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Pickaxe

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  • 13-05-2020 10:04am
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    asgaard
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    Dear all,


    Any of you remember the price in Woodies for pickaxe? I found online in one of gardening centres going for 33 euro including delivery (Draper's). Would it be good price or waaay to much?? Any thoughts?


    Thanks


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    Harry Palmr
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    Use homebase.co.uk as a big chain price benchmark or wait until woodies are open and the website is expanded again next week.


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    eusap
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    i bought one in B&Q for €30 this year


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    [Deleted User]
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    Thats about right i think
    I bought this one last year online.
    https://www.lenehans.ie/blackspur-bb-hm105-pick-axe-with-fibreglass-shaft-5lb.html


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    asgaard
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    eusap wrote: »
    i bought one in B&Q for €30 this year

    Was it company make or noname?


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    rje66
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    asgaard wrote: »
    Dear all,


    Any of you remember the price in Woodies for pickaxe? I found online in one of gardening centres going for 33 euro including delivery (Draper's). Would it be good price or waaay to much?? Any thoughts?


    Thanks

    What ever u get dont get one with a plastic type handle. Just curious what type of work have u lined up for it??


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    Harry Palmr
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    Plastic? Do you mean fibreglass? That's the type to get I think. Never broke one, or seen a broken one.


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    asgaard
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    rje66 wrote: »
    What ever u get dont get one with a plastic type handle. Just curious what type of work have u lined up for it??
    typical job, just dig out some soil mixed with stones.


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    asgaard
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    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Plastic? Do you mean fibreglass? That's the type to get I think. Never broke one, or seen a broken one.
    Would it be lighter than the wood stick?


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    rje66
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    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Plastic? Do you mean fibreglass? That's the type to get I think. Never broke one, or seen a broken one.

    The one I had just got more and more bendy. So when in ground you pull to loosen soil and handle just bends. Wouldn't use one again.i use all these types of tools on a daily basis and nothing worse than a tool that under performs and makes a hard job even harder.....


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    eusap
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    it was Verve Power grip 3.2kg Pickaxe with Fibreglass handle


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    magicbastarder
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    a pickaxe with performance anxiety. there's a new one.


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    [Deleted User]
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    a pickaxe with performance anxiety. there's a new one.

    It says more about the users technique :P


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