THE shovel lamp! by Samuel Bernier

My mom gave me a broken shovel that couldn't be fixed. Somehow, it broke right in the middle of the steel blade. Even a good welder couldn't bring it back to life. Even for recycling, this object was tricky to disassemble because of the rivets used to keep everything together. There was no way I was going to throw away such a beautiful object. Here is how a piece of junk became a 120 $ lamp.

Step 1: Material

MATERIAL NEEDED :
- A broken shovel
- IKEA suspension kit
- Light bulb
- 1 small steel plate
- High temperature paint

Comments

[Jerry1252]

Our daughter will love this, and she even has an old shovel collection. Thanks!

[Wasagi]

Superb!! I can only imagine a room with Shovels repurposed as lamps, some rakes as coat/hat hangers, and maybe a flipped plow and some casks as a table, and it's sent my heart all aflutter.

[velorna]

Awesome idea.... It's amazing how modern and zen it is....

[Duplo for Daddies]

Sorry! I wanted to say "incandescent " light bulb.

[Duplo for Daddies]

Nice work! I was wondering though, is it really necessary with the special paint job? If you use a energy saving bulb which generally makes less heat than a decadence light bulb, I believe that should be safe.
I want to make my own version of this idea, with one of those big shovels used for taking breads in and out of ovens. Perfect effect for my future bakery!

[zappenfusen]

Very cool. Does not one Instructable's member employ spell check? I'm going to have to go beat up a shovel now. How did your Mom like it?
Zapp

[Samuel Bernier]

My mom gave me the shovel, but she didn't get the lamp. I made the lamp for a found raising auction. A women bought it for 120$. Good price for a broken shovel.

[kc0kfg]

I think its a awesome finished project but you may want to retract the statement

"Even the best welder on earth couldn't bring it back to life"

I know I could weld it and im no pro and the pros out there could weld it stronger than new.

[peacefulshades]

cool!