Repairing tools / How to make tool handles / How to repair garden tools / Making handles Spade Fork

LOVE IT TV meet with Peter Macfadyen as he shows us the art of repairing old tools. Tool handles break. In the Old World most people would have gone and bought a new tool and thrown the old one away. The new one be ludicrously cheap because it was mass produced with poor materials and exploited workers. In the New World in which people have had ‘corona-time’ to think about what’s valuable, putting a new handle on that old tool becomes empowering, cost effective and environmentally the right thing to do. This short video aims to encourage people to have a go, with as few tools as possible. Challenge gender stereotypes, challenge yourself: mend that handle. (P.S. I regret my choice of shoes – we started filming and I forgot to change to my strong garden boots – I am not recommending a callous attitude to safety). Peter Macfadyen LOVE IT TV has loads of free content helping people grow vegetables and live more sustainably in these challenging times. Join us, share our videos and help others grow food. Dig for Victory facebook group   / 99484.  . Peter has written two books on taking power at a local level - the first is a DIY guide to taking over your council and the second, what to do when you have! www.flatpackdemocracy.co.uk Join us, share our posts and learn loads and help others around the art of growing food. #digforvictory2020