The Sovereign Carbon Steel Digging Spade is the ideal tool for digging soil.
Material: Carbon Steel
Features: Durable Polypropylene Handle with Soft Grip
Weight: 1.7kg
Usage: For exterior use: Yes
Colour: Grey, Red
The Sovereign Carbon Steel Border Fork is the ideal tool for digging and aerating soil.
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/sovereign-carbon-steel-border-fork-325681
Top comments
FREEZIN WOLF
9 Jun 1613#10
Are you two having a dig at each other?
pooka
9 Jun 165#13
If you continue to argue!! you will only be digging a hole for yourself.
(Anymore?)
Taksim_Red
9 Jun 163#15
Damn wrong thread. I was looking for a deal on four candles.
All comments (24)
mbriz
9 Jun 16#1
cheers ordered :smile:
scouser100000
9 Jun 162#2
£4.50 each - not for both
snappyfish
9 Jun 161#3
Will look nice in the cutlery draw. :smirk:
montana78
9 Jun 16#4
are these any good?
john184
9 Jun 16#5
Carbon steel means it will rust. The description mentions it that much you would almost believe it was a beneficial product feature (better than plastic though:D).
othen to john184
9 Jun 16#7
What a silly comment, it is not the carbon in steel that makes it rust!
The majority of steel contains carbon (less than 2% though); in this context a carbon steel tool would be much better than a mild steel one, but not as good as a stainless steel one (but one will not be able to buy a stainless steel spade for £4.50), so being carbon steel is clearly a beneficial feature.
Are these tools any good: they are just fine for digging the garden, but not really strong enough for anything else, that is after all what they are being sold to do.
Georgedeals
9 Jun 16#6
how long is this offer on for, I m going to dig the patio up, don't want the wife to see it being delivered
john184
9 Jun 161#8
Blah, blah. Don't take me for a fool.
I know more about steel than most people and having 5 mentions of 'carbon steel' in the title and description will make some individuals think that it is somehow endowing these Implements with better than average abilities which it will not.
You can pick up properly forged, hardened and also stainless spades and forks from places like Wicked for around £10 which will give better value for money than this ever will. My experience so far with Sovereign products is that they are cheap Chinese junk.
BTW in regard to your reply "it is not the carbon in steel that makes it rust!". Yes, obviously I never said it will. I stated that this will inevitably rust as an aide for those people who will confuse this for something which it is not.
So get of your high horse with your "silly" and pointless reply.
You could have attached a link to the following which would be a far better deal and has a 5 year warranty: http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Garden-Digging-Spade-1000mm-Stainless-Steel/p/500124?CAWELAID=120135120000010448&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=17408411932&CATCI=aud-162418604692:pla-193347849652&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping%20-%20Garden&tmcampid=&tmad=c&tmplaceref=D13POsPn&utm_content=sD13POsPn|pcid|43364563852|pkw||pmt||&gclid=CjwKEAjwp-S6BRDj4Z7z2IWUhG8SJAAbqbF3N1z8JounwUxgYKceA8pTCH4UiC53gdVSRfk62cDsVBoCI1Xw_wcB
Roger_Irrelevant
9 Jun 16#9
Digging with rusty garden tools makes it a lot more work. I'll stick to my Spear and Jackson Stainless ones with a 10 year guarantee. :smiley:
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The Sovereign Carbon Steel Digging Spade is the ideal tool for digging soil.
Material: Carbon Steel
Features: Durable Polypropylene Handle with Soft Grip
Weight: 1.7kg
Usage: For exterior use: Yes
Colour: Grey, Red
The Sovereign Carbon Steel Border Fork is the ideal tool for digging and aerating soil.
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/sovereign-carbon-steel-border-fork-325681
Top comments
Are you two having a dig at each other?
(Anymore?)
All comments (24)
The majority of steel contains carbon (less than 2% though); in this context a carbon steel tool would be much better than a mild steel one, but not as good as a stainless steel one (but one will not be able to buy a stainless steel spade for £4.50), so being carbon steel is clearly a beneficial feature.
Are these tools any good: they are just fine for digging the garden, but not really strong enough for anything else, that is after all what they are being sold to do.
I know more about steel than most people and having 5 mentions of 'carbon steel' in the title and description will make some individuals think that it is somehow endowing these Implements with better than average abilities which it will not.
You can pick up properly forged, hardened and also stainless spades and forks from places like Wicked for around £10 which will give better value for money than this ever will. My experience so far with Sovereign products is that they are cheap Chinese junk.
BTW in regard to your reply "it is not the carbon in steel that makes it rust!". Yes, obviously I never said it will. I stated that this will inevitably rust as an aide for those people who will confuse this for something which it is not.
So get of your high horse with your "silly" and pointless reply.
You could have attached a link to the following which would be a far better deal and has a 5 year warranty:
http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Garden-Digging-Spade-1000mm-Stainless-Steel/p/500124?CAWELAID=120135120000010448&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=17408411932&CATCI=aud-162418604692:pla-193347849652&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping%20-%20Garden&tmcampid=&tmad=c&tmplaceref=D13POsPn&utm_content=sD13POsPn|pcid|43364563852|pkw||pmt||&gclid=CjwKEAjwp-S6BRDj4Z7z2IWUhG8SJAAbqbF3N1z8JounwUxgYKceA8pTCH4UiC53gdVSRfk62cDsVBoCI1Xw_wcB