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Noun This 18-piece Click N Play Beach Toy Set comes with everything kids — and adults — need to make some epic sand castles including a sand bucket, shovels, a rake, a watering can, and various molds. — Esther Carlstone, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2023 To keep ticks at bay at home, trim brush, mow grass, and rake leaves on your property. — Health Editorial Team, Health, 21 Apr. 2023 Some also show traces of unorthodox tools, like a rake, having been dragged through the pigment. — Carol Kino, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2023 Residents should take advantage of this mild weather and rake leaves as the city will end pick-up Dec. 29. — cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022 Cheryl Wesinger, who lives on the same street as Whitehouse in the Pinehurst neighborhood, saw Whitehouse’s post and went right over the next day with a rake and lawn mower. — Kellie B. Gormly, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022 The seating floor, jacked up over the years, would be dropped by 8 inches, and its rake slightly adjusted to improve sight lines and functionality. — Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2022 General manager Rick Hahn ordered Bossard to put down his rake, telling his friend his health was more important to his family and the organization than his iron man streak. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 In Truckee, a town of 17,000 north of Lake Tahoe, even the mayor, Lindsay Romack, spent part of Wednesday clearing off her roof, snowshoeing over six-foot snowdrifts and pulling down snow with a 16-foot rake. — Eliza Fawcett, New York...

25 Types of Rakes and Their Uses (with Pictures) If you’re looking to enhance the aesthetic of your lawn or improve the soil quality in your garden, rakes are your best friend. Whether you’ve been taking care of a garden for many years or it’s your first time, a rake is one piece of lawn equipment that is absolutely essential. Rakes are essential large forks with multiple tines. Most people assume that they are used for collecting leaves, while that is true that’s the only one type of rake. There are numerous types of rakes, categorized by their function and the material they are made out of. While garden, or bow, rakes are among the most common, landscape rakes, leaf rakes, thatch rakes, shrub rakes, concrete rakes, and hay rakes are some other variations. Rakes can also be found constructed of materials like plastic, wood, metal, bamboo, and more. A garden rake, also known as a bow rake, is the most common type that homeowners have in their collection and likely what comes to mind when you think of rakes. It has a relatively standard design, with usually a long, straight handle and a stiff, wide head that’s positioned at a right angle from the handle. You may also hear these types of rakes being referred to as a “ground rake,” “level head,” or “soil rake.” Oftentimes, the head on a garden rake is made from a sturdy metal material, with short tines attached to it. The tines are very rigid and won’t flex or bend when in use, making this rake ideal for tough jobs like break...

Show more The Expert: I’ve been involved with construction, maintenance, and home renovation for more than 30 years. I owned a maintenance and construction business with my husband for nearly 20 years, and we’re also hardcore DIYers. I love much about my home—a fixer-upper built in the 1800s that’s located in a rural mountain region of Pennsylvania—but it can involve a lot of maintenance and upkeep, especially in the fall when our large yard gets blanketed with a seemingly endless avalanche of leaves. Over the years, I’ve used a wide variety of rakes and other leaf removal tools and equipment. I prefer lightweight rakes with the widest heads available to help me zip through this task as quickly as possible without unnecessary aches and strains. What to Consider Leaf rakes have a series of long, skinny tines that are commonly constructed in a triangular or fan-shaped arrangement. In some cases, these might be lined up in a straight, consistent row resembling a comb, though rakes with this configuration are often categorized as garden rakes. Fall Lawn Care: You will sometimes see the terms “lawn rake” and “leaf rake” used interchangeably, and some rakes are promoted as a dual-purpose combination, but a leaf rake—as the name implies—is specifically intended to gather up leaves and light materials, as opposed to branches, stones, and other yard materials. When shopping for leaf rakes, pay attention to the materials. Rakes made from fiberglass or aluminum tend to weigh less, wh...