Digging Tool

[bryn27 89]

What ya all got?

Been using a top spec stainless trowel with no probs, but time to move on and save on the kneeling down lark.Bought one of these and its going into the vice for some modifications to narrow the blade. Cracking strong bit of kit for the price just hope it retains it's strength after the mods.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003CT4DFE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

[nod 285]

Just a trowel for me,

[bryn27 89]

Trowel was useless last week as I was under the remnants of an old wall and deep finding the main run.

[bryn27 89]

I'm gunna cut the blade down to trowel size,so basically end up with a more substantial tool that has a trowel head.

[bryn27 89]

am I right or pissing in the wind?

[nod 285]

What ever is easier for you, old age creeps in need to make life simpler

[bryn27 89]

Not old 47 but years of rough going taking their toll on the hands and knee.

[nod 285]

47 bloody hell that's well old lol

[bryn27 89]

Not in the heart it isn't, mad as feck when I get released from her upstairs.

old is now 60 plus in my book and will be in yours when you reach 47.

[bryn27 89]

Anyway spade going in the vice tomorrow for some adaptations, hot blow rapid cold plunge and hammerited to see how it operates.

[Matt 160]

It very much depends on your trap setting style

 

For those talking of sore backs and knees, I'd ask how you put traps in the ground?

 

I open up, and set, from the kneeling position (as the bishop said to the actress ), so a short handled spade suits me

 

In my opinion, only a w@nker sets traps with a trowel (only joking )

 

Each to his (or her) own

[Nicepix 5,650]

I like to call a spade a spade. And that Bryn is a shovel, not a spade. Totally different animal.

 

Mine is a border spade cut down to around 74mm wide.Cuts through stony soil and turf better than a full width one.

[shropshire mole 190]

I use a Spear and Jackson stainless steel border spade, £15 delivered from Amazon

 

Same width as a duffus, light weight, can use straight away with out any modifications, why make life hard buy choosing an inferior product just because its £6 cheaper and then trying to make it work. Also use a knife to cut out runs if needed

[cornishtrapper 3]

What ya all got?Been using a top spec stainless trowel with no probs, but time to move on and save on the kneeling down lark.Bought one of these and its going into the vice for some modifications to narrow the blade. Cracking strong bit of kit for the price just hope it retains it's strength after the mods.http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003CT4DFE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

i cut one of those spades down 4 years ago bloody good bit of kit ;-)

[outandabout 27]

I use a stainless trowel mainly, and a plasterer's pad saw for shallow runs.

 

Might try a cut down border spade after reading recent comments though