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General => Top Tips => Topic started by: kenkew on March 23, 2004, 10:05:06
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When I got my plot there was a broken garden fork. It had spapped off leaving just the 4 tangs and foot bar. Good for nowt? Well, last week after getting fed up of carrying a ton of mud on my wellies, I mixed some concrete in an old washing up bowl, put the broken fork into it, points down, and let it set. Last weekend I dug a hole and plonked in the concreted fork end. What a fab boot scraper, best I've ever had. (Must take a pic of it)).
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Very ingenious Ken! You are getting good with this concrete/plaster lark! I could do with something like that at our lottie, as by the time I have finished my boots are another 4 inches off the ground, with the wet conditions we have been suffering from recently. ;D busy_lizzie
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Fab idea - when clearing the area my new shed is going in I found an old broken fork. Just have it stuck in the ground at the moment. Another little job for Ava! ::)
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Methinks I might break a fork as it sounds like a brill idea and saves hosing off the ton of mud from my wellies !! ;D ;)
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I was tempted to make mine with the points up. Don't anyone do that!
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Found one broken on my plot just the other day........now wheres that bag of cement! Thanks Ken
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Mix your concrete @ 1 cement to 1/2 coarse sand to 3 of stone. The best stone to use is 3/4 chippings. Very strong. Pour it into your bowl and put the fork in so the points slope away from you and is slightly leaning towards you. Put a lump of wood along the top to hold it in place and leave it for 5 days out of any rain.