Leaf rake repair plate

[Frank S]

My wife for some untold reason loves her old leaf rake. The thing couldn't have cost more than $10.00 new and must be at least 20 years old, made with a plastic body no less.
Yesterday it did what all old plastic does, it broke.
She asked me if I could just wire it back together to use until we decide to go to town and buy a new one.
I said why not just remove the handle and huck the rest in the dumpster.
You make all of these tools and you don't think my old rake is worth a few more days of use.
Ok lay it on the table and I'll see if there is anything I can do to stave off its well deserved demise if I have time tomorrow.
So after replacing handles in 3 shovels sharpening up a couple of hoes straightening the tines on a couple of manure forks, sharpening an ax or 2 tightening up the handles in several hammers, I was thinking you know she is right I've spent half the day doing the very thing to loads of tools I thought her rake was not worth.
So I grabbed an old piece of metal siding and hammered out a splint for the leaf rake.





When I handed it to her she took it a swatted the ground a few times then said it feels better in my hands now I guess I won't need a new rake after all.
I said now when the handle breaks you will probably want that replaced so you can keep the old rake won't you.
Why not it is hard to find a good rake now days.
If she only knew if I would have to had to do that repair on something that would be paid to do I could have bought 3 rakes for the cost of the time to repair it