There’s really no comparison between the common mass-produced garden rake and the specialized haying tools used in Europe. French farmers handcraft their hay rakes from three kinds of hardwood: ...

Instead of buying a noisy leaf blower, get some exercise and fresh air the retro way -- with a rake. · Why rake at all? Leaves cover the grass, blocking the sunlight it needs to grow. If a pile of wet ...

It’s time to turn over a new leaf — billions of them, in fact, as trees begin to shed their canopies for the winter. My leaf mover of choice is the rake. It’s much quieter than a gas- or ...

Thrifty but secure rake repair. I had to buy a new handle when the one on our 20-year-old garden rake broke. Also, on the old one, the rake head was held in place just by friction. As the wood got ...