The Tool Book

by Logan, William Bryant

• ISBN13: 9780761121367
• ISBN10: 0761121366
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-11
• Publisher: Workman Pub Co

Summary

The Garden Writers Association of America declared it best book of the year for 1998. And The New York Times wrote: "Logan, who is one of our best garden writers, has produced not only a real book but a scrupulously researched, handsomely designed, and highly enjoyable one to book." The Tool Book celebrates garden tools in all their pleasure, practicality, variety, beauty, ingenuity, simplicity, and purity. Thirteen chapters and over 70 striking full-color photographic spreads-obsessive and obsessively informative-present hundreds of tools organized by task: 22 shovels, 21 spades, 12 trowels, 16 hoes, 11 weeders, 19 hand pruners, 10 pruning saws. In addition to garden tool necessities, here are knives, axes, hooks, watering cans, rakes, riddles, brooms, wheel barrows, shears, and scoops, and much more. There are tools to start the garden from seed in the spring, tools to keep it growing and healthy all summer, and tools clean up in the fall. And, finally, tools to care for the tools. In addition, the the book presents a detailed overview of the marriage of tool to type of work-how garden tools evolved, how to use each type of tool properly, and what to look for in a tool. It's the right tool for the right job.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction: The Love of Tools	xv
The Well-Tempered Tool	1	(10)
Anatomy of a Tool	3	(1)
Weight and Measure	4	(1)
Construction	5	(6)
Digging	11	(48)
Getting to the Dirt	13	(1)
From Dirt to Soil	14	(1)
Turning the Soil	15	(1)
History of Digging	16	(3)
The Shovel	19	(11)
Round - Point Shovels	24	(2)
Square - Point Shovels	26	(2)
Scoops	28	(1)
Trenching Shovels	29	(1)
The Spade	30	(12)
Spades	36	(2)
Long-Handled Spades	38	(1)
Specialty Spades	39	(1)
Digging Spades	40	(1)
Heavy - Duty Specialty Spades	41	(1)
The Fork	42	(12)
Garden Forks	46	(1)
Broad Fork	47	(1)
Specialty Forks	48	(2)
Bedding and Manure Forks	50	(2)
Scooping Forks	52	(2)
The Mattock and the Pick	54	(5)
Picks, Mattocks, and Land - Clearing Tools	56	(3)
Cultivating	59	(24)
The Persistence of Weeds	61	(1)
Tools for Cultivation	62	(2)
History of Cultivating	64	(1)
The Hoe	65	(9)
Hoes	70	(2)
Eye Hoes and Wheel Hoe	72	(2)
The Weeder	74	(4)
Weeders	76	(2)
The Cultivator	78	(5)
Cultivators	81	(2)
Propagating	83	(32)
History of Propagation	85	(2)
Propagation Tools	87	(7)
Propagation Tools	88	(4)
Knives	92	(2)
The Potting Bench	94	(10)
Potting Bench	95	(3)
Propagation Supplies	98	(4)
Seed - Planting Supplies	102	(2)
Soil Blockers	104	(2)
Modular Soil - Blocking System	105	(1)
Cold Frames	106	(2)
Cold Frames	107	(1)
Cloches and Other Season Extenders	108	(7)
Plant Protectors	112	(3)
Planting	115	(22)
History of Planting	117	(3)
The Dibber	120	(2)
Dibbers	121	(1)
The Trowel	122	(4)
Trowels	124	(2)
Bulb Planters	126	(2)
Bulb Planters	127	(1)
Seeders	128	(2)
Seeders	129	(1)
Container Gardening	130	(7)
Plant Containers	134	(3)
Cutting	137	(42)
History of Cutting	139	(2)
Flower Shears	141	(3)
Flower Shears	143	(1)
Hand Pruners	144	(6)
Hand Pruners	148	(2)
Hedge Shears	150	(4)
Hedge Shears	153	(1)
Loppers	154	(4)
Loppers	156	(2)
Pole Pruners	158	(2)
Pole Pruners	159	(1)
Pruning Saws	160	(6)
Pruning Saws	164	(2)
Woodlot Tools	166	(6)
Chopping And Splitting Tools	170	(2)
Clearing Tools	172	(7)
Scythes	175	(1)
Brush Cutters	176	(3)
Watering	179	(28)
Knowing Your Garden	181	(1)
History of Watering	182	(4)
The Principles of Watering	186	(1)
The Watering Can	187	(6)
Watering Cans	190	(2)
Roses	192	(1)
The Hose	193	(5)
Hoses	196	(2)
Hose Accessories	198	(4)
Hose Accessories	200	(2)
Sprinklers	202	(5)
Sprinklers	204	(3)
Composting	207	(14)
History of Composting	209	(1)
Compost Bins	210	(6)
Composters	214	(2)
Composting Tools	216	(5)
Composting Tools	218	(3)
Lawn Care	221	(16)
The Lawn Mower	223	(3)
Lawn Mowers	225	(1)
Grass Shears and Edgers	226	(4)
Lawn Shears	227	(1)
Rakes and Edgers	228	(2)
Starting the Lawn	230	(4)
Spreaders	232	(1)
Lawn Roller	233	(1)
Aerating the Lawn	234	(3)
Aerators	235	(2)
Holding and Hauling	237	(16)
History of the Holders and Haulers	239	(1)
Choosing the Right Containers and Carriers	240	(1)
Fruit and Vegetable Baskets	240	(4)
Harvest Containers	242	(2)
Leaf, Weed, and Seed Carriers	244	(1)
Buckets and Bins	245	(3)
Carriers	246	(2)
The Haulers	248	(5)
Haulers	250	(3)
Raking and Sweeping	253	(12)
The Garden Rake	255	(1)
Lawn and Leaf Rakes	256	(6)
Garden Rakes	258	(2)
Lawn and Leaf Rakes	260	(2)
The Broom	262	(3)
Brooms	263	(2)
Clothing and Protection	265	(18)
Boots and Shoes	267	(3)
Footwear	269	(1)
Gloves	270	(4)
Gloves	273	(1)
Hats	274	(2)
Hats	275	(1)
Pants and Shirts	276	(4)
Clothing	278	(2)
Vests and Jackets	280	(3)
Jackets	281	(2)
Care and Storage	283	(8)
Finishing Touches	284	(1)
Looking Sharp	285	(1)
Hang Them High	285	(1)
Keep Them Together	286	(1)
Hose Storage	286	(1)
A Time to Renew	287	(4)
Care and Storage	288	(2)
Hose Reels	290	(1)
Index	291