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Shovel handle replacement ?

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jCarroll

05-19-2006 08:54:16




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I have a good, round point shovel which had a broken handle. When i removed the broken piece, the end was curved, and fitted down into the blade portion almost to where the foot pad is.

All the replacement handles I've seen are perfectly straight, and it seems to me this would be an inadequate replacement for the handle not to go further down into the metal portion.

Are curved tip replacement handles available? Or is straight OK?

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Dave Sherburne NY

05-20-2006 19:11:08




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 Re: Shovel handle replacement ? in reply to jCarroll, 05-19-2006 08:54:16  
Take the new shovel, put you foot on it and see if
it bends. If it does, buy the handle. Most of those new shovels will bend when you put weight on them.



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jCarroll

05-20-2006 15:38:00




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 I fixed that shovel! in reply to jCarroll, 05-19-2006 08:54:16  
This started out as : my shovel was made in the USA buying a handle might help some guy in Kentucky cutting second growth hickory. a new shovel would probably be a China product

I found a perfect replacement handle at Ace hardware (I'm in a big town). Curved end, saw kerf back about 4", shoulder turned on the handle to stop the metal section. price $12.09. made in Hope, AK

A new Ace shovel - which looked sturdy enough - was $11.99. made in the USA.

Which do you think I bought?

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jeffcat

05-20-2006 09:44:51




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 Re: Shovel handle replacement ? in reply to jCarroll, 05-19-2006 08:54:16  
In the OLD days, say around the early 50s my dad would take a broken shovel to the high school. The FFA program would have the kids fix the shovel for practice and the farmer paid for the handle. The now HUGE high school doesn't even have a farm program anymore. Sad is it not?
I bought a beauty of a "Square nose long handle scoop" at the flea market about four years ago. It is great for the sandy soil here cause you can just glide it over the top. Perfect height and all. Makes a beautiful level dig in the dirt. Handle went SNAP about last spring and I was on the hunt for a handle. Got the handle at an industrial supply that service the building industry. Was very happy to fix my shovel and I have my great tool back. Found the replacement was about $45.oo new! It is a realy well built shovel. Cheap shovels - go buy another. Maybe buy a good one at a supply place and see the difference ! jeffcat

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Dachshund

05-20-2006 06:09:34




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 Re: Shovel handle replacement ? in reply to jCarroll, 05-19-2006 08:54:16  
Around here, it's cheaper to get a new SHOVEL than a new HANDLE! I tend to shy away from the fiberglass ones. They break quicker than the wooden ones and cost more. Never gonna buy one again!



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RJ-AZ

05-19-2006 19:13:03




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 Re: Shovel handle replacement ? in reply to jCarroll, 05-19-2006 08:54:16  
I just picked up a new handle this evening for my favorite square shovel. It has a preformed bend to it, got it a ACE Hardware for $8.00. This is my best shovel,it has a good balance and feel.This will be the second handle in 30 years, my wife broke this one. :(



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SHeiserman

05-19-2006 17:56:53




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 Re: Shovel handle replacement ? in reply to jCarroll, 05-19-2006 08:54:16  
Can't beat the long wooden handles. But when I break a shovel or pitchfork, I weld a piece of 1" pipe (same length as wooden handle) onto the shovel/fork end. Just a little heavier, but you'll break your back before you break the handle again.



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dr.sportster

05-19-2006 12:53:09




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 Re: Shovel handle replacement ? in reply to jCarroll, 05-19-2006 08:54:16  
Buy the Craftsman and get a whole new shovel for free each time.I keep reversed electrical tape on the sticker to save the craftsman label for proof.



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Jim in new Mexico

05-19-2006 12:51:59




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 Re: Shovel handle replacement ? in reply to jCarroll, 05-19-2006 08:54:16  
I bought a new fibre-glass handled shovel at HD cheaper than I could buy a handle. shame was that the shovel was in good shape too. Jim in N M



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Red Dave

05-19-2006 11:30:23




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 Re: Shovel handle replacement ? in reply to jCarroll, 05-19-2006 08:54:16  
The curved ones I've replaced I used a handle with a split sawed into the end that goes into the tang of the shovel. The split allows it to bend as it goes in. Helps to soak the part that needs to bend in a bucket of water overnight too.

Also it might be just as cheap to buy a whole new shovel. Often handles cost as much as a whole shovel.



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