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"Made-It-Myself" Garden Tools
Terry Morgel, Avon, Minn., recently sent FARM SHOW photos of a couple of low-cost gardening tools he invented.
Sickle section hoes
"I made these hoes from used sickle sections. My wife likes to use them in her flower garden," says Morgel. "Two of the hoes shown are equipped with double sickle sections we
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Made-It-Myself Garden Tools FARM HOME Miscellaneous Terry Morgel Avon Minn recently sent FARM SHOW photos of a couple of low-cost gardening tools he invented Sickle section hoes I made these hoes from used sickle sections My wife likes to use them in her flower garden says Morgel Two of the hoes shown are equipped with double sickle sections welded to a large flat washer A 4-in length of 1-in angle iron is welded to the washer a little off center so the handle will be centered The handle is attached to the angle iron with 3/16-in bolts I used 3/4-in dia electrical conduit for the handle but you could also use wood The other short-handled hoe uses a single sickle section welded to an L-shaped metal bracket which is screwed to a 1-ft long wooden handle Plastic barrel garden markers Morgel made long lasting garden markers by cutting apart a 20-gal plastic barrel He says the markers won t rot and can be used year after year He used a table saw to cut up the barrel Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Terry Morgel 37313 Co Rd 3 Avon Minn 56310 ph 320 363-8802
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