Easy Digging
Sturdy long handle
garden tools.
Long handle for less effort
Easy Digging tools come complete with a 5' long hardwood handle.

The Easy Digging long hardwood handle comes from our Brazilian supplier, Bellotto. They are
made of a local hardwood called Jacaranda Copaia that is similar to our Ash wood. Jacaranda is
a fast growing tropical tree that is being used in sustainable forestry projects to recover areas of
the Amazon previously cut irresponsibly or burned for crop and grazing land. You can read more
about sustainable reforestation projects using Jacaranda in these articles that are: short  or  
medium  or  long

Being a tropical wood it loves moisture, so be sure to oil your handle a few times a year as
detailed in our Tool Care Instructions.

Our long hardwood handle tools feature the exclusive locking wedge to securely attach the handle
to the tool head. Azadas, trenching hoes, cultivator fork hoes, and pointed ridging hoes are all
considered eye hoes because of the round eye used  to attach the handle. The eye is tapered in a
way that tightly fits the handle when the long wooden wedge is hammered into handle slot.

If you have ever been disappointed by the loose and sloppy fit of other eye hoe brands that rely on a
tapered handle, then you will love our long handle tools that fit securely, safely, and tightly.
Please click on the link below for more information on
determining the proper length, and how to shorten
handle if necessary, to achieve the properly sized
ergonomic long handled tool
NOTE:  The FORK uses a smaller wedge – you must use the supplied smaller
wedge marked “F”. Also the FORK does NOT require the black metal ring.

We recommend applying a penetrating wood oil finish to your new
handle. This will help prevent checks and keep the handle from
becoming stained with hand oils and dirt. Tung Oil and Danish Oil work
very well on this type of wood.

See the Azada Care Instructions for information on sharpening and wood handle
care.
1.
Place tool on the ground with
the end of the handle against a
building or tree.
2.
Align the slot in the handle as
shown. Position the parts so
that the screw heads just
clear the edge of the azada
and of the black ring.
3.
Hammer the wedge in a short
distance. Check and realign the
handle and ring to leave
clearance for the screw heads.
4.
Pound the wedged end against a
concrete surface a few times until the
tool head is tight on the handle and
the wedge is past the screws.
(If the black ring does not tighten up
on the handle, remove it temporarily.
Reinstall it before re-tightening the
wedge at a later date.)
5.
Snug down each screw
to prevent the wedge
from loosening.
Remove the tape.
Assembly Instructions:
Inspect the wedge occasionally during use and re-tighten whenever the
head is loose (a little wiggle is normal). Re-tighten the wedge by loosening
the screws and firmly tapping the wedged end of the tool against a concrete
surface. Then snug the screws back up.

If you ever need to take your tool apart, just loosen the retaining screws then insert a
thin screw (like a drywall screw) into the center of the end of the wedge. Then use
the nail-pulling side of your hammer to pull the wedge free.