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"Azada" alternative to spades, anyone?
"David D Stretch" wrote in message -hctertsdd... My Chinese relatives normally use a different kind of digging tool than the typical kind of spade that most people in the UK would use. I was persuaded by them to buy one. After a struggle, during which I thought I would have to import one from China, I found one place which sold them in the UK under a Spanish name of "Azada" - We do not seem to have any English name for the implement. The site I found is he http://tinyurl.com/zrou4 Using it, I find it is much more quick, comfortable, and easy to use, and I no longer seem to suffer so much back ache as I used to when digging a large amount of land over. However, we have recently taken on an allotment, and my wife (who is Chinese) has caused some curiosity when she has been using our azada to dig over the land whilst I am off sick with bronchitis. It seems that no one on the allotments we are on has heard of this tool, though some say they may have seen something like it in shots of farming in Asia or Africa. Someone suggested it is just a variation of a Mattock, but I'm not sure it is. So, my question is: does anyone else reading this group use this kind of tool, and, if so, do they, like we do, find it is more comfortable to use than the more normal spade? If so, is there a more English name for them that you know of? I'm not associated with the manufacturers or sellers of azadas, but I am a very happy user of one. A useful tool I imagine and an interesting name. Similar in shape to a timber working/shaping tool - the Adze - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adze Sounds like the name 'Adaza' may be derived from 'Adze' - or vice versa. Neil |
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"Azada" alternative to spades, anyone?
neilr wrote: A useful tool I imagine and an interesting name. Similar in shape to a timber working/shaping tool - the Adze - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adze Sounds like the name 'Adaza' may be derived from 'Adze' - or vice versa. In france we call it 'beche' or une 'binette'. |
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"Azada" alternative to spades, anyone?
La Puce wrote: neilr wrote: A useful tool I imagine and an interesting name. Similar in shape to a timber working/shaping tool - the Adze - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adze Sounds like the name 'Adaza' may be derived from 'Adze' - or vice versa. In france we call it 'beche' or une 'binette'. The beche is the larger bladed implement. At home, we used to call it a beche or a houe. , The binette the one with a small blade in front, and two spikes in the back - as they appear on the website posted by the OP. These are the implements we used in the garden when I was a kid, to dig planting trenches or weed (the binette for the latter job, or for smaller trenches). I had to come to Ireland to discover the dutch hoe and other such weeding implements. Cat(h) |
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"Azada" alternative to spades, anyone?
"Cat(h)" wrote in message ups.com... La Puce wrote: neilr wrote: A useful tool I imagine and an interesting name. Similar in shape to a timber working/shaping tool - the Adze - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adze Sounds like the name 'Adaza' may be derived from 'Adze' - or vice versa. In france we call it 'beche' or une 'binette'. The beche is the larger bladed implement. At home, we used to call it a beche or a houe. , The binette the one with a small blade in front, and two spikes in the back - as they appear on the website posted by the OP. These are the implements we used in the garden when I was a kid, to dig planting trenches or weed (the binette for the latter job, or for smaller trenches). I had to come to Ireland to discover the dutch hoe and other such weeding implements. or de bottle of roundup Cat(h) |
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"Azada" alternative to spades, anyone?
Des Higgins wrote: "Cat(h)" wrote in message ups.com... La Puce wrote: neilr wrote: A useful tool I imagine and an interesting name. Similar in shape to a timber working/shaping tool - the Adze - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adze Sounds like the name 'Adaza' may be derived from 'Adze' - or vice versa. In france we call it 'beche' or une 'binette'. The beche is the larger bladed implement. At home, we used to call it a beche or a houe. , The binette the one with a small blade in front, and two spikes in the back - as they appear on the website posted by the OP. These are the implements we used in the garden when I was a kid, to dig planting trenches or weed (the binette for the latter job, or for smaller trenches). I had to come to Ireland to discover the dutch hoe and other such weeding implements. or de bottle of roundup Indeedy. Although the heady days of worshipping at the altar of the evil Monsanto and dribbling roundup all around the house to get rid of the jungle, or those of re-enacting the Kildare Debrousailleuse Massacre are now well and truly over. Having planted plenty things I care about, I have made friends with the dutch hoe, and my ten fingers... It's so easy to be environmentally responsible once you have slayn the Evil Ground Elder. Cat(h) |
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"Azada" alternative to spades, anyone?
Des Higgins wrote: or de bottle of roundup )) Go on... take the pith. I have a serious blister in my palm, another one just under my wedding ring, sore legs and a strange back which seem to be somebody else's body altogether. I'm battered, but I've cleared about 5sqm of weeds yesterday afternoon and I'm proud to have done it in this way. cringe |
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