A Lady's Shovel for Gardening

Smaller shovels for women to use in gardening are available in hardware and home improvement stores. But, there was a period of time when they were not. We had bought one and my wife liked it very much. But, these shovels are not as sturdy as a full-sized shovel. After a few short years my wife's shovel broke where the handle attaches to the metal. Because these shovels were no longer in stores at the time, I decided to make one for my wife by cutting down a standard shovel.

Step 1 The Plan

The plan was to trim about 1 1/4 inch from the perimeter of the shovel's cutting edge as indicated by the broken line.

Comments

[static]

A "ladies" shovel is in the back of most oil field workers trucks. Doe the job where the manly larger shovels can't fit. An essential tool.

[Phil B]

Thanks. It is interesting to know reduced size shovels are used in the oil fields. If they are like those I have seen in stores, they are a little flimsy. Cutting down a regular shovel would give you a more durable tool.