shovels

[Guest Frank]

Mine

 

Frank.

[blackpack 70]

Mine

 

Frank.

 

 

same as mine, £5 from local army and navy store

[Guest Frank]

Got mine for nothing, works great.

 

Frank.

[blackpack 70]

Got mine for nothing, works great.

 

Frank.

 

 

is it new, it looks very clean :11:

[Guest Frank]

No, dated 1954, i clean it everytime i use it with wd-40, keeps the rust at bay.

 

Frank.

[blackpack 70]

No, dated 1954, i clean it everytime i use it with wd-40, keeps the rust at bay.

 

Frank.

 

 

tidy i use 3in one seems to work aswell

[nelson 0]

Got mine for nothing, works great.

 

Frank.

 

Even better if you have some one work it for you

[Guest Frank]

[bshadle 5]

No, dated 1954, i clean it everytime i use it with wd-40, keeps the rust at bay.

 

Frank.

 

 

tidy i use 3in one seems to work aswell

I keep a 5 gal bucket half full of sand in the corner of the shed and pour a quart of cheap motor oil into the sand. Plunge the shovel, or any other digging tool, into the sand a couple times and it comes out scoured clean and nicely oiled.

[Guest Frank]

Good tip.

 

Frank.

[blackpack 70]

Good tip.

 

Frank.

 

 

cheers for the tip

[Guest rattdog]

that is a really nice looking spade cant find nothing like that around here, makes mine look pretty silly, like the wooden handle

[Guest the poacher]

heres the spades we use my mate works on the gas board so he gets them from work all made by spear and jackson

 

[Guest rattdog]

like the one on the right... is the whole thing made of steel?

[Guest the poacher]

yea all metal