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    A Mattock from B&Q B&Q Heavy Duty Grub Mattock With H Shaft, 0000003527290

    Gosh i wished we had discovered this many moons ago! it would have saved so much time an digging effort and all for the reasonable price of £17! Our plot had not been cultivated for 15 years, the masses of bramble crowns have been a very slow pain stacking slog to dig out with a spade and fork, hands an knees , axes for sapling roots etc, and the dreaded couch grass mats take an age to slice off an then to try an shake out the topsoil held in them. We were determined to do it properly first time bit by bit.
    Then one of the old Lottie guys sauntered up to us with an old tool an without more than two words proceeded to clear a decent size area of our Lottie in 20 Min's, that would have taken us days to clear with a spade, fork and Axe! I could not believe my eye's!! This tool takes out huge bramble crowns with no more than a yank, sapling roots are no problem, chop yank! and the dreaded couch grass is just ripped away like a cobweb leaving bare earth that is soooo easy to fork over to get last bits of roots out. I were left open mouthed at how fantastic this basic tool is, and despite the old guys offer of a loan when we need it, we have purchased our own because he is not always there when we are.

    I can't recommend this old fashioned tool enough, nor thank our generous old Lottie guy enough for sharing his knowledge. It just goes to show that no matter how modern our knowledge, an how much we think we have learnt, the oldun's can still teach us the most basic of things.

    Wren
    Last edited by Wren; 13-06-2010, 08:31 PM.

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    I love our mattock!

    I hd loads of overgrown philadelphus to cope with and the lovely grapes suggested a mattock.

    Brilliant bit of kit!

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    • #3
      Cracking bit of kit. My eldest used them in Kenya and introduced me to them. Wouldn't be without mine
      WPC F Hobbit, Shire police

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      • #4
        I've heard good things about the mattock but haven't had the pleasure myself
        Chris


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        • #5
          We bought one the other week for digging out some Birch roots, like others have said it cleared them in no time. Mr in Pots said it was more comfortable to use once he stripped the varnish and label off the handle.
          Location....East Midlands.

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          • #6
            How is that different to a pick axe? Just a flat blade on the front? If so, then the pick axe I bought is one of them

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            • #7
              It's a much bigger Axe part than a pick Axe. The Axe part is about 5 inches wide and digs off a much bigger area of turf than a standard pick Axe would . If you put both tools next to each other you would see the difference straight away.

              Wonder what you just purchased then..lol

              Wren

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              • #8
                The mattock is an invaluable tool in heavy root laden soil. Much better than a fork or spade.

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                • #9
                  I've never used one either- but with a small field to convert into a veg patch, then I think I'll keep my eyes peeled for one of those!!!
                  "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                  Location....Normandy France

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