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the flat side of your pick is called an adze
I found that a metal manure fork is the best tool for turning compost and moving woodchip materials. It's at least twice as fast for me, than using the big flat shovel on those materials.
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my 5 tools for general dirt are differant
being from a very dry area dryed up ground is a problem I used what's called a sprinkler shovel or trench shovel it's 3 or 5 inches wide depending on brand it has a tip like a convent ail round point digging shovel and strong foot pads force it in the ground with blade strait up and down then lever the dirt out like pulling a nail with a claw hammer next change is a Pulaski axe a Ax head on one side and a grubing hoe on the other very handy for roots or leveraging out small to medium rocks up to water melon size
the grain shovel or grain scoop as I know it is natrual match for clean up with a lawn rake take up the trash roots leaves branches etc in to pile with rake then use grain scoop as dust pan to ether carry away from work area or pitch it out of project area a 3rd member of the clean up team would be a manure fork or silage fork to move the lighter bigger peices some times I use the manure fork and grain scoop in combo to move debris
What… no broadfork?!
one of my favourites is the italian grape hoe, partly for the name but mostly because I can move the same volume of soil (over about 4' distance) in 2x the speed as a shovel with 1/2 the effort.
Super versatile, a good friend and expert trail builder introduced me to one years ago. I count it as my #2 favourite soil mover after my aluminum square shovel w long carbon fibber shaft & D handle -similar to your grain shovel but at 1/3 the weight.
Great list and suggestions from everyone in different environments. In my heavy clay soil I tend to prefer narrow flat end shovels and heavy duty garden forks for subsoil manuring (would like to try a broadfork or walking tractor) and a mattock. Hand tools next week? 🙂
pitch fork?
the pick was a groundbreaking invention
the last one's called a grain shovel.
A rock rake is good for moving gravel and catching roots on the surface. If you flip it over it will move even more soil, particularly if it is already loose. It works great for shaping and leveling my sandy soil. Certainly better than trying to do the same task with a shovel and doesn't hang up on every little root with the tines pointed skyward.
McLeod is a firefighting tool that's better than a hardrake for moving soil quickly. It's less good for leveling out beds, finishwork type tasks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLeod_(tool)
The pick is excellent for areas with a lot of rocks. break it up then bring the shovel into play. I had to dig up my yard to replace pump lines for my pool and I did not have a shovel with the wider foot areas like the second 1 you showed. The ground was hard an I had hurt my foot and didn't realize it. It has been 2 years and my right foot still hurts. I'm 54 but I wish I'd have had a shovel like that 1.
I personally like the long handled shovels better. In my younger days I farmed hay and maintained 4 1/2 miles of ditch by hand for over 25 years. I know my way around a shovel. One of the most important things about moving earth is to keep your shovel as sharp as possible. My dad always had a file in his pocket when he was irrigating. I learned to start my day off with a trip to the shop and spend a few minutes with the 4" grinder. It does wear out your shovel faster, but the wear and tear is saves on your back i well worth it!
Ok, so here's my input.The first two, while in fact light and heavy duty, are categorized as digging spades (pointy end). To effectively move light, loose materials you would use a transfer shovel (square end). The "pick" you have is properly called a mattock. A pick has points on both ends. And a trenching spade (narrow with a sharply angled blade) would be a much better tool to use to dig a trench. Finally, the last one is not a shovel. It is known as a grain scoop.
So there you go. Let the hatin' begin.
(I know WAY too much about this crap) Carry On
Can't believe you left out the wheelbarrow!! Guess thats for moving materials a little further than the rest of these tools. Also a huge fan of the mattock (flat end and axe end), especially for clearing small roots when first making a path/bed. Love all the D-handled tools… I don't pull out a long handled shovel unless I absolutely have to. Do you keep your shovel sharp?
The flat end of the pick is a mattock. The tool is a mattock pick, although I looked it up and sometimes it's referred to as a classic pick as I think you did.
3:20 Pick-axe is great for tree roots obviously.
Curtis, I really would not/ do not have any of the tools you have there. The first two (shovels) have handles that are too short. I have both post-polio syndrome and DISH syndrome so I look for the easiest too to use. For those I have long handled shovels with an ash handle. The mattock is OK, but I use a small 2 cycle Mantis tiller in its place. For the rake, I use one from Sneebor (Dutch) which has teeth set further apart or a landscape rake which I have used to grade a half acre lawn with 8 yds. of good topsoil. The last item, a grain scoop, I find pretty much useless. There is a shovel like it that is both narrower/ shorter on the blade and works extremely well with a long handle. Leverage is King! Now, for those that follow you, here is a bit of advice. If you want blisters use a fiberglass handle or don't care for your wood handles. But if you are like me and want neither to wear gloves or get blisters do the following: When you buy implements, buy wooden handles and SAND them as soon as you get them home until they are as smooth as glass. Then take a rage with some boiled linseed oil, wipe them down and leave them sitting in the sun – be sure no rain or dew gets on them. After two days repeat the oiling process but us 0000 steel wool to take the grain down. Repeat every spring and fall and you will find the tools a joy to use. I have one shovel my Grandfather gave me 60 years ago. It is well over 100 years old and the blade is really only useful for planting, but what a joy to use.
2:32 The 3rd tool, which you call a "pick", is actually a "mattock". Specifically it may be called a pick mattock, as it features an "adze" and a pick on the other end. All mattocks feature an adze, and often an axe on the other end. Yet for the tool itself to be a "pick" or "pickaxe" it must feature a pick on one end & a narrowed chisel on the other.
Gr8 info in most videos though ;P Keep up the great work. You might want to look into adze techniques as well.