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Sharpening spades
Hi All
I have 2 spades - one works great - it goes through to any soil with little effort, and cuts soil like butter. The other one does not work very well. The difference? One has sharp edge, the other has blunt edge. What tools are best for sharpening spades? cheers Dan |
Sharpening spades
A common coarse half round file about 10 inches long
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Sharpening spades
On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 23:17:07 +0100, "DLee"
wrote: What tools are best for sharpening spades? Angle grinder? Thomas Prufer |
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Thomas Prufer wrote:
On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 23:17:07 +0100, "DLee" wrote: What tools are best for sharpening spades? Angle grinder? gets my vote. -- William Tasso [dot] com |
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On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:33:01 +0100, William Tasso wrote:
Thomas Prufer wrote: On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 23:17:07 +0100, "DLee" wrote: What tools are best for sharpening spades? Angle grinder? gets my vote. I use an angle-grinder and finish it off with a file to remove any burrs or pointy bits. A rough file on its own would do. -- Tim. If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't. |
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I would always use a file, ...the problem with using an angle grinder or
grindstone is that you stand a good chance of heating the blade and spoiling the temper if the metal. This is a job you only need to do once, you are thinning the leading edge of the blade, not just putting a cutting edge on it. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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from "DLee" contains these words: What tools are best for sharpening spades? Files. Sharpen the back of the spade, not the front, and don't make the angle too sharp or it will just get blunt a lot quicker. -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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from Jaques d'Altrades contains these words: The message from "DLee" contains these words: What tools are best for sharpening spades? Files. Sharpen the back of the spade, not the front, and don't make the angle too sharp or it will just get blunt a lot quicker. -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm I read in a book once that just using it would sharpen it up. Mine certainly seems as sharpe if not sharper than when I bought it, and it certainly has had some use this year. However, I am very particular about garden tools maintenance. I think it comes from having a full set of very expensive Bonsai tools. Odd that I`d pay 60 quid for a pair of stainless steel scissors but would baulk at the same price spade. Humans are such funny creatures. -- email farmer chris on Please don`t use as it`s a spam haven. |
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Hi All I have 2 spades - one works great - it goes through to any soil with little effort, and cuts soil like butter. The other one does not work very well. The difference? One has sharp edge, the other has blunt edge. What tools are best for sharpening spades? cheers Dan Use a file. The hardness of the spade is quite low so that a file will easily cut it. Use a file also on hand shears also but only file the bevel thats already there. The spade is not a precision cutting instrument so it doesn't matter whether you file both edges or just one but I agree with the other correspondent that the finer the angle the quicker the spade will become blunt. Tony Bull www.caterpillarfountain.co.uk |
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from Christopher Norton contains these words: However, I am very particular about garden tools maintenance. I think it comes from having a full set of very expensive Bonsai tools. Odd that I`d pay 60 quid for a pair of stainless steel scissors but would baulk at the same price spade. I prefer full-sized tools for my gardening...... -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:35:14 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
wrote: The message from Christopher Norton contains these words: However, I am very particular about garden tools maintenance. I think it comes from having a full set of very expensive Bonsai tools. Odd that I`d pay 60 quid for a pair of stainless steel scissors but would baulk at the same price spade. I prefer full-sized tools for my gardening...... A bonsai chain saw could come in handy for pruning ... -- Martin |
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from martin contains these words: On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:35:14 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades wrote: The message from Christopher Norton contains these words: However, I am very particular about garden tools maintenance. I think it comes from having a full set of very expensive Bonsai tools. Odd that I`d pay 60 quid for a pair of stainless steel scissors but would baulk at the same price spade. I prefer full-sized tools for my gardening...... A bonsai chain saw could come in handy for pruning ... -- Martin Oddly enough........................ -- email farmer chris on Please don`t use as it`s a spam haven. |
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from martin contains these words: On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:35:14 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades wrote: The message from Christopher Norton contains these words: However, I am very particular about garden tools maintenance. I think it comes from having a full set of very expensive Bonsai tools. Odd that I`d pay 60 quid for a pair of stainless steel scissors but would baulk at the same price spade. I prefer full-sized tools for my gardening...... A bonsai chain saw could come in handy for pruning ... -- Martin Oddly enough........................ -- email farmer chris on Please don`t use as it`s a spam haven. |
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The message
from martin contains these words: On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:35:14 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades wrote: The message from Christopher Norton contains these words: However, I am very particular about garden tools maintenance. I think it comes from having a full set of very expensive Bonsai tools. Odd that I`d pay 60 quid for a pair of stainless steel scissors but would baulk at the same price spade. I prefer full-sized tools for my gardening...... A bonsai chain saw could come in handy for pruning ... -- Martin Oddly enough........................ -- email farmer chris on Please don`t use as it`s a spam haven. |
Sharpening spades
The message
from martin contains these words: On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:35:14 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades wrote: The message from Christopher Norton contains these words: However, I am very particular about garden tools maintenance. I think it comes from having a full set of very expensive Bonsai tools. Odd that I`d pay 60 quid for a pair of stainless steel scissors but would baulk at the same price spade. I prefer full-sized tools for my gardening...... A bonsai chain saw could come in handy for pruning ... -- Martin Oddly enough........................ -- email farmer chris on Please don`t use as it`s a spam haven. |
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