How to Choose the Best Gardening Hand Tools

Garden Tool Set Buying Guide

How do you pick the best set of gardening tools? With so much junk out there in the market, choosing a set of garden tools that will last and provide years of service out in the garden can be a daunting task. Especially if it is a gardening gift for a special person in your life. Here is a quick guide to finding quality gardening hand tool sets online, and making an informed choice when you go to buy.

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How to Examine the Garden Tools Construction

1. The Tool Handle &#; gardening tools need to be comfortable when working in the hot sun, and we prefer wood handled tools, hands down. If you take care of a nice set of wood handled garden tools, they will last you years. No plastic in the garden!!! Plastic handles will fade to ugly in the sun, have reduced strength and will easily crack over time or if the hand tool is left in the garden.
2. The Tool&#;s Working End &#; stainless steel is the way to go here. Soil, sun and water are rough on a garden tool&#;s surface, and plain steel or cheap painted metal tool heads will rust and fade over time. A stainless tool that cleaned after being used in the garden will provide a gardener solid years of service.
3. The Tool&#;s Collar &#; Make sure that the collar of the tool, or where the tip of the tool enters the handle is also stainless steel. Many cheap tools have flimsy, weak metal collars that either rust, or come loose over time to contribute to tool failure.
4. Welds &#; Make sure the tool doesn&#;t have point welds. Welding points on the metal connection points should be continuous, and bigger than just a small point.

What Tools Do I Need?

As a gardener and farmer, I cannot carry all the tools in my shed: i need to have a garden tool set that provides me all the functionality I need when doing my chores in the field or garden (By the way, our gardener&#;s apron will provide more carrying capacity for all your garden tools ;). ). So how do I choose? Here is the perfect set of gardening tools:

• The Hand Trowel &#; okay, it&#;s a little shovel. The garden hand trowel is the most used tool, and can provide most gardener&#;s a ton of use in the garden setting.
• The Hand Cultivator &#; the hand rake. This tool provides great function as a garden tool, and allows for moving soil and mulch in the bed, weeding and loosening of the soil surface.
• The Garden Scoop &#; The final member of our garden tool team is the garden scoop. Man we looked far and wide for this one, and use it constantly. Scoop soil, seed and fertilizer with out spilling. The member of the garden tool set is great for potting and digging large scoops, and will become a favorite.

And oh yeah, one last thing. You have to look good in the garden. Stainless and wood tools are timeless, and fun to use, and aesthetically pleasing. Don&#;t get caught with cheap tools :). To see our hand-picked garden tool set, click below:

Some tools are available with more than one handle style. Make your choice based on your personal preference and the level of use:

• Long handles offer longer reach and more leverage but require more arm strength.
• Short handles are best for restricted work areas, but they require more leg strength. Depending on your height, you may be doing a lot of bending. Short handles are often thicker and may have a grip on the handle, making them heavier than a longer tool. D-handles or D-grips are available on short-handled shovels, spades and forks for good grip and control.

Handles are made of several materials:

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• Wooden handles (usually ash) offer flexibility and last a long time with proper care.
• Fiberglass handles are stronger and weather-resistant, making them good for commercial use. Tools with fiberglass handles are usually more expensive than those with wooden handles.
• Steel handles are long lasting but may vibrate or transfer cold to the user.
• Cushioned or padded handles are available on some tools, making the work a little easier on the hands.

Handles are attached to the head by:

• Socket: This is a metal sleeve that extends from the head and wraps around the handle. This type of connection is usually found on less expensive tools.
• Sockets With a Rivet: For this type of attachment, a metal sleeve is wrapped around the handle and reinforced with a rivet or screw for additional strength.

• Tang and Ferrule: This is a metal shaft (tang) that extends from the tool head and is inserted into a metal sleeve (ferrule) on the handle.

When choosing the right tools for your garden projects, keep in mind that forged tools are heat tempered and stronger than tools that are stamped from metal sheets.

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