Here for your education and amusement are a couple of photos of Azadas - ideal for getting stuck into a variety of soils with less strain on your back used a lot in Spain, Venezuela and parts of Scotland. The old English term may be Mattocks but I will stand corrected (in the next post).
I wouldn't wish to quarrel with the editor at such a fragile early stage in the life of Onions but I would see a mattock as having a narrower blade, usually paired with a pick axe blade. I have all three of the tools pictured above plus a couple of other medieval implements that I will keep under wraps for now.
ReplyDeleteI did say I would stand corrected and no offence taken, I thought there was a subtle difference that one of our eagled eyed readers would point out! looking forward to unveiling the medieval implements.
ReplyDeleteJust bought one of these mothers and its fooking marvellous. Dug through stony soil just like butter! Thanks for the advice on this guys, a must have!
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