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Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
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/mattocks!/

Mine is of similar age but was originally an adze. Much
better steel and takes a fine edge. Yours could be the same?

Philistine!

Oh dear! You mean he shouldn't be using his Disston saw to cut off
tree-roots below ground-level?

Well, he can use his modern one - but if he has a thirty-year-old one,
no, he shouldn't. In those circumstances he might use an ankle-grinder.

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In message , MarkA
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wilko Wrote:
Hi All

I've dug a large hole for a pond, using a digger, and now need a more
subtle approach to finish it off. I'd like to use something like a
pick-axe to help me shape the rim and get a bit of extra depth here and
there.

Just wondering what the best tool for this job might be, or even if
there might be a specialised implement of some kind. A normal fork and
spade would do the job eventually, but don't have quite the power I need
on what is pretty stony ground.

Thanks for any suggestions.

What you need is a mattock - like a pickaxe with a short broad blade -
used by archaeologists all over the world. Don't know where you'd get
one though, I'd like to know if you find out.

Agricultural suppliers - mine came from Mole Valley.
--
Robert

Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
The message
from "Mike Lyle" contains
these
words:
Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
The message
from "Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond contains
these words:

/mattocks!/

Mine is of similar age but was originally an adze. Much
better steel and takes a fine edge. Yours could be the same?

Philistine!

Oh dear! You mean he shouldn't be using his Disston saw to cut off
tree-roots below ground-level?

Well, he can use his modern one - but if he has a thirty-year-old
one,
no, he shouldn't. In those circumstances he might use an
ankle-grinder.

Oh, no! Are we in ichabod territory again? Perhaps even my aged S&J
best ones are now classics? (Last time I employed builders, they
arrived with an armful of throwaways as well as a pair of Ds. I was
shocked, I tell you, shocked.)

--
Mike.

Well that's telling me.

:-(