Trick of the Trade: Get Hooked (on Cords Being Out of the Way)

Feb 15, 2012

While edging, it can be frustrating trying to keep the cord from being run over by the edger. An easy way to avoid that is to use an 8- to 12-inch scrap of electrical wire, bending one end to form a hook and securing the other end snug around the edger cord.

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Sanding will hit fasteners before the wear layer is sanded to nothing. Photos (clockwise from top left) courtesy of Cash Pyle, Bill Bagley, Joe Lawson and Everett Barnsley.

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