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Old 06-03-2012, 05:53 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 06/03/2012 16:57, Paul Luton wrote:
On 06/03/2012 16:38, stuart noble wrote:


The plastic handled jobs I saw in Wilkos for £6 something looked pretty
strong. I think Screwfix do them too.


I bought a pair of cheapish plastic ( fibreglass tube AFAICT) and
stainless steel jobs. The steel bits are fine. The plastic bits cannot
cope with levering out roots. Four Candles anyone ?


Hm. I did wonder about that. These handles seem to be solid rather than
tubular, but I couldn't swear to it.