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General => The Shed => Topic started by: bazzysbarn on December 04, 2016, 00:54:46
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my other half has broke his spade so want to get a new one for christmas, anyone recommend a good stainless steel one or are the carbon ones better?? :wave:
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A really good handle is the first thing to look at, stainless looks good but is only as good as the user and does the same work as a normal steel one. I have always liked the Bulldog range of tools when I can afford them.
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Digging tools are very personal. I would not like to buy for somebody else unless it is a direct replacement of what they had and liked.
As I tend to break them (I don't use spades, for me it's a fork always) I go for the ones with guarantees. Spears and Jackson replaced my stainless steel fork without fuss, which broke 8 years into the 10 year guarantee. :wave:
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Digging tools are very personal. I would not like to buy for somebody else unless it is a direct replacement of what they had and liked.
As I tend to break them (I don't use spades, for me it's a fork always) I go for the ones with guarantees. Spears and Jackson replaced my stainless steel fork without fuss, which broke 8 years into the 10 year guarantee. :wave:
i agree galina I've a Joseph Bentley border fork and spade I'm so used to the feel and weight its like an extension of my hand
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This is my slant on the subject:
http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Tools-Garden%20Spade/Tools%20-%20Garden%20Spade.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Tools-Garden%20Spade/Tools%20-%20Garden%20Spade.htm)