nearly broke my neck when I rebounded into a neighbours plot!
I think the fork is cursed, I nearly impaled myself on it a month ago when it fell off the tool rack in the shed and landed just above my knee! Thank goodness I had trousers on and I ended up with a slight dig and bruise.
Well, on the bright side, my efforts to straighten it out will provide hours of entertainment for my husband and fellow plotholders! smud6ie, I bow to your adjustable spanner resource pool which I could never allow my husband to be let loose on for fear of him injuring himself.
I will need to chat up a plot neighbour who is an engineer (they always know how to fix these things!)
It is a
http://www.dobies.co.uk/Garden/Garden+Equipment/Garden+Tools/Forks+and+Spades/Greenman+Border+Fork_584517.htm, I have looked on their website (as mentioned it was a gift) and annoyingly there isn't a guarantee.
I struggle a bit finding tools as they always seem too darn heavy to lift before you even use them - hence my only using a border fork. I have a cheapy cheap fork which we bought when we first took over the plot and were concerned about leaving decent stuff in the shed in case it was pinched - that thing seems to be solid!