Comments on: Cheap-Ass Tools: Round-Point Shovel http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/07/my-kingdom-for-a-shovel/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:13:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: JKB http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/07/my-kingdom-for-a-shovel/#comment-651647 JKB Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:59:53 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=15226#comment-651647 These are decent tools for light planting bed and garden work. I picked up a square bladed one last spring for some raised bed gardening. Just blacken the handle with your torch, use steel wool to take the black off and then rub with boiled linseed oil. Makes a nice looking handle that is well protected. Much better than the finish it comes with. Which disappears with just a few weather exposures. Linseed oil can help seal the steel as the blade coating scrapes off as well. These are decent tools for light planting bed and garden work. I picked up a square bladed one last spring for some raised bed gardening.

Just blacken the handle with your torch, use steel wool to take the black off and then rub with boiled linseed oil. Makes a nice looking handle that is well protected. Much better than the finish it comes with. Which disappears with just a few weather exposures. Linseed oil can help seal the steel as the blade coating scrapes off as well.

]]> By: river1 http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/07/my-kingdom-for-a-shovel/#comment-650711 river1 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:44:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=15226#comment-650711 a previous toolmonger post on a digging bar http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/15/a-simple-effective-answer-to-digging-in-hard-soil/ later jim a previous toolmonger post on a digging bar

http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/15/a-simple-effective-answer-to-digging-in-hard-soil/

later jim

]]> By: river1 http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/07/my-kingdom-for-a-shovel/#comment-650703 river1 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:36:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=15226#comment-650703 i'll second the digging bar. it will help get thru that tree root without destroying the shovel. i got one after going thru three shovels while digging out a line of hedges. it has saved my but more then once. later jim i’ll second the digging bar. it will help get thru that tree root without destroying the shovel. i got one after going thru three shovels while digging out a line of hedges. it has saved my but more then once.

later jim

]]> By: Bill http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/07/my-kingdom-for-a-shovel/#comment-650677 Bill Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:12:12 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=15226#comment-650677 If you want a good house warming gift, give a digging bar too. If you want a good house warming gift, give a digging bar too.

]]> By: Old Coot http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/07/my-kingdom-for-a-shovel/#comment-650499 Old Coot Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:47:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=15226#comment-650499 Simply tell your sweetheart that if she wants bulbs, she can darn well dig the holes with the spoon. Now if you'll excuse me, my wife wants me to finish washing the dishes before I continue surfing. ;-) Simply tell your sweetheart that if she wants bulbs, she can darn well dig the holes with the spoon. Now if you’ll excuse me, my wife wants me to finish washing the dishes before I continue surfing. ;-)

]]> By: morga http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/07/my-kingdom-for-a-shovel/#comment-650331 morga Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:15:37 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=15226#comment-650331 Craftsman makes a fantastic spade with an impact-absorbing fiberglass handle for under $20. And the end of the handle comes to a T so it's easier to put your whole body into stubborn roots and rocks. It's under $20, definitely a must-have for a new homeowner. Craftsman makes a fantastic spade with an impact-absorbing fiberglass handle for under $20. And the end of the handle comes to a T so it’s easier to put your whole body into stubborn roots and rocks. It’s under $20, definitely a must-have for a new homeowner.

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