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CARE OF TOOLS

A WINTER-TIME JOB

As winter advances extra care is ■needed to keep tools in good condition. If allowed to remain out in the woather the steel blades soon become rust-, cd, which not only ruins them, but also makes them harder to work with. A clean spade or hoe will do the work much more efficiently and with far less labour than a dirty, rusted one. It is not always possible to keep large implements like' wheelbarrows and garden rollers under cover, and when they are exposed the wooden handles soon split and decay. This can bo prevented to a large extent by soaking them with linseed oil. Several applications should be made until the wood is saturated. The oil fills up the pores and hardens, not only making a smooth surface which is pleasant to hold, but also preventing the entrance of the germs which cause decay. All wooden handles of rakes, hoes, spades, etc., may be treated in the same way, and they will last very much longer than they usually do. Hoses will not be required again this season. They should be rolled up after haying all the water drained out of them, and be laid flat on a floor under cover. If they are hung up the rubber goes out of shape and is more apt to perish. In wet weather and when the soil is at all wet tools should be cleaned and wiped, dry,aftej.use^an application of oil being .applied 'to' .prevent, rusiting. All gardeners know how much easior it is, to work with a clean, sharp tool.

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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 103, 4 May 1933, Page 17

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CARE OF TOOLS Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 103, 4 May 1933, Page 17

CARE OF TOOLS Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 103, 4 May 1933, Page 17

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