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DIGGER SURVEY

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If you were purchasing a new hand digger with serrations (for root cutting) would you want the serrations on the left, right or both sides of the digger. That's holding the digger in front of you with the blade facing up. Please respond below this post. Thank you.
Ralph (Sun Ray)
 
Me personally would like it on the right hand side. I usally cut my plugs counter clockwise so if I ran into any roots I would be able to cut them without having to change my cutting style.
Thanks
Big Al (NJ)
 
Natural position for a righthanded person would be on the left side..Of course having them on both sides would be a new design to cover both right and lefthanded people and all situations for the cutting to be done...Would also include a guard on top of the blade to avoid accidents..
 
I cut from right to left meaning clockwise. So I need them on LEFT side of digger. The pulling in of a right handed person, from outside body to across chest brings in bicep and right chest. I find more control than going left to right to outside where forearm and some tricep gets involved. Thats why I have not purchased diggers. Just my preference...actually like them on both sides. <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin">
 
Whats more important to me is strength. Longer handle. Don't bend or break at the bends.
 
left & right sides....plus very important to have wide lips on top of the blade so you can PUSH down the digger with the other hand in tough soil like the lesche!
 
I'ed like to see one that is 3 or 3.5 inches wide, with at least an 8 inch long blade with fine serrations on the left or both sides, but be more rounded like the wilcox trowels.. I find the lesche type is too flat for scooping dirt, but the gator types that are more rounded have too wide serrations..
Something like the lesche but more rounded in other words
 
I use a dive knife. Straight edge on one side and serrated on the other. I carry it in a sheath attached to my Velcro pouch belt. It's been a great deterient, when detecting in bad areas and cuts through roots well.
 
The right side is what I like to have as the Cutting side. Most important is the reinforced offset handle for more leverage on those stubborn roots or hard ground. Both side serrated wouldn't be a bad Idea. however I just prefer it on the right. I got mine from Predator Tools. Can't go wrong with a George Lesche design tool. nothing but Quality there.
Tom Weaver
 
It seems to me that digging straight down is much easier.I like to use one of those 24" stainless V shovels with an edge from my grinder.Isn't it tougher on the wrists to try to cut a circle sideways instead of straight down??scott
 
Lesche tools are destined to become an ancient mystery. Thousands of years after records of our civilization have disapeared archiologest will unearth these primative tools, and like the pyramids, wonder how primitive man accomplished such a feat. <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":D">
 
Yep, sure is, thats why I cut the plug with my foot using the Sampson from Lesche then if i need to go deeper use a hand tool, Gator, Wilcox, Badger, whatever I've got at hand. Fast and neat.
Course out in the field when looks ain't a concern, a good ole sharp shooter is hard to beat.
 
Both sides, but cupped in the middle to be able to dip out dirt, which you can"t hardly do with the leische.
 
I have a Lesch standard digger and I find myself wanting to cut opposite of the serrations. I'm right-handed. I almost always rely on the serrated side to cut out plugs with so I'd like to buy one serrated on both sides once I finish my year over here and et back home.
 
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