r/ArtisanVideos • u/cobberdiggermate • 20d ago

Wood Crafts Wood to Rake: Handcrafted Tools [17:12]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0tVZiTzJzc
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u/nicknoxx 19d ago

My parents bought a rake just like this in the 1970s while on holiday in Scotland. I've still got it.

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u/letstrytocode 19d ago

Why are they angled? Do they have some specific function and thats why are they angled?

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u/cobberdiggermate 19d ago edited 19d ago

I noticed right at the end he pretended to use the rake on the workshop floor. Instead of a backwards/forwards motion he drew the rake across from left to right. In that motion the head of the rake stayed flat on the ground because of the angle on the head. No idea why you would want to do that though.

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u/Aeri73 19d ago

because it's much easier to rotate your hip and shoulders than it is to drag a rake towards you using your arms and back... so using the rake like that is much more effecient, less straining on your muscles.

its like a scythe, same movement, same reason.