Fork Hoe
Chillington Fork Hoe
Easily Penetrate & Loosen Soil
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Simple assembly required.
Do you want to loosen and aerate your soil? Enjoy a little quiet time in the garden? Skip the rototiller, use this tool.
This sturdy fork hoe from Chillington Tools features a forged steel head that easily penetrates firm soil. Just pull or raise the handle to stir and aerate the soil, or use this tool to remove weeds and their roots. The proper British name for it is a "Canterbury Hoe Fork".
✔ 5 pound tool, with a 5 foot long wooden handle.
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What’s It Like To Use a Forked Hoe?
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Why You Will Love Your New Fork Hoe
- cultivate soil deeply, or prepare seedbeds
- move or turn heavy mulch
- pull compost or gravel from a truck
- remove matted roots - like Bermuda Grass!
Includes a 5 foot long hardwood handle that reduces effort & back pain by allowing you to reduce bending while working. Made with premium grade steel and wood so you can rest easy knowing this tool will last.
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Customer Reviews of the Fork Hoe
David the Good recommended easydigging.com in one of his books, and I must agree, these tools will probably outlive me. Weeding and turning up earth has never been easier, even in my red clay and rock soil.
Order shipped surprisingly fast. The fork is exactly what I was looking for, very durable. A tool that will last you a lifetime.
The fork hoe makes tilling up ground very effortlessly.takes alot less time to get the garden done.
My first order was lost by the mail service, called, and EasyDigging promptly sent a replacement that was delivered ASAP. Review of the Chillington fork-hoe: My back, my back! It thanks you! I have dug up my yard three times, a ton of work, I'll tell you. But this time is was soon finished, the fork-hoe dug deeper, moved more soil, with less effort, and the long handle allows one to lever the soil loose instead of using brute force. This is definitely a keeper. Glad I bought it.
Best gardening tools I have ever purchased! I am going to use the 3-prong hoe fork for digging potatoes which will do a great job. The pointed tool I have used for making furrows for planting seeds, and it is a superb tool for digging weeds out of the garden. So happy to have found your company.
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"When I tackle a weedy, neglected bed, I use the cultivator first. After I work my way through the bed, I can simply rake out the weeds. Then another pass with the cultivator prepares the bed for amendments or for deeper cultivation with either the garden fork or the deep spader. When I’m adding manure or compost to the bed, I use the cultivator to chop and mix."
*excerpts and image from the article Essential Tools for Working the Soil by Joe Queirolo in Fine Gardening magazine.
How to use a Fork Hoe
These tools penetrate and cultivate the soil with an easy chop-pull motion that is very quick, but also gentler on your
back than the stomp-bend-lift motion used with a garden spade.
The instructions for using this tool are much like the
- One hand grips the end of the handle, the other hand goes 1/3 to 1/2 way down the handle.
- Grip the handle with your thumbs facing towards the blade.
- Raise the tool to hip height, swing it down into the soil, then pull the chunk of soil towards you.
The tines will easily break through most soil and sod. You do not need to swing with a lot of force, or raise the tool above your head. For cultivating loose soil, or stirring in compost, you just drag the tool through the soil while pushing down lightly.
The tines will easily break through most soil and sod. You do not need to swing with a lot of force, or raise the tool above your head. For cultivating loose soil, or stirring in compost, you just drag the tool through the soil while pushing down lightly.
Tool Specifications
Each fork hoe includes:
- Forged steel head with 3 tines
- 5 foot hardwood handle
- a large metal wedge for easy and secure assembly
Weight of complete hoe: 5 lbs
Hoe Head: Width = 5", Height = 7.5", Thickness = 3/8",
Handle: Length = 59", Weight = 3 lbs,
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Forging Process:
Forging is the process of forming and shaping metals through the use of hammering, pressing or rolling. The process begins with a bar or slab of steel which is heated to its plastic deformation temperature, then hammered or "kneaded" between dies to the desired shape and size. Forging is a ancient metalworking process that was done by a blacksmith pounding metal on an anvil with a hammer..
During the hot forging process, the steel's coarse grain structure is broken up and replaced by finer grains. Mechanical properties are improved by aligning the grain flow to obtain the desired directional strength. Forging can produce a piece that is stronger than an equivalent cast or machined part.
Parts and Accessories
Additional 60" handle
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Our large metal wedge is included with every head or handle purchased.
Head for Fork Hoe
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WARNING: You can not share one handle between two heads. The wedged
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Keep your tools sharp! With built-in handle. Designed to sharpen farm tools.
Double-cut side for fast material removal, and single-cut side for finer sharpening.
8" file area + handle = 12" long.
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Our philosophy here it Easy Digging is super straightforward. To deliver unique and easy-to-use tools that you will not find in local big box stores.
Our founder Greg Baka has used his engineering background to tweak common tools so they are more powerful and easier to use than ever. Every single product we offer is one we own and use on a regular basis. Every single tool we offer is exceptionally high quality so you can use it for years.
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