"Doug Kanter" expounded:

Forks are made to loosen the soil by being moved side to side or in a
circular motion. It's obvious just by looking at the tool that heavy prying
can cause problems. However, you have to qualify that by saying that some
people have a feel for how happy a tool is during use, while others haven't
a clue. This explains why you see so many horribly damaged phillips
screwdrivers in peoples' tool collections - know what I mean?

LOL - yes, I know exactly what you mean!
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Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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