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Smith and Hawken: the Tool Book : A Compendium of over 500 Tools for the Well-Tended Garden by William Bryant Logan (2000, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWorkman Publishing Company, Incorporated

ISBN-100761121366

ISBN-139780761121367

eBay Product ID (ePID)1751804

Product Key Features

Book TitleSmith And Hawken: the Tool Book : a Compendium of over 500 Tools for the Well-Tended Garden

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicTechniques, Reference, Hand Tools

Publication Year2000

IllustratorYes

FeaturesRevised

GenreHouse & Home, Gardening

AuthorWilliam Bryant Logan

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight35.1 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal635/.0284

Table Of ContentCONTENTS Preface Introduction: The Love of Tools CHAPTER ONE: THE WELL-TEMPERED TOOL Anatomy of a Tool Weight and Measure Construction CHAPTER TWO: DIGGING Getting to the Dirt From Dirt to Soil Turning the Soil History of Digging The Shovel Round-Point Shovels Square Point Shovels Scoops Trenching Shovels The Spade Spades Long-Handled Spades Specialty Spades Digging Spades Heavy-Duty Specialty Spades The Fork Garden Forks Broadfork Specialty Forks Bedding and Manure Forks Scooping Forks The Mattock and the Pick Picks, Mattocks, and Land-Clearing Tools CHAPTER THREE: CULTIVATING The Persistence of Weeds Tools for Cultivation History of Cultivating The Hoe Hoes Eye Hoes and Wheel Hoe The Weeder Weeders The Cultivator Cultivators CHAPTER FOUR: PROPAGATING History of Propagation Propagation Tools Propagation Tools Knives The Potting Bench Potting Bench Propagation Supplies Seed-Planting Supplies Soil Blockers Modular Soil-Blocking System Cold Frames Cold Frames Cloches and Other Season Extenders Plant Protectors CHAPTER FIVE: PLANTING History of Planting The Dibber Dibbers The Trowel Trowels Bulb Planters Bulb Planters Seeders Seeders Container Gardening Plant Containers CHAPTER SIX: CUTTING History of Cutting Flower Shears Flower Shears Hand Pruners Hand Pruners Hedge Shears Hedge Shears Loppers Loppers Pole Pruners Pole Pruners Pruning Saws Pruning Saws Woodlot Tools Chopping and Splitting Tools Clearing Tools Scythes Brush Cutters CHAPTER SEVEN: WATERING Knowing Your Garden History of Watering The Principles of Watering The Watering Can Watering Cans Roses The Hose Hoses Hose Accessories Hose Accessories Sprinklers CHAPTER EIGHT: COMPOSTING History of Composting Compost Bins Composters Composting Tools Composting Tools CHAPTER NINE: LAWN CARE The Lawn Mower Lawn Mowers Grass Shears and Edgers Lawn Shears Rakes and Edgers Starting the Lawn Spreaders Lawn Rollers Aerating the Lawn Aerators CHAPTER TEN: HOLDING AND HAULING History of the Holders and Haulers Choosing the Right Containers and Carriers Fruit and Vegetable Baskets Harvest Containers Leaf, Weed, and Seed Carriers Buckets and Bins Carriers The Haulers Haulers CHAPTER ELEVEN: RAKING AND SWEEPING The Garden Rake Lawn and Leaf Rakes Garden Rakes Lawn and Leaf Rakes The Broom Brooms CHAPTER TWELVE: CLOTHING AND PROTECTION Boots and Shoes Footwear Gloves Gloves Hats Hats Pants and Shirts Clothing Vests and Jackets Jackets CHAPTER THIRTEEN: CARE AND STORAGE Finishing Touches Looking Sharp Hang Them High Keep Them Together Hose Storage A Time to Renew Care and Storage Hose Reels INDEX

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisThe 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 Took 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. 37,000 copies in print., 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., 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 Took 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. 37,000 copies in print.