think i may have to get a scythe to go with my "idiot stick" (aka weed wacker) and brush hook. like how they work.
how badly was your handle cracked? i've rescued cracked handles - malls, shovels, axes, baseball bat - by forcing the crack open with a screw driver, forcing some wood glue in (as far into the crack as possible), and clamping tightly either with glue clamps or rope/cord depending on the shape of the wood. if you use rope/cord be sure to wrap the handle with waxed paper beforehand so your rope/cord will come off. after the glue dries i just knock it down with sandpaper. voila', new handle. usually the glued part is stronger than the non-glued part. if you haven't disposed of the old handle you might give it a try
as i'm on here i'll put two cents in the jar. please don't be offended. i think i can probably speak for many of the guys on here on this one, but if not, i'll speak for myself.
after following your posts many have developed a "picture" of you in our mind's eyes. that picture is fed with your avatar and would include; tall, long legs, physically fit, respecter of rights, cycle rider, gun owner/shooter, hard worker, neat, tidy, industrious, independent...
now to most guys that spells "damn near perfect"
it has occured to me that we could all be being played and that you are actually a guy posing as a girl. not saying you are but when the presentation matches up real well with the description of a good woman as presented in the Bible (Proverbs 31), which also coincidentally conforms to many guy's ideals, it has to be considered. in this day and age its not uncommon for some "guy" to masquerade as a woman; every guys nightmare. if you are a guy, i don't understand why you'd pose as a girl, but that would be your problem, not mine.
therefore, a picture could easily dispell the rumor.
not saying you should break your anonymity, i wouldn't, but that's one reason pix would be requested.
just sayin.
glad you had a good birthday.
moderators - if i am out of line with this post, i tend to be a bit direct, please delete it.
again, just sayin