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Make a shrub rake

Convert a broken leaf rake into a shrub rake by cutting off its broken tines.
Click to enlarge image Convert a broken leaf rake into a shrub rake by cutting off its broken tines.

Rakes eventually lose tines. Fortunately, the outside tines of a leaf rake are usually the first to break. When they do, I cut off the sides of the tine holder with a hacksaw and end up with a narrow “shrub rake,” perfect for cleaning out flower and shrub beds.

Will Clarke, N. Falmouth, MA

From Fine Gardening 15, pp. 8