A Rake for Every Purpose
Straight Edge Rake
Sweep Rake
Shrub Rake
Landscape Rake
Level Head Garden Rake
Bow Head Garden Rake
Bamboo Rake
Thatching Rake
- Used to pull leaves and debris toward the user.
- Also used to gather up heavy trash such as sticks and stones.
Sweep Rake
- Used like a broom to pull leaves and debris past the user.
- Fan-shaped.
- May have a straight or round leading edge.
Shrub Rake
- Used to rake around small plants and shrubs
- The flexible tines may have a straight or rounded edge.
Landscape Rake
- Has a wide head braced with brackets attached to the handle.
- Used for spreading dirt, gravel and sand.
Level Head Garden Rake
- Has a level head set close to the handle.
- Used to break up and smooth soil after it has been spaded and cultivated.
- Has sharp, curved steel teeth to pulverize dirt clods.
- The straight back is good for leveling the soil for planting.
Bow Head Garden Rake
- Rake head is attached to the handle with a long, curved bows extending from each end of the head.
- Handles are usually 48" to 54" long.
- Used to break up and smooth soil after it has been spaded and cultivated.
- Has sharp, curved steel teeth to pulverize dirt clods.
- The straight back is good for leveling the soil for planting.
Bamboo Rake
- Lightweight and inexpensive
- Used to gather light debris such as dry leaves or grass.
- Teeth should be evenly bent for best raking results.
- Used to remove thatch and dead grass from the lawn.
- Pointed on one side for pulling and rounded on the other for pushing.
- The wheeled version rolls along the ground. It digs as it is pushed forward and cleans itself of debris as it is pulled backwards.
- The half-moon version does not have wheels. The user drags it along the ground. The pull stroke digs up the thatch, while the push stroke cleans.