5 Amazing Ways to Repurpose Garden Tools

5 Amazing Ways to Repurpose Garden Tools

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• Recycle Garden Hand Tools for Door and Drawer Pulls. ...
• Recycle Shovels and Hoes into Shelves.

1. What can I do with old garden tools?
2. What can you make out of old tools?
3. How can you make your garden tools last longer?
4. What can you do with old rakes?
5. What charity takes old tools?
6. What can I do with an old garden hose?
7. Do old tools have any value?
8. Are old wrenches worth anything?
9. What to do with extra wrenches?
10. What oil is best for garden tools?
11. What oil should I use on garden tools?
12. What are the materials used to sharpen tools?

What can I do with old garden tools?

25 Amazing Ways to Repurpose Old Garden Tools

1. Old Shovels & Rakes with Birdhouses. Via: Wyolifestyle.
2. Owl Yard Art made From Old Rake, Shovel & Horseshoe. Via: Kimbirdz.
3. Garden Table Using Shovel. ...
4. Old Garden Tools as a Wall Decoration. ...
5. Garden Hose and Bundt Pans Turned into Flowers. ...
6. Plant Stand out of Old Shovel Heads. ...
7. Repurposed Door Handles. ...
8. Rusty Shovel Flower.

What can you make out of old tools?

Think Outside the Toolbox: 9 New Uses for Old Tools

• Wrench Hooks. 1/10. Bend wrenches into hooks, and you'll make a spot for other tools to hang out. ...
• Toolbox Nightstand. 2/10. ...
• Rake Head Wall Hanger. 3/10. ...
• Garden Tool Obelisk. 4/10. ...
• Hammer iPad Dock. 5/10. ...
• Tooled-Out Gate. 6/10. ...
• Clamp Bookends. 7/10. ...
• Saw Handle Key Rack. 8/10.

How can you make your garden tools last longer?

Never put your tools away wet. Allow them to dry completely before storing to prevent rusting and handle rot. Once each garden season, rub linseed oil into your wooden handles to help preserve them. After each use wipe the metal parts of pruners, shears, and loppers with an oily rag.

What can you do with old rakes?

You can easily turn an old rake into a new rack for your other gardening tools. You just remove the handle and hang the rake upside down on the side of your gardening shed or anywhere you need to use it.

What charity takes old tools?

Who we are...

• We are a Christian charity that collects unwanted usable tools, refurbishes them, sorts them into trade tool kits and sends them to the developing world for livelihood creation.
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• We send around 20 containers filled with over 300 tonnes of tools every year.

What can I do with an old garden hose?

10 Uses For An Old Garden Hose

• Protect Your Car. Our two-car garage is just barely big enough to fit both my SUV and my husband's truck. ...
• Soaker Hose. You can turn an old hose into a soaker system for watering your garden! ...
• Protect Blades. ...
• Easy Gripping. ...
• Safe Swinging. ...
• Gentle Watering. ...
• Hang Tools. ...
• Trap Earwigs.

Do old tools have any value?

Old tools can be worth big dollars. Still, money isn`t the draw for most collectors. Some old tools have a real, intrinsic value. They were made with or contain precious or semiprecious metal, or have parts of now-rare, exotic wood.

Are old wrenches worth anything?

Wrenches and adjustable wrenches haven't changed in function much over the years, but the style of some older wrenches can make them very valuable to collectors. Look for wrenches that: Have rare cutout designs on the handles.

What to do with extra wrenches?

Re: What do you do with your old wrenches and sockets.

Trade them for ones you don't have in your keeper sets or throw them in a cheap garage sale box and sell them at your own garage sale.

What oil is best for garden tools?

Lubricating Oil: Such as boiled linseed oil, tung oil, motor oil, lamp oil, or cooking oil. Boiled linseed and tung oil are probably the best choices, but you can use what you have on hand.

What oil should I use on garden tools?

Linseed or tung oils are often recommended for this job because they dry quickly, but I've found that coconut oil or walnut oil work well, too. For this job you do need to bring your tools into a heated space, because any oil you use will penetrate wood handles best at room temperature.

What are the materials used to sharpen tools?

Sharpening Your Tools

• Protective eyewear and gloves.
• Steel wool or wire brush.
• Files: Flat mill file (8 - 10 inch), Round or half-round file (8 - 10 inch)
• Bench vise, clamp or other bracing system.
• Grinding wheel/bench grinder.
• Scissor sharpeners.
• Sharpening stones.
• Sandpaper.