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Converting 28mm brood handle to a tapered hoe handle

IgrowfromseedIgrowfromseed Posts: 284
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I've been searching for a decent length (60"+) at a reasonable price tapered wooden hoe handle, the type that expands from 28mm to 33mm at one end. Has any one had any success in converting a standard 28mm wooden broom handle by wrapping something, such as 'duck tape' around one end so the hoe head 'wedges on'???

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  • pbffpbff Posts: 433
    There is one here:
    https://www.chillingtontoolsonline.co.uk/wood-handle-to-fit-digging-hoe-head-p7

    Failing that, could you perhaps get a length of wooden dowel (say 35mm) and shave the end to fit the hoe head?

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  • IgrowfromseedIgrowfromseed Posts: 284
    Thanks for the suggestion. My hoe needs a 28mm handle which tapers to 33mm. Not sure how the dowel would work- it wouldn't be very strong. I've bit the bullet and ordered some long 28mm wooden handles so will experiment!
  • IgrowfromseedIgrowfromseed Posts: 284
    Added a bit of duct tape to a £1.95 28mm broom handle and to my surprise the hoe fits perfectly and stays solidly in place when hoeing.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Back in the day, I remember the old chaps on the farm bashing the end of the wood with a sledge hammer where it sticks out of the head of an implement ... that made the wood sort of 'fray out' and fixed it quite rigidly ... but they knew what they were doing, and I think they used ash handles, not 'broomsticks' which probably wouldn't take that much bashing. 

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  • IgrowfromseedIgrowfromseed Posts: 284
    The broom handle will get a coat of varnish and should do the job. Only using the hoe for light work between plants
  • StevedaylillyStevedaylilly Posts: 1,102
    I has a similar problem when I wanted to extend the handle to my aerator spike roller. The existing hollow metal handle is quite a little short, so I reduced a broom handle to the desired length, tapered it slightly and spread some evo stick inside the existing handle and then hammered the wooden section in. Now I have no problem aerating my lawn 
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    My 'thumper' (big hammer) has a head that has been 'bashed in'. Inherited it from my uncle. Still going strong today.
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