Thanks for asking! The easiest tool redesign I have in mind is a
sharpened one end of a bow rake so the raker could tip the rake to one side and
hoe out a weed. The long-handled fishtail weeder needs to have some sort
of attachment so one could use a foot to exert more pressure to get it deeper
into hard soil. And hose carts should be on a lazy susan assembly so one
could pull a hose to the east or west without dragging cart and all.
Margaret Lauterbach
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Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 1:09
AM
Subject: [gwl-g] TOOLS! [[gardening hand
tools]]
Greetings:
I need ideas and information (pictures,
drawings, diagrams, text documentation) on hand gardening (and
homesteading) tools, tried and proven and used worldwide in all cultures.
Tools for working dirt and plants for gardeners, market farmers,
landscapers, landscape gardeners, nurserymen and foresters are my main
interest.
Do any of you have a garden tools wishlist? Do you use any
tools regularly that are OK but could use some design, construction or
materials improvement? Do you need any tools for certain tasks, often
repeated, that are either not on the market, are available but are either
too hard to obtain (i.e. from foreign source) or too expensive or are
available but are not quite the right design (too small, too heavy, not
balanced/incorrect ergonomically, not the right shape, wrong handle,
etc.)?
I have nearly two dozen tool designs in mind that, if
constructed or manufactured, could help gardeners do a better job in less
time, with some able to do unique jobs. Two out of this list are exceptionally
useful almost to the point of being indispensible. These are manufactured
in some form or another around the globe and some are available in the
US. I have explored mass producing these two (for starters) to market
online myself and through other companies who do mail order sales. Of
course the first entrepreneur in the PRC who sees mine (I do not plan to
patent them - probably not possible, anyway) and goes hunting for an array
of local job shops with production and export in mind (to The Borg,
USA) may usurp my hard won market share :-).
I am seeking tool
design and marketing ideas from folks who would like to see certain
world-class, lifetime, highly functional gardeners tools manufactured and
made readily available for a reasonable price. I would also be interested
in knowing of existing mail order/web order companies who might want to
carry my products.
This sourcelist may give you some ideas and items
for your wishlist: http://market-farming.com/gardening-hand-tools.faq
May
your gardens flourish this 2006 and thanks for any feedback!
Lawrence
London http://market-farming.com lfl@intrex.net info@market-farming.com Venaura
Farm Chapel Hill, NC,
USA
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