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Demise of my trusty spade
Meomye
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My loyal and trusted spade has finally given up on me. I was attempting to remove a large Hebe and obviously put too much pressure on it. I now have the task of trying to find a replacement and 'wear it in'. I do use it mostly for digging but I do have a tendency to 'lever' things up which made me question whether I also need a shovel?
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Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
The sharp tools are often the old ones & always seem better made. I broke a modern one getting roots out, but also the 3 modern ones I have often can't get any of them into our clay soil if it's hard, it makes the job harder n more difficult n doesn't chop through roots or clods. My grandfather's very old very well used, well loved, well worn spade has a sharp cutting edge worn from 60+ years n makes light work of things. There's always the option of buying an old one second hand which has already been worn in with nice sharp edges?
Bought a half moon a couple of years ago from wilko new but ended up sharpening it on a stone, like the modern spades tools are dull and don't cut through the soil.
Some councils have reclamation areas at the tip or second hand online.