tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778487044098443919.post4962304853206611505..comments2023-10-15T15:55:52.817-06:00Comments on The Homestead Laboratory: Easy Soil Sampler Tool for Compacted SoilJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05302653400986920552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778487044098443919.post-46559447748533452012015-04-03T01:01:21.523-06:002015-04-03T01:01:21.523-06:00Hi Anna! Thanks for your comment, and sorry for t...Hi Anna! Thanks for your comment, and sorry for the slow reply. I bet a dowel through the handle part would work great. We had the vice grips handy and just didn't take the time. We'll have to try it and see if it still does the job. Our yard will be nicely aerated after all this experimenting. :-)<br /><br />Also, it would be an honor for one of our projects to appear in your book! I usually compress the photos before uploading them to the blog, so let me know if you need higher res versions.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302653400986920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778487044098443919.post-16928637153135391742015-03-26T18:00:01.123-06:002015-03-26T18:00:01.123-06:00I love your inventiveness! I wonder if it would be...I love your inventiveness! I wonder if it would be worth drilling a hole through both sides near the top and running a dowel (or something similar) through so you could do away with the vice grips and have a handy handle? Any chance you'd let me steal your story and photos (with credit, of course) for my upcoming soil book?Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605287338974149573noreply@blogger.com