Been tossing around the remains of a broken garden rake for a year or so. Finally had the initiative and time to maker up. Tell the good bad and the ugly perspectives. First pic is the old rake made from a steel wall stud with a hand shear. Worked but for only half a season, then broke off. New one is 40 inches long and rake is about 7 inches wide.
![Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold. Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/74/74036-6d6cdcceb2da226efadd2ddcb6146d91.jpg)
![Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold. Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/74/74037-4b82695e19629ffe0ae86f96c698149a.jpg)
![Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold. Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/74/74038-dcdf42e2ea08594a41e3849595751bfa.jpg)
![Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold. Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/74/74036-6d6cdcceb2da226efadd2ddcb6146d91.jpg)
![Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold. Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/74/74037-4b82695e19629ffe0ae86f96c698149a.jpg)
![Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold. Finally made the coal rake. Critiques welcome........before the cold.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/74/74038-dcdf42e2ea08594a41e3849595751bfa.jpg)