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Everything below is on our shelves right now. Find what you need, then ask a volunteer to sign it out to you - it's yours for fourteen days.

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30 tools found

Garden

Border spade

Digging and edging in tight borders

Condition: Fair — cosmetic wear only

On the shelf
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Bow saw

Cutting logs and thick branches

Condition: Good, checked over last month

On loan
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Bulb planter

Planting bulbs at an even depth

Condition: Fair — cosmetic wear only

On the shelf
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Compost aerator

Mixing air through a compost heap

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

On the shelf
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Cordless leaf blower

Clearing paths and driveways

Condition: Well used but sound

On the shelf
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Cylinder lawnmower

A close, striped finish on a fine lawn

Condition: Sound, a little dusty from storage

Out of service
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Draw hoe

Drawing drills and earthing up

Condition: Excellent, barely used

On the shelf
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Dutch hoe

Cutting weeds off at the root, walking backwards

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

On the shelf
Garden

Folding pruning saw

Branch work where a bow saw will not reach

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

On the shelf
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Garden fork

Turning soil and lifting root crops

Condition: Excellent, barely used

On loan
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Garden line and reel

Setting out straight rows

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

On the shelf
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Garden rake

Levelling soil and clearing debris

Condition: Excellent, barely used

On the shelf
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Garden sieve

Riddling compost and stones out of soil

Condition: Excellent, barely used

On the shelf
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Garden trowel and fork set

Planting out and close weeding

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

On the shelf
Garden

Half-moon edging iron

Cutting a clean lawn edge

Condition: Well used but sound

On the shelf
Garden

Hand secateurs

Pruning stems and light branches

Condition: Sound, a little dusty from storage

On the shelf
Garden

Hedge shears

Trimming hedges by hand

Condition: Serviceable, one of the older ones

On loan
Garden

Knapsack sprayer (5L)

Applying feed and treatments over a plot

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

On the shelf
Garden

Lawn edging shears

Neatening the edge between lawn and border

Condition: Fair — cosmetic wear only

On the shelf
Garden

Lawn scarifier

Lifting thatch and moss out of the sward

Condition: Sound, replacement grips fitted

On the shelf
Garden

Leaf rake (springbok)

Gathering leaves without tearing the turf

Condition: Excellent, barely used

On the shelf
Garden

Long-handled loppers

Branches out of reach of secateurs

Condition: Well used but sound

On loan
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Long-reach pole pruner

Cutting high branches from the ground

Condition: Sound, replacement grips fitted

On the shelf
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Petrol strimmer

Cutting long grass and rough edges

Condition: Sound, replacement grips fitted

Out of service
Garden

Post hole digger

Sinking fence and gate posts

Condition: Sound, replacement grips fitted

On loan
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Post rammer

Driving posts home without splitting the top

Condition: Good, pitted in one place but true

On the shelf
Garden

Rotary lawnmower

General mowing on uneven ground

Condition: Serviced in the spring, starts first or second pull

On loan
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Turf cutter

Lifting turf cleanly for a new bed

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

On the shelf
Garden

Watering can (10L)

Watering beds and containers

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

On the shelf
Garden

Wheelbarrow

Moving soil, compost and rubble

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

On loan
1

Find something on the shelf above and note its name.

2

Ask a volunteer to sign it out to you - it's yours for fourteen days.

3

Bring it back clean and in one piece. No fees, ever.