This tool sharpener is made especially to keep your Sneeboer tools sharp. It has an extra hard silicon-carbide whetstone on an ergonomic wooden handle and is man enough to handle large tools as well as hand tools.
Directions:
Soak whetstone for 30 minutes before use. Work in single strokes away from you and down following the bevelled edge of the blade until sharp.
These tools are hand-forged in stainless steel by Sneeboer & Zn and are the best we have come across.
Sturdy for those tougher jobs but also great for weeding amongst plants. The narrow head allows you to go deep without disturbing too much around it. It has an ash handle.
Dimensions:
Overall length 106 cm; blade 19 x 7 cm.
These tools are hand-forged in stainless steel by Sneeboer & Zn and are the best we have come across. This spade is part of a range especially designed by Great Dixter.
As much of our planting is done on our hands and knees, this short handled spade with a narrow head makes digging larger holes easier and less arduous than using a hand trowel. The handle enables you to use both hands when digging but also gives greater control and precision than you would have using a proper length spade. Its angled head means you can scoop the soil out. This is a really useful tool when tucking in plants amongst others. It has an ash handle.
Dimensions:
Overall length 56 cm; face L13.5 x W12.5 cm.
These tools are hand-forged in stainless steel by Sneeboer & Zn and are the best we have come across. This fork is part of a range especially designed by Great Dixter.
The fork version of the planting spade, allowing precision and control when you are on your hands and knees but greater leverage and power than a hand tool as a result of the length of the handle. The fork head enables you to weed in tight spaces whilst in a crouching position but can also be used to titivate the soil. The short handle length means it fits perfectly into the body when working with it. Handle made from ash.
Dimensions:
Overall length 57 cm; fork width 11.5 cm; tine length 13 cm.
These tools are hand-forged in stainless steel by Sneeboer & Zn and are the best we have come across. This tool is part of a range especially designed by Great Dixter.
Modelled on Nathaniel Lloyd’s historic bulb planter, this tool has the advantages in balance, weight and angles to supersede any other tool for this job on the market. It enables you to walk through and take plugs out randomly, allowing for more naturalistic plantings. The wide cross handle allows you to drive the head into the turf with ease and the tapered head means that when it goes into the soil, the plug is pushed out effectively each time. This is a solid, well-built tool that makes bulb planting in turf an enjoyable task. It has all the beauty, sophistication and ergonomics of an old tool coupled with Sneeboer’s quality and craftsmanship.
Dimensions:
Overall length 100 cm; plug depth 9 cm; plug width 6 cm narrowing to 4 cm.
These tools are hand-forged in stainless steel by Sneeboer & Zn and are the best we have come across.
Robust and made to last. Good for planting, digging and chopping out unwanted plants.
Dimensions:
Overall length 114.5 cm; blade 28 x 16 cm.
This bronze spade is made in Austria and has quietly come to be known as the tool of choice for many professionals. Bronze is an alloy made predominantly from copper with a little tin added for the purposes of hardness.
These bronze spades have a beautiful, ergonomic shape and the high proportion of copper in the blade (smoother than steel) means the tool goes into the ground more easily and less sticks to the blade on exit – making lighter work of hard tasks. The shaft is made from steam-bent ash with a beech handle.
Dimensions:
Overall length: 114cm
Blade: 24cm L x 15cm W
Weight: 1.5kg
This bronze, pointed spade is made in Austria and has quietly come to be known as the tool of choice for many professionals. Bronze is an alloy made predominantly from copper with a little tin added for the purposes of hardness.
These bronze spades have a beautiful, ergonomic shape and the high proportion of copper in the blade (smoother than steel) means the tool goes into the ground more easily and less sticks to the blade on exit – making lighter work of hard tasks. The shaft is made from steam-bent ash with a beech handle.
Dimensions:
Overall length: 114cm
Blade: 24cm L x 15cm W
Weight: 1.5kg
These tools are hand-forged in stainless steel by Sneeboer & Zn and are the best we have come across.
Robust and made to last. Good for planting, digging and chopping out unwanted plants.
Dimensions:
Overall length 109 cm; blade 23 x 15 cm.
These tools are hand-forged in stainless steel by Sneeboer & Zn and are the best we have come across.
The border fork’s long handle means it is comfortable to use and its flattened tines makes it a very effective tool. It has an ash handle.
Dimensions:
Overall length 112 cm; 18 cm tine length; 16 cm fork width.