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[Greg <FarmerGreg@UrbanFarm.org>]

Larry,

A great place to start  is the Tool Book by William Bryant Logan. 
Just looked up "the Tool Book" on amazon and there are used copies 
for as little as $3.  I have a copy here and it has hundreds of pics 
and descriptions.  It is a picture style coffee table book.

Greg Peterson
The Urban Farm



> 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
>
> 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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