DW wished a rake to get the cuttings off of the garden, whereas I simply wished to allow them to be… So I constructed a rake.
The rake is made out of a $2 8 foot lengthy 2×4 which I ripped [lengthwise] with a handsaw. I used one half for the deal with and the opposite half for the rake (crossbar) itself. The 19 tooth got here from two $0.99 3/8″ dowels that are lower to 2.5″. They’re spaced 5/4″ aside in 1/2″ deep holes I drilled with a brace and auger. These are glued in. The deal with is fitted onto the rake with a thru-tenon which is pulled in by an offset dowel which additionally makes the center tooth; this isn’t glued in permitting me to take the rake aside once more. The mortise was made with a chisel. This joint is kind of strong with none give thus I didn’t should put in diagonal helps which might have sophisticated the matter.
The rake works very effectively. The grass doesn’t keep on with the tooth. This all the time appears to be the case for steel rakes which annoys me. Nevertheless, the rake is a bit on the heavy aspect, most likely due to the large deal with. I didn’t wish to spend an excessive amount of time planing it down. Possibly if I get bored with the load, I’ll airplane it down some extra and make a supremely completely balanced rake.
In conclusion, I consider I now have a greater rake for 3-5 instances lower than it could value to purchase one.
PS: It’s conceivable that one might decide up a $1 rake at a yard sale or get one at freecycle. Nevertheless, as per the primary paragraph, this was an pressing matter.
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