Our local hardware stores only stock poor quality forks with plastic handles which get incredibly bad reviews. I’ve grown up with the Spear and Jackson brand of gardening tools and never really thought much of it being young and rarely willing to work on my parents’ garden. But all the tough old leathery men had these and they seem to last forever.
So when I found the heritage line on Amazon it struck a familiar chord. I’d personally seen an original get constant use for at least a couple of decades. From turning over soil in vegetable gardens to levering up quite large tree roots without breaking. So we ordered this one.
When it arrived I took it out and started digging up the crab grass that had encroached on my garden across the border from the neighboring house that had been used as a rental and had rarely been taken care of. The S&J fork made light work of digging, prying and turning over the deeply matted soil and did a great job. It’s tough and took 200lbs jumping on the handle no problem. It doesn’t quite look like the one in the picture. It has a more modern design sticker rather than the handle being printed on directly. In addition, the carbon steel is painted a hard wearing dirty grey color and it has welded seam at the bottom of the handle.
The handle is a sturdy single piece of wood. The inside edges are a little rough than I would have liked but a light sanding beveled that off. It’s comfortable with a wide fork you can really get a good foothold and a lot of force on. The handle offers a good grip and is just the right length for someone around 6 feet tall to get some muscle and good leverage behind it.
It comes with a 10 year warranty, though there aren’t instructions on how to make use of it. If past experience is anything to go by, I expect this fork will last decades if not a lifetime so long as it’s not left out in the elements, much like the ones I have seen many people use in England.
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Spear & Jackson
Spear & Jackson has been selling hand, garden, contractors, agricultural and landscaping tools since 1760.
The company was founded in the City of Sheffield, which is famous for the production of steel, cutlery and hand tools and continues to be our home over 250 years later.
The Heritage Range
The Heritage range of digging and cultivating tools is a firm favourite amongst gardeners. The range is suitable for those seeking hard-wearing, durable tools manufactured using over 260 years of craftsmanship.
All Heritage products are epoxy coated for additional resistance against rust, scratches, humidity & excessive acidity and alkali found within the soil.
Long solid forged sockets combined with weatherproofed hardwood handles result in a range of strong and sturdy gardening tools.
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Very Sturdy But Defective
This fork arrived promptly, was well packaged, and appears to be very solidly made. However there appears to be a defect in the manufacturing at the junction between the neck and tines (see photos attached). This area is subject to the greatest bending stresses and is therefore most likely to fail. I purchased this fork specifically because of the forged steel constructions and long-handled configuration since I plan to use it for some heavy digging. Regrettably I will return the product.
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Mags McP
Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2024Style: Digging SpadeVerified Purchase
Clif massey
Good workhorse
Reviewed in Australia on October 24, 2020Style: Border ForkVerified Purchase
David
What a disappointment! The tool is fairly similar to the picture ...
Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2016Style: Digging SpadeVerified Purchase
David
"Quality tools" since 1762 ???
Reviewed in Canada on June 3, 2016Style: Digging ForkVerified Purchase
