tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3243535748291657976..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "Left-footed" explainedMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61973763306063886142013-11-22T23:26:13.822-06:002013-11-22T23:26:13.822-06:00Aha! Yeah, that makes sense. Back in the late ...Aha! Yeah, that makes sense. Back in the late 1960's and early 1970's I spent some time driving around Northern and Southern Ireland with my family (my father was into geneology, and was researching family history). In the South we saw long rows of peat laid out to dry -- and I've heard the narrow spades called "peat shovels". The one footed approach makes sense to cutting and laying out peat to dry, to be used for fuel... Wales Larrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349823446678287114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-69843063983163394992013-11-22T07:51:22.335-06:002013-11-22T07:51:22.335-06:00Excellent, and totally blogworthy. Thanks, Alekse...Excellent, and totally blogworthy. Thanks, Aleksejs !!Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-41228134580852038972013-11-22T03:11:01.818-06:002013-11-22T03:11:01.818-06:00Thanks, now I can imagine it much better :)Thanks, now I can imagine it much better :)adeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992672132384267439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-85173793541705323882013-11-22T02:36:46.930-06:002013-11-22T02:36:46.930-06:00Take a look at proposed newer version in action:
h...Take a look at proposed newer version in action:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_lxpA0lhDcAleksejshttps://twitter.com/AleksejsZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-56059652108158653282013-11-22T01:08:21.444-06:002013-11-22T01:08:21.444-06:00In the gallery/wiki it's much more narrow (and...In the gallery/wiki it's much more narrow (and with extra weight on the back), that I understand how it works as a plough. I'm still having a hard time imagining how that tool in the first image is used. Effectively at least.adeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992672132384267439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-17518288420505400352013-11-22T00:41:18.397-06:002013-11-22T00:41:18.397-06:00Look at the last photo and the gallery of photos. ...Look at the last photo and the gallery of photos. It appears to have been used more for turning sod or peat, not lifting shovelsful. It would operate on the same principle as a plow blade.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-32146786673849604672013-11-22T00:17:18.439-06:002013-11-22T00:17:18.439-06:00You'd think it makes a terrible shovel if the ...You'd think it makes a terrible shovel if the axis isn't in the middle. Wouldn't a heavy load tilt?adeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992672132384267439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-11091030380267592852013-11-21T18:31:26.157-06:002013-11-21T18:31:26.157-06:00Good omens is a fantastic book!Good omens is a fantastic book!Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627147979307495870noreply@blogger.com