Bunker spade
The bunker godfather , as licker or Greppe called, is - next to Vorstechspaten and Torfeisen - a working tool in manual peat extraction , the hand-stitched. This special spade is used to remove ( sink ) the bunker or dam soil - the uppermost , heavily rooted and decomposed layer of a raised bog , located above the peat , which occurs in different thicknesses.
In general, the structure of the bunker spade is such that the metal, tapered spade blade is provided with a wooden handle with a small wooden handle (T-handle). Depending on the task at hand, there are different versions in the peat diggers regarding the size of the tool, with the average size of the spade blade being approximately 12 inches in length and 6 inches in width - in metric dimensions this corresponds to a length of 30 cm and a width of 15 cm.
Web links
- Hans Dietrich von Zanthier, Carl Wilhelm Hennert, treatises on theoretical and practical forestry. Google Books
- Franz Xaver, Georg Heldenberg, Practical Forestry: for prospective foresters of subordinate ranks with special consideration of bankruptcy checks: in systematically arranged questions and answers, Volume 3. Google Books
- Karl Gayer, The forest use. Google Books
- A.Bode, Guide to peat farming in Russia. Google Books
literature
- Wilhelm Pfeil: The forestry from a purely practical point of view: a manual for private forest owners, administrators and especially for forestry apprentices. Baumgärtner, Leipzig 1831, p. 269.
- A. Bode: Instructions for peat farming in Russia. Friedrich Gustav Lucas, Mitau 1846, p. 35.