Huckleberry Comb Berry Harvester

It’s one thing taking the kids berry-picking as a fun family excursion; it’s another if you actually want to pick a lot of berries at once.  Save yourself the effort (and stained fingers) with our unique “Huckleberry Comb” Berry Harvester.  Made in Germany and based on a centuries-old design, it’s an ingenious tool—the type of thing born of a homesteader’s necessity and smarts.  We should stress that we don’t recommend this for harvesting soft, seedy berries like raspberries or blackberries, which are too delicate and should still be picked by hand. But for small, round berries—think blueberries, cranberries, and, of course, huckleberries—this works like a dream.  Slide the front tines under a particularly full stem, pull taut, and use a short snap of the wrist once you feel pressure.  It takes a little getting used to but soon becomes second nature.  Constructed of beech and galvanized steel, it measures 8” long x 5 ¼” wide.