Gardening is considered as one of the most relaxing and enjoyable leisure activities among all populations - unless you are Tarzan or if you don't have a garden - but can become awfully wearisome and frustrating if you don't equip yourself with the right kind of basic garden tools. There are just about half a dozen or so essential garden tools that can make all the difference between frustration and pleasure. And these days, with on-line shopping becoming a hot trend, you can pick up good quality products at affordable prices from websites offering great tool deals on garden implements.

Some must-have garden tools are: a pair each of pruning shears, lopping shears and hedge shears; a rake; a shovel; a hole digger; and some watering tools like water hose, nozzles, and watering can. Junior Hacksaw

Pruning/Lopping/Hedge Shears: Shears, also known as clippers, are essential garden tools that are used for pruning, shaping and removing foliage or branches. A pair of pruning shears is used for light pruning of trees, shrubs and rose plants. For pruning thicker branches, larger shrubs and stocky stems, lopping shears are more suitable as they have longer handles and stronger blades. As the name suggests, hedge shears are used for trimming hedges. They have much longer blades, almost as long as the handles themselves. Lopping Shears

Shovel and Hole Digger: A good shovel and hole digger can make digging fun. Many designs of shovels are available; go in for a design that serves your purpose and gives you a secure handgrip.
Rake: A rake is an indispensable garden tool that is used for gathering fallen leaves, cut grass, branches, hay, etc., as well as for loosening the soil, removing weeds and small stones, and leveling the soil. A big fan-style rake is ideal for removing fallen leaves and cut grass.

Garden Hose: A good quality water hose is a must-have if you want to make your gardening experience pleasurable. Choose a water hose that is at least 3 or 4 ply in thickness and has brass fittings. If convenient storage is a factor that is of prime importance to you, go for a coiled type of water hose. This is more expensive than the uncoiled type, but is really convenient to store and transport. Long Handle shovel

Watering Can and Nozzles: Choose a watering can with long nozzles that allows the water to come out gently and reach across long distances. A spray nozzle is good for watering young seedlings.

Air rivet guns are not the weapons used in warfare; rather it is a type of tool used to drive rivets powered by air. Rivets are the permanent mechanical fasteners supporting tension loads. The manufactured head side of the rivet uses air guns while the bucktail side of the rivet uses bucking bar. Large rivet guns are used to drive rivets in structural steels. Smaller ones which can be held by one hand are used in aircraft assembly. They vary in size. Side Cut Pliers

How the air rivet gun works:

A regulator adjusts the amount of air entering the tool. A trigger in the handgrip controls the regulated air as it enters and passes the throttle valve. By squeezing the trigger, the throttle valve allows pressure air to enter the piston. Movement of the piston allows the port to open allowing the escape of air pressure. The piston hits the rivet set again. The force on the rivet set prods into the wall and against the buck. The buck deformed the rivet's tail. The piston returns in its original place by a spring on the shifter of a valve letting air to push piston back to the staring point.

There are several types of air rivet guns: Hand Riveter

1. Slow hitting gun is able to strike several blows as long as the trigger is held down. The repetition rate is 2,500 blows per minute (BPM). It is easier to control than the one-shot gun. This is the most common type.
2. One-shot gun takes only a single blow to drive the rivet. It is large and heavy compared with the other types for it is used for heavy riveting. The gun strikes one blow each time the trigger is depressed. Its size makes it hard to control on light gauze metals. Under general conditions, this is the fastest method of riveting.
3. Fast hitting gun hits multiple high-weights blows at a high rate as long as the trigger is held down. These are in the range of 2,500 to 5,000 BPM. The fast hitting gun vibration is used for soft rivet.
4. Corner Riveter, a compact rivet gun, can be used in closed spaces. The rivet is driven at right angles to handle spaces by a short barreled drive.
5. Squeeze Riveter uses air pressure to provide a squeeze action that compresses the rivet from both sides rather than distinct blows. The squeeze can only be used closed to the edge because of the depth of anvil. With the proper adjustment, the squeeze rivet will produce very uniform rivet bucks. The stationary (fixed) jaw is placed against the head and compressed by the action of the gun.

By the use of air rivet guns, rivets can be used to permanently and mechanically fasten and support tension loads. FORGE

Having your own property is not only a luxury but a responsibility and as such you should keep it in optimal condition and attractive at all times. Besides the physical aspect of your house the other important part one should never overlook is the landscaping work, you could hire someone to do it for you or you could do it yourself. In most cases property owners end up hiring someone to do the job but this is not cost effective. FORGE

Learning how to do these tasks yourself provides great satisfaction because all the work has been done exactly how you wanted. In order to get things done the right way you need to own at least the most basic set of garden tools unless you intend to visit your neighbor every time you need to do some yard work.

Garden tools can be acquired at your local hardware store and even at some lumber yards, however the most important thing to keep in mind is to go for quality instead of quantity, shop carefully and choose the best ones because the right set of tools will last you a lifetime.

The following are some basic garden tools you will need to get started:

Shovel: There are many sizes and shapes of these, handheld ones were designed to help you to easily dig into the ground and plant flowers and small trees, long-handled shovel are used to dig holes where you can place large plants. There are many uses for shovels but according to the size of your yard you will need to acquire one that will help you get things done the right way. Round Mouth Shovel

Secateurs: This is the best tool for cutting and pruning around your garden, some people use it when they are working on flower arrangements or cutting small tree branches. There are three types of secateurs: anvil, bypass and parrot-beak; each one has a different purpose and shape but the most common one is the bypass secateur. Lopping Shears

Hoe: These are used for cultivating and weeding, they have a sharp blade bent at a 90 degree angle.

Rake: This is a tool used to gather loosen material (soil that has been dug) or level a surface. Most rakes are many-toothed tools that are also used to gather leaves around the yard.

There are many other tools you can purchase however the most important thing to remember is to acquire top quality tools or the best tools you can afford, make sure you try the grip to ensure they are comfortable tools to use while working on your garden. Buying top quality tools will ensure you won't have to make several trips to the hardware store to replace them and they will last you a lifetime.

It is every homeowner's responsibility and a good amount of common sense to know that having a number of quality hand tools ready for use at home is a must to invest on. However, there are a lot of hand tools available in the market today that it ends up quite confusing and a little hard to choose the ones to have at home. contractors tape measure

Considering how hard it is financially these days, it is highly recommended to be smart in going through the options. Here are a couple of life-saving tips when it comes to getting quality hand tools. Hss Drill

1. Steer away from very cheap tools. They might seem like a good deal at first sight because of the lesser amount of money required acquiring them; they are not really the most cost-efficient choice. They are most of the time not of good quality, and to add to that, they do not come with the warranties that are available with the quality tools. in the long run, they are not really worth any of the money spent for them, no matter how small the amount might be.

2. Stick with what is most necessary. It is important to start out by determining what one needs when it comes to the tools that are most useful at home and for any situations. One can buy those tools that are most needed at home and the ones that are used on a regular basis. The common tools like screwdrivers, simple saw and hammers to name a few are really a must have in most households, but tools such as specific types of wrenches as well as power tools can be easily borrowed from a neighbor or friend. They can also be rented in tool rental shops. Since these tools are used once or twice a year only, they should not be on top of one's to-buy list unless there is a lot of extra cash around.

3. Research on the tools' make. The best quality hand tools are the ones made out of top quality steel. Although they are more costly, they offer the best return of investment because of their overall quality. If the budget allows, there are tools that come with an application or two of corrosion resistant finish, making the tools more long-lasting for one to use. Dry Wall Hammer

4. Learn a little more about what makes up the usual tool kit. The basic tool kit is composed of drills, saws, hammers, screwdrivers, sanders and a staple gun. Knowing about these tools is really helpful when looking up which ones to buy and which ones to get on some other day when splurging on things do not hurt the budget a lot. When it comes to drills, one can go around looking at different kinds of drills. They are all designed to create halls on wood. There are hand drills, electric drills, cordless drills and breast drills for larger construction activities. For the saws, the most common kinds include the band saws and circular saws. Screwdrivers, on the other hand, come in different sizes and variations for varied purposes.