Ok, if you want to be technical, it’s not really a tool for home building but Mother is desperate.
She’s got 2 broken spades(long narrow blades w/a slightly rounded blade bottom), one wooden handle snapped in the middle the other snapped off right at the handle. I can’t find that part for sale anywhere.
I’m guessing the spades are about 30yrs old maybe from Sears? I’ve already asked and NO, she does not want fiberglass handles.
Any suggestions on where to look? I’ve already checked out Blaine’s Farm & Fleet. They had shovel handles, not spade handles.
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One of those gooooood hardwares on the internet, someone should have a name to drop here.
Ask David Doud-he'd know for sure.
Make one?
Go to a nursery and ask there.
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Ask Junkhound, he can carve a couple from some hickory he's had in stock since they stopped making it.
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Ace Hardware had them the last time I noticed.
Try AM Leonard- a google should find it for you. They're a nursery supply co.
Steve
If you replce the handle make sure you get the right one. If it is off just bit it is pretty hard to make right.
One other thing. A lot handles that break have runout grain. what that means is that the grain doesn't run straight down the handle all the way. It runs out the side.
They are supposed to run stright through end to end.
One more thing. Get a stright one. Some of them have a bend in them.
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