The tool book

The tool book

William Bryant Logan

Book - 1997

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Subjects
Garden tools.
Published
New York : Workman Pub 1997.
Language
English
Corporate Author
Smith & Hawken
Main Author
William Bryant Logan (-)
Corporate Author
Smith & Hawken (-)
Physical Description
302 pages : color illustrations
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780761108559
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Love of Tools
  • Chapter 1. The Well-Tempered Tool
  • Anatomy of a Tool Weight and Measure Construction
  • Chapter 2. Digging
  • Getting to the Dirt From Dirt to Soil Turning the Soil History of Digging
  • The Shovel Round-Point Shovels Square Point Shovels Scoops Trenching Shovels
  • The Spade Spades Long-Handled Spades
  • Specialty Spades Digging Spades Heavy-Duty Specialty Spades
  • The Fork Garden Forks Broadfork Specialty Forks Bedding and Manure Forks
  • Scooping Forks The Mattock and the Pick Picks, Mattocks, and Land-Clearing Tools
  • Chapter 3. Cultivating
  • Persistence of Weeds Tools for Cultivation History of Cultivating
  • The Hoe Hoes Eye Hoes and Wheel Hoe
  • The Weeder Weeders The Cultivator Cultivators
  • Chapter 4. Propagating
  • History of Propagation Propagation Tools Propagation Tools Knives
  • The Potting Bench Potting Bench Propagation Supplies
  • Seed-Planting Supplies Soil Blockers Modular Soil-Blocking
  • System Cold Frames Cold Frames Cloches and Other Season Extenders Plant Protectors
  • Chapter 5. Planting
  • History of Planting The Dibber Dibbers
  • The Trowel Trowels Bulb Planters Bulb Planters Seeders
  • Seeders Container Gardening Plant Containers
  • Chapter 6. Cutting
  • History of Cutting Flower Shears Flower Shears Hand Pruners
  • Hand Pruners Hedge Shears Hedge Shears Loppers Loppers Pole
  • Pruners Pole Pruners Pruning Saws Pruning Saws
  • Woodlot Tools Chopping and Splitting Tools Clearing Tools Scythes Brush Cutters
  • Chapter 7. Watering
  • Knowing Your Garden History of Watering
  • The Principles of Watering
  • The Watering Can Watering Cans Roses
  • The Hose Hoses Hose Accessories Hose Accessories Sprinklers
  • Chapter 8. Composting
  • History of Composting Compost Bins Composters Composting Tools Composting Tools
  • Chapter 9. Lawn Care
  • The Lawn Mower Lawn Mowers Grass Shears and Edgers
  • Lawn Shears Rakes and Edgers Starting the Lawn Spreaders
  • Lawn Rollers Aerating the Lawn Aerators
  • Chapter 10. Holding and Hauling
  • History of the Holders and Haulers Choosing the Right Containers and Carriers Fruit and Vegetable
  • Baskets Harvest Containers Leaf, Weed, and Seed Carriers Buckets and Bins Carriers The Haulers Haulers
  • Chapter 11. Raking and Sweeping
  • The Garden Rake Lawn and Leaf Rakes Garden Rakes Lawn and Leaf Rakes The Broom Brooms
  • Chapter 12. Clothing and Protection
  • Boots and Shoes Footwear Gloves Gloves Hats Hats Pants and Shirts Clothing Vests and Jackets Jackets
  • Chapter 13. Care and Storage
  • Finishing Touches Looking Sharp Hang
  • Them High Keep Them Together Hose Storage
  • A Time to Renew Care and Storage Hose Reels
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

Three hundred pages of garden tools may be overkill, but, nonetheless, here are 440 tools shown in 70 full-color photographic spreads. The chapters are organized by task: digging, cultivating, propagating, planting, cutting, watering, composting, lawn care, holding and hauling, and raking and sweeping. Shown, for example, are 26 types of shovels, 21 spades, 12 trowels, 16 hoes, 11 weeders, 18 hand pruners, 10 pruning saws, 24 forks, 21 hose accessories, 11 sprinklers, and 15 rakes. A chapter on clothing and protection tells gardeners what's hot in boots and shoes, gloves and hats, and shirts and jackets. Logan, a writer and arborist, explains how garden tools evolved (Hopi women used a pointed stick of pinon pine to plant corn seed), how to use each tool, and what to look for in buying a tool. Granted, no gardener needs all these tools, but Logan has taken a commonplace subject and made it engrossing. --George Cohen

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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