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Jim Elbrecht in
: "Doug Kanter" wrote: About 20 years back, I ordered a border fork & spade from Smith & Hawken. Great tools, but alas, the ex-wife has them. Before I drop a hundred bucks to replace them, I'm wondering if anyone's found anything similar in stores (USA only, please). I need a D-handle at the top, and that cannot be plastic. Don't care about stainless steel. I'll second Pam's suggestion on Lee Valley. Be it garden or woodworking tools, their quality & service can't be beat. [I think 'Veritas' is a 'house brand' -- but as far as woodworking tools go, anyway, it is as good as it gets. http://www.leevalley.com/ [and their catalogs are absolute works of art] http://www.leevalley.com/garden/inde...&IndxStyl=long Jim http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...-8&q=site:www% 2Eleevalley%2Ecom+fork http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...gory=2%2C44813 &SID=&ccurrency=2 ss, low price. but shorthandled. only 120 lb load? longhandled $30, but head construction looks like sh## http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...D=&ccurrency=2 &category=2%2C44813 i saw short handled forks at kmart :-) http://www.kmart.com/category/index....egoryId=788448 weird site. no garden tools in tools or in garden. also, mothra seems to have taken over kmart. |
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