Upgrading my garden hoe plus making a planting tool

 

Tools and materials I propose:

Stick welder

Lathe

Wood turning tools set

Wire Burning Kit

Electric Chainsaw

Angle grinder

Drill press

Wire Brush Kit For Drill

Foredom Woodcarving Kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

Tormek Hand Tool Sharpening Kit

Tormek BGM-100 Bench Grinder Mounting Set

In this video I do a really useful upgrade for my gardening hoe, plus I make a planting tool on the woodturning lathe.

With this project I wanted to solve the eternal loose handle problem. So I decided to replace the wooden handle of the hoe by welding a metal pipe in it’s place.

I begun by cleaning the pipe with a wire brush. 

I then re-establish a new bevel on the cutting edge of the hoe. I used my tormek jigs on my bench top grinder. 

I then stick ended the two metal parts.

Using my rotary tool I cleaned the welds a little bit. 

I then added a coat of primer and then a coat of black to keep rust away. 

For the bottom I turned a small conical piece out of beech which I epoxied in place. This makes the tool a little bit easier to hold on an upright position and also prevents it from slipping from your hand. 

I then used a piece of platani to turn a planting tool. This is basically a cone with a handle. You push it against the ground to make a hole and then you place your plant in the soil.

September is the month for my winter veggies garden. So I had to make these two tools.

But that was it. See you soon with a new project video. 

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