I bought a nice wrought iron set from Northline express came with poker, log handler, broom and shovel, had a cheap shovel that came with my ash hopper and use the cheap one as it holds more ash than the set shovel (they tend to be small) I also bought an ash rake to match the set so all I use is the cheap shovel for ash the ash rake and a Firedragon blow pipe . This blow pipe is great if you try to relight from a smaller coal bed and it is strong enough that you can move logs around. So I primarily use the rake, blow pipe and cheap shovel and gloves and nothing else.
Brian
Blow pipe from amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Firedragon-Blow-Poke-Fireplace-Tool/dp/B000BYRP9Y
Sorry forgot how to attach links
Brian
Blow pipe from amazon.com
Sorry forgot how to attach links