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Hand Forged Garden Tools by Homestead Iron - Part 1

Will Dobkins' business, Homestead Iron in Squires, Missouri (in the Ozark Mountains). He and his wife started by repurposing old garden tools with new handles. Realizing that these old tools were much better than the tools available today, he decided to make his own tools. Will shows us each tool describing the design, use, and advantages. Tools he currently forges include: Single Tine Cultivator Two Tine Cultivator Crows Foot Cultivator (5 tines) Hand Rake (5 tines) Weeders Tap Root Weeder Dandelion Weeder Weeding Fork (2 tine) Scuffle Weeder for surface weeds (diamond shaped blade) Cape Cod Weeder (for detailed weeding) - both right and left hand versions Dutch Weeder or Draw Hoe (triangle shaped fine blade) Classic Handle Hoe - heavier for chopping type weeding V-Hoe or Warren Hoe for making furrows and planting starts Trowels Large, small and sharp toothed (narrow, finger sized trowel) Transplant (potting) Trowel with a reversed angle. Will and his wife talk about running the business from crafting the tools to taking orders, packaging and mailing as a successful family business. Part 2 - Will demonstrates forging the garden tool as well as describing various metals he uses.