we use utility knives....very inexpensive and easily in the pocket...we keep a wheelbarrow with us as we work and cut the ends smoothly as we lay the rolls--so when we are done rolling everything is complete

I know others that like the stick edger--really doesnt work well on our sod

 

We use the stick edger method all the time. I've even used a battery powered sawzall.
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Thats been common practice forever...

Just curious hows those cigars???

 

So the company i work for does mostly stone work so they don't own any stick edger but one job had a ton of tree pits and curvy beds to cut so they took an old diamond blade and cut everything with our stone saws. I laughed at first but it was so fast I had to appreciate them thinking about how to do things faster.

 

I use banana tree machetes and cut the peices as we go.

 

Whenever I've Got a long run of pieces that are the same width then I use a pruning saw for tree work.

Basically I take the saw and roughly measure the width of the section with it and use a visual mark on the saw. Then I just go to a rolled up piece of sod, measure the width I need, and then cut it with the pruning saw. Then I take it where I need to and unroll it into place.

Basically it's like making homemade noodles out of dough.


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Try a square bladed edging spade, if you've been using a half moon. It is quicker and cleaner.

Another huge time saver is to drop a big piece of sod over an area that you need a small piece in, then cut a bigger shape around it going through both layers of sod. remove the pieces you cut from the bottom layer and press the top layer in its place as a perfect fit. This also keeps the edge pieces bigger so they don't dry out or get sucked up by a lawn mower.